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18 Cards in this Set
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Due to its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called? |
A subcontinent. |
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During the summer months in India, the monsoon brings? |
Heavy rain. |
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How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India? |
protection from enemies. |
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A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many? |
sand dunes. |
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What continent is India on? |
Asia. |
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How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed? |
Archaeologists found its ruins. |
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What do-Invaders, Floods, and Earthquakes-show about the civilization that included Mohenjodaro? |
theories for why it disappeared. |
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The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro? |
had uniform ways to measure. |
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Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city? |
Some people were wealthier than others. |
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In the caste system, how were people in India placed into a certain social class? |
by birth. |
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Why did the Untouchables live in separate communities? |
they were considered unclean. |
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Which of these sentences is true of most Hindu temples? |
they contain elaborate sculptures. |
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The festival of Divali, which begins the Hindu New Year, celebrates what? |
The victory of good over evil. |
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Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life? |
the cow. |
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How was the Hindu belief about karma related to the caste system? |
People are in a caste because of how they lived in past lives. |
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The name "Buddha" meant one who was what? |
awakened. |
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What beliefs did Hinduism and Buddhism have in common? |
enlightenment. |
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What role did geography play in ancient India? |
Geography affects and has affected the Indian subcontinent physically, politically, religiously and culturally. |
