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42 Cards in this Set
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Name of one of India's major rivers.
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Ganges River
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Name the tomb one Indian ruler built for his favorite wife.
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Taj Mahal
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Name the country which was once called East Pakistan.
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Bangladesh
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Name India's largest city
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Mumbai (Bombay)
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Name the religious leader whose name means "Enlightened One".
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Buddha
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Name the group of people who invaded India from the north and developed the caste system.
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Aryans
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Name the main religion of India
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Hinduism
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Name of a line of rulers all in the same family
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dynasty
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Name the belief that the soul is reborn into some other man or animal.
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reincarnation
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What are people not belonging to any caste called?
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outcastes
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Name a key leader in India's struggle for independence.
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Gandhi
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Locate on a map of India. see text p. 67
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Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Indus River, New Delhi
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Indentify these rivers on a world map: Congo, Rhine, Volga, and Yangtze
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See text p. 314-315
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Who was India's first prime minister?
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Nehru
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Buddhists call the state of being free from suffering _______.
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nirvana
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Be able to locate on a map of the Middle East (see text chapter 4, p 49):
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Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
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Be able to match the captials to the countries of the Middle East and India.
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India--New Delhi; Iran--Tehran; Iraq--Baghdad; Israel--Jerusalem; Jordan--Ammon; Lebanon--Beirut; Saudi Arabia--Riyadh; Syria--Damascus; Turkey--Ankara
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Who founded Islam?
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Muhammad
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Name the holy book of Islam.
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Koran
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What country became a nation in 1948?
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Israel
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What country is known for its cedars in ancient times?
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Lebanon
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What is the most important natural resource in the Middle East today?
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oil
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What is the most commonly used language in the Middle East?
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Arabic
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What is the world's largest peninsula?
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Arabian Peninsula
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What country was once called Persia?
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Iran
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When did history begin?
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with the creation of man
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What is our system of dating centered on?
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Christ's coming to earth
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Name of individuals who study ancient cultures.
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archaeologists
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What was the Phoenicians most valuable contribution to mankind?
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the alphabet
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Which people were among the first empire builders?
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the Hittites
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What are the Canaanites known for?
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no contributions
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What is humanism?
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Man's attempt to put himself in the place of God.
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What is the false idea that man began as an animal?
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evolution
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What did the Lydians first make?
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coins
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What is a ziggurat?
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a temple
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What 3 things did the Sumerians invent or discover?
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wheel, writing, and arch
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What is cuneiform?
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Sumerian writing
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What famous citizen of Ur is mentioned in the Bible?
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Abraham
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What prophet was sent to preach to Nivenah?
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Jonah
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What did the Sumerians use to stamp their documents?
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cylinder seal
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Who allowed the Jews to rebuild their temple?
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Cyrus
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What did Nebuchadnezzar build in Babylon that was considered a wonder of the ancient world?
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the Hanging Gardens
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