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28 Cards in this Set
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Alluvial plain |
a rich fertile area |
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Bhagavad Gita |
Oldest known work in Hindu literature |
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Caste system |
Where you are born into a social system is where you are locked into. Social class does not change from birth to death |
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Dalits |
the lowest social class |
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Dhama |
It is a person's moral duty
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Gupta |
the most advanced empire in Indian civilization |
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Guru |
A teacher or spiritual guide |
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Indus River Valley Civilization |
1st major civilization that popped up around 2500BC |
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Jainism |
A religion where every living thing has a soul |
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Jati |
A traditional Hindu society, a social group that defines a family's occupation and social standing |
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Karma |
A measure of the good and bad in one's life |
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Mica |
silicate mineral that readily splits into thin, shiny sheets; sometimes called fake gold |
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Monsoons |
an annual flooding from rain |
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Mt. Everest |
The highest mountain in the world |
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Nirvana |
A state of happiness |
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Reincarnation |
The act of being born again as a different person |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
The Buddah |
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Subcontinent |
A smaller section of a continent |
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Taj Mahal |
The world most expensive grave(tomb); it was build by a Muslim leader for his wife |
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How much of the world's population lives in India? |
1/5th or 20% |
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What are the 3 seasons in South Asia and when do they occur? |
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Three river systems in South Asia? |
Indus, Brahmaputra , Ganges |
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What do Buddhists not eat? |
no meat |
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What do Hindus not eat? |
Beef |
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What do Muslims not eat? |
Pork |
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What European power ruled much of South Asia in the 1900's? |
Britain |
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Who were the two men who first successfully reached the summit of Everest? |
Edmon Hillary and Tehzing Norgay |
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World's longest alluvial plain? |
Ganges River Plain |
