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30 Cards in this Set
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What are the three regions of South Asia?
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Northern Mountains, Northern Plains, and Deccan Plateau
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What is the heavy rain South Asia receives?
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Monsoon
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Which region in South Asia provides a northern border for the area?
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Northern Mountains
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Which geographic areas do ancient civilizations always begin in?
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River Valleys
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Who preached the use of non-violence to oppose unjust, British laws?
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Gandhi
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After independence, what was one major political problem in India?
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Emergence of conflicting coalitions
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What was the major reason for the partition of India and Pakistan after World War II?
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Hindus wanted to be the majority in their own nation, and the Muslims wanted to be the majority in their own nation.
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What social change has the Indian government tried to make since winning independence?
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Weaken the effects of the caste system
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What area have the Muslims and Hindus in India argued over?
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Punjab
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Why did India choose to use a mixed economy after independence?
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It would let the government control some industries, but let private companies control others
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Which region in South Asia contains the majority of the area's population?
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Northern Plains
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What law angered Indians and cause the Sepoy Massacre?
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Law requiring Indian soldiers to bite on cartridges greased in cow and pig fat
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What job do most Indians have today?
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Farming
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What did the Green Revolution provide for India?
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Use of technology to increase the output of farms.
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What economic problem does South Asia still face today?
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Overpopulation
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How does the Indian government feel about the caste system?
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They have outlawed it and are trying to eliminate it
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Why would a Hindu woman commit ritual suicide (sati)?
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To save her husband's soul
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What is the lowest varna in the caste system?
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untouchables
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Where has the caste system grown weaker?
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Cities
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What is the belief behind the custom of arranged marriages?
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Parents of children in the same caste arrange the marriage of their children
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What is the primary goal of a Hindu?
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Break the cycle of reincarnation
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What is the goal of a Buddhist?
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Enlightenment
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What is the Indus River Valley Civilization city planning known for?
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A gird/square city planning system
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Which came first, the Indus or the Aryans?
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Indus
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Which ancient civilization was responsible for the use of Sanskrit?
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Aryans
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Which religion believes in the Four Noble Truths?
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Buddhism
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Which religion's leaders are known as gurus?
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Sikhism
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What is a monsoon?
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Seasonal rain storms that result in floodings
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What event caused the end of the British East India Company's rule over India?
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Sepoy Massacre
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Why were mountain passes important to the people of South Asia?
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They provided they pathways to travel through
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