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South Asia Unit Flashcards

1
Q

Which mountain range helped isolate South Asia from the rest of Asia

A

Himalayas

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2
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The Khyber and other passes through the Hindu Kush were important to people because they aided them in what

A

movement of people and goods

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3
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What desert covers roughly 100,000 square miles in the northern plains of India

A

Thar

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4
Q

Gandhi believed in what form of protests

A

Civil Disobedience

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5
Q

In Hindu writings what tells about the eternal truths

A

Vedas

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6
Q

What body of water borders the Eastern coast of India

A

Bay of Bengal

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7
Q

What river is the most sacred in South Asia

A

Ganges River

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8
Q

The Muslim holy book is named

A

Quran

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9
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Islamic word for holy war is

A

Jihad

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10
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In the Hindu religion, thousands of gods make up what supreme god?

A

Brahman

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11
Q

A Hindu guide to conduct or duties and obligations are what

A

Dharma

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12
Q

In which religion are cows sacred

A

Hindu

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13
Q

Buddha’s name is also

A

Siddhattha Gotama

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14
Q

In India, Social classes are decided by what

A

Caste System

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15
Q

For a long period of time, widows were seen as what in India

A

Unlucky

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16
Q

The Indian Independence Act of 1947 created what two countries

A

India and Pakistan

17
Q

Since independence, the Indian government has tried to do what to the caste

A

weaken its effects

18
Q

According to the four truths, what is the cause of all suffering

A

Desire

19
Q

What is the Indian word for Rebirth

A

Reincarnation

20
Q

What is the major difference between Hinduism and Buddhism

A

Buddhist do not accept the caste system

21
Q

Name four of the six countries of South Asia

A 
India
Bangladesh 
Afghanistan 
Nepal
Bhutan
Pakistan
22
Q

Name the four truths of the Buddha

A

Everybody has Suffering
Desire=suffering
End Suffering by crushing desire
Path of enlightenment guided in eightfold path

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