South Asia Terms worksheet flashcards

Question 1

Name for Siddhartha Guatama; it means “enlightened one”

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“Buddha”

Question 2

The British ruler in India

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viceroy

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nickname for the city of Bombay because it was the major western port

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“Gateway to India”

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established by the British in the 1600’s to control trade in India

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East India Company

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In Hinduism, the goal in the journey of the soul is to achieve this

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moksha

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term for South Asia because it is separated from the rest of Asia

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subcontinent

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the chief god in Hinduism

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Brahman

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divides India society into classes that are determined at birth

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Caste systems (varnas)

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the rules of your castle that impact our job, clothes and who you marry

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dharmas

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spiritual teacher who has a perfect understanding of Hinduism

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guru

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belief that your situation is the result of your past actions

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karma

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all gods of a religion

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pantheon

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monument built by Shah Jahan to honor his wife

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Taj Mahal

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Rains more on one side of the mountains than the other

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orographic lifting (rain shadow)

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a refusal to buy British goods

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boycott

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formed from a river emptying into a larger body of water

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delta

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name for Indo-Gangetic Plain because of their agricultural output

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“Breadbasket of Asia”

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a one day strike where all Indian business activity stoppped

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hartals

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the rebirth of a persons soul is reborn until it is perfect

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reincarnation

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means “Soul force”; consisted of civil disobedience and non cooperation

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satyagraha

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people considered outside the class system; made to do the lowest jobs

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untouchables

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organization founded to protect the rights of Muslims in India

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Muslim league

Question 23

an Indian soldier fighting in the British Army

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sepoy

Question 24

goal of Buddism is to achieve this state of wanting nothing

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nirvana

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organization established in the 1800’s that led the independence movement in South Asia

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Indian National Congress

Question 26

“seasonal winds” that heavily impact the climate of South Asia

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monsoons

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dot on the forehead of Indian women that shows she is married

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bindi