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48 Cards in this Set
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Capital of India
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New Delhi
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Capital of Nepal
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Katmandu
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Capital of Bhutan
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Thimpu
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Capital of Sri Lanka
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Colombo
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Capital of Pakistan
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Islamabad
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Capital of Bangladesh
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Dhaka
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Vishnu
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The Preserver
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Sikhism
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Combines Islam and Hindu
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Hindu
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Believe that all living things have a spirit or soul
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Jainism
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believe that all violence is wrong
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Karma
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counting of good and bad deeds
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Dharma
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doing one's duty in life according to you caste
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Shiva
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The Destroyer
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Vedas
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holy books for the Hindus
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Samsara
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Cycle of rebirths
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Lotus
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Spiritual flower
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Cow
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Holy Animal
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Ganges River
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Holy River for the Hindus
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Brahma
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The Creator
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Monsoon
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seasonal shift in winds
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Dalits
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people who are not in a caste
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Storm Surge
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water washed ashore by a storm
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Sanskrit
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Ancient language
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INC
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fought for equal rights
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Cottage Indus
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business based out of the home
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Indus River
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lifeline of Pakistan
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Partition
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division of a place
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Caste
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social class
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Jute
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Fiber used in burlap and rope
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Samsara is the belief that all things are
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rebourn
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The Green Revolution was set up to help the people of
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India
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The Himalayas are known as the
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Rooftop of the World
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The Hindu Kush is located between
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Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Pakistan was set up for the
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Muslum
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Poverty and over population are tow major problems in
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South Asia
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___________ boycotted British goods and led India to independence.
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Ghande
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__________ practices the one God of Islam and the reincarnation of Hinduism.
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Sikhism
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Bengali is a language spoken in
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Bangladesh
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__________ produces tea, rubber, and coconut.
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Sri Lanka
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The tallest mountian in the world is
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Everest
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India's economy is based on
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Industry
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This is a country that is not dominantly Islam?
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Nepal
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______ Has a problem with flooding.
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Bangladesh
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___________ caste in India's Society contains craft workers and laborers?
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Sudras
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__________ cast in India's society contains priests, teachers, and judges.
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Brahmans
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_________ caste in India's society contains warriors?
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Untouchables
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___________ caste in India's society contains merchants and farmers
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Vaisyas
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Sri Lanka and Nepal practice.
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Buddhism
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