Southwest Asia Flashcards
What are the group of people that have bodies adapted to the mountains called
Sherpas
What two plates collided to create the Himalayan mountains
Austro-Indian plate vs the Eurasian plate
What is the tree line
Highest evelation point in which trees will grow
What are the three largest rivers in the Indian subcontinent
Ganges r
Indus r
Brahmaputra r
The gangetic plain is the worlds largest what
alluvial plain
What percent of India is arable
56%
What two cities were important to the harappan civilization
Harappa
Moherjo-Daro
Who were the Aryan’s
1800-1500 BCE
Light skinned people who populated India
What are the various castes
Brahamas Vshatiriyas Vaisya Sudras Dalites
Who were the brahmas
Preachers/priest
Who were the vshatriyas
Te warroirs
Who were the vaisyas
The traders and merchants
Who were the sudras
The farmers
Who were the dalitas
Laborers
Who is the manifestations of the universe
Brahman
What is reincarnation
System of being born again
What is dharma
Behaving an doing the proper things associated with your caste
What is karma
Pos. and neg. results of your actions
What is moksha
Freedom of incarnation
Who were the three major gods of Hinduism
Brahman
Shiva
Vinshro
Why is kumbh meal
Celebration of religious diversity
What are the main principles of Jainism
Nonviolence
Strict vegitarian
Self denial
What were the four sights of siddharthera
Old cripple man
Sick man
Dead man
Holy man
Who was Asoka
Leader during the mauryan empire who killed thousands of people and then afterwards converted the country to Buddhism
