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place with Muslim majority call East Pakistan before Civil War
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Bangladesh
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Muslim nation split off from India after Partition
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Pakistan
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minority group on Sri Lanka (island) who are currently in rebellion
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Tamil
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This Hindu god is often shown with sacred water gushing from his head and a snake around his neck
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Shiva
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This person is famous for his philosophy of non-violent method of protest. He taught it to people in India to help them achieve their independence from Britain
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Ghandi
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The Hindu religion does not have one of these--no Jesus, no Muhammad
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founder
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This terms was used to describe the value of India to the British Empire
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Jewel or Jewel of the Crown
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The Vaishya caste emerged from this body part of the first human being
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legs
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People born into the Sudras caste often had these kinds of jobs
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unskilled workers or servants
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This caste was really below the caste system. They were really called
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Untouchables
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This is the belief that the atman is reborn many times
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reincarnation
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Religion of the Majority in modern India
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Hindu religion
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Location of the massacre that marked the beginning of the end for British Imperialism
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Amristar
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These Indians joined the British army
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The Sepoy Indians
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The first leader of independent India --he wanted to grow industry and intorduce modern technology
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Nehru
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First leader of independent Pakistan
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Jinnah
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Four headed deity (god) called the Lord of Creation
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Brahma
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The religious minority in India. They have a strong military tradition.
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Sikhs
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Muslim Empire that ruled in India before the British.
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Mughal Empire
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Island nation with a Buddhist majority
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Sri Lanka
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Hindu deity (god) who is the son of Shiva and Pavati.
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Ganesha
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The area disputed by both Inda and Pakistan
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Kashmir
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Highest caste- usually priests, highly education
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Brahmins
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The term for the cycle of life-death-rebirth associated with Reincarnation
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Samsara
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The mountains in Pakistan and Afghanistan
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Hindu Kush
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Term used to decribe being born into social, economic,spiritual classes in India
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Caste System
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Combines exercises and meditation
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Yoga
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Type of weapon that might be used in a war between India and Pakistan
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Nuclear weapons
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In India, cows are sacred because they are _______
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Lifegivers
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Harvard Graduate who was elected leader of Pakistan twice. She was recently assassinated while running for office.
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Benazir Bhutto
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Hindu belief that means:
what goes around, comes around |
Karma
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Hindu word for the small part of Brahman that exists within each thing.
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Atman
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The river that is sacred to Hindus in India
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The Ganges River
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The Mountains whose name means
house of snow |
Himalayas
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Winds that bring rain and floods to India in the summer
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Monsoons
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A well known pose of God Shiva--in a ring of fire, doing a dance
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Nataraj
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A term that refers to the almost 200 years of British rule in India
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Raj
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Hindu word for the force (power) that exists in all things.
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Brahman
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His vehicle is the giant bird and his weapon is the disk
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Hindu God Vishnu
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Important river in Pakistan--home to one of the earliest civilizations
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The Indus River
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this term refers to one's duty to behave according to caste rules
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Dharma
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This term refers to the point where Atman finally merges with Brahman, representing the end of the cycle of reincarnation
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Moksha
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The three MAIN gods in the Hindu religion
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Vishnu, Shiva, & Brahma
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The God of Dstruction & Recreation of the Universe
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Shiva
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Refers to the Hindu Sacred Texts
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The Vedas
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Students usually pray to this god before a test
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Ganesha
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Name of the group that led the Hindu population in their quest for independence from Great Britain
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India Congress Party
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The former British colony of India was split up into 3 countries. What was this splitting up called?
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Partition (drew new borders)
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West Pakistan becames a new country for Muslims called
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Pakistan
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East Pakistan became a new country for Muslims called
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Bangladesh
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This country's name remained the same(after Partition) and was a place for Hindus.
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India
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This rumor over bullet casings being made with pork fat(violated Muslim religion) caused this tragic event.
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The Sepoy Mutiny
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The Hindu version of the "swastika" symbolized what?
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Good luck and good fortune
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This sacred syllable us usually said during meditation
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AUM
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The Sepoys worked for the British in what company?
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East India Company
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