Southwest Asia

Question 0

What are the group of people that have bodies adapted to the mountains called

Answer 0

Sherpas

Question 1

What two plates collided to create the Himalayan mountains

Answer 1

Austro-Indian plate vs the Eurasian plate

Question 2

What is the tree line

Answer 2

Highest evelation point in which trees will grow

Question 3

What are the three largest rivers in the Indian subcontinent

Answer 3

Ganges r
Indus r
Brahmaputra r

Question 4

The gangetic plain is the worlds largest what

Answer 4

alluvial plain

Question 5

What percent of India is arable

Answer 5

56%

Question 6

What two cities were important to the harappan civilization

Answer 6

Harappa

Moherjo-Daro

Question 7

Who were the Aryan’s

Answer 7

1800-1500 BCE

Light skinned people who populated India

Question 8

What are the various castes

Answer 8

Brahamas
Vshatiriyas 
Vaisya 
Sudras
Dalites

Question 9

Who were the brahmas

Answer 9

Preachers/priest

Question 10

Who were the vshatriyas

Answer 10

Te warroirs

Question 11

Who were the vaisyas

Answer 11

The traders and merchants

Question 12

Who were the sudras

Answer 12

The farmers

Question 13

Who were the dalitas

Answer 13

Laborers

Question 14

Who is the manifestations of the universe

Answer 14

Brahman

Question 15

What is reincarnation

Answer 15

System of being born again

Question 16

What is dharma

Answer 16

Behaving an doing the proper things associated with your caste

Question 17

What is karma

Answer 17

Pos. and neg. results of your actions

Question 18

What is moksha

Answer 18

Freedom of incarnation

Question 19

Who were the three major gods of Hinduism

Answer 19

Brahman
Shiva
Vinshro

Question 20

Why is kumbh meal

Answer 20

Celebration of religious diversity

Question 21

What are the main principles of Jainism

Answer 21

Nonviolence
Strict vegitarian
Self denial

Question 22

What were the four sights of siddharthera

Answer 22

Old cripple man
Sick man
Dead man
Holy man

Question 23

Who was Asoka

Answer 23

Leader during the mauryan empire who killed thousands of people and then afterwards converted the country to Buddhism

Question 24

What was the golden age of India Valle

Answer 24

Gupta

Question 25

What religion combines Hindu and Islam together

Answer 25

Sikhism

Question 26

Why was the Taj Mahal built

Answer 26

It was a tomb for his favorite wife

Question 27

Who founded Sikhism

Answer 27

Nanak a guru

Question 28

What is the holiest shrine for Sikhs

Answer 28

The golden temple (amrista)

Question 29

What rules do the Sikhs follow

Answer 29

The five ks

Question 30

What are three reasons why the Europeans came to India

Answer 30

Trade
Expand empires
Expand Christianity

Question 31

What the rebellion against the British by Indian soldiers called

Answer 31

Sopoys Rebellion

Question 32

What was te INC

Answer 32

Indian national congress

Question 33

What did the INC want

Answer 33

More freedom, rights, equality, independence

Question 34

What was satyagraha

Answer 34

Nonviolence non cooperation

Question 35

What form of gov do the Indians have

Answer 35

Parliamentary

Question 36

What is the humanitarian of Indian called

Answer 36

Partition of india

Question 37

What are three major points in the green revolutions

Answer 37

Increasing farm fields
He medically modifying food crops
Harvesting two crops per year in the same piece of land

Question 38

What three areas of economy in India are growing and attracting more people

Answer 38

Technology
Aerospace
Service

Question 39

What three factors are problems in India

Answer 39

Poverty
Environmental damage
Overpopulation