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40 Cards in this Set
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WHAT VALLEY WAS HOME TO MESOPOTAMIA?
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THE TIGRIS-EUPHRATES VALLEY
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WHAT VALLEY DID INDIA RISE UP FROM?
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INDUS VALLEY
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WHICH VALLEY WAS THE LOCATION OF CHINA?
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YELLOW RIVER, VALLEY
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WHAT IS THE CHINESE NAME FOR YELLOW RIVER?
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HUANG HE
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WHAT COUNTRY HAS 700 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AND A WONDERFUL VARIETY?
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INDIA
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WHAT IS THE THIRD LARGEST NATION IN ASIA?
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INDIA
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WHAT IS THE SECOND MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AFTER CHINA?
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INDIA
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WHAT IS A CASTE SYSTEM?
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A STRICT SOCIAL PLAN TO KEEP PEOPLES APART FROM EACH OTHER
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HOW MANY CASTES WERE THERE IN THE EARLY YEARS OF INDIA?
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FOUR
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HOW MANY SUBCASTES?
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THOUSANDS
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WHO BELONGS TO THE BRAHMIN CASTE?
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INDIAN PRIESTS
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WHAT CASTE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT?
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THE BRAHMINS
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WHAT CASTE WAS SECOND AND LESS IMPORTANT?
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PRINCES AND WARRIORS
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WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE THIRD CASTE?
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LANDOWNERS AND MERCHANTS
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WHO WAS IN THE FOURTH CASTE WHICH IS LEAST IMPORTANT?
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FARMERS, LABORERS AND SERVANTS
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WHAT WAS THE WORST PART ABOUT THE CASTE SYSTEM?
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A PERSON COULD NEVER WORK HIS WAY OUT OF THE CASTE SYSTEM
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WHAT HAPPENED IF A PERSON BROKE THE RULES OF HIS CASTE?
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HE WAS PUT OUT OF HIS CASTE AND CONSIDERED AN OUTCASTE FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE
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IT WAS CONSIDERED A __________ IF AN OUTCASTE ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED A PERSON BELONGING TO A CASTE.
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DISGRACE
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WHAT WERE OUTCASTES CALLED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH A CASTE MEMBER?
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UNTOUCHABLES
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DID UNTOUCHABLES BELONG TO A CASTE?
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NO
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WHAT IS THE MAIN RELIGION OF INDIA TODAY?
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HINDUISM
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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ONE UNIVERSAL SPIRIT THAT HINDUS BELIEVE IS MADE UP OF MANY GODS?
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BRAHMA
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WHAT DO HINDUS BELIEVE BRAHMA IS MADE OF?
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MAN'S SOUL, ANIMALS AND EVEN PLANT LIFE
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WHAT IS REINCARNATION?
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WHEN SOMEONE OR SOMETHING DIES AND ITS SOUL IS REBORN INTO SOME OTHER NEWBORN MAN OR ANIMAL
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THE RELIGION OF _________ IS MUCH LIKE HINDUISM
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BUDDHISM
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WHAT RELIGION WAS STARTED BY A MAN DISSATISFIED WITH HINDUISM?
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BUDDHISM
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WHAT DOES BUDDHA MEAN?
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ENLIGHTENED ONE
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WHAT MATERIAL GETS ITS NAME FROM AN INDIAN CITY?
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CALICO - FROM CALICUT, A CITY IN INDIA WHERE THE MATERIAL WAS FIRST MADE
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WHAT IS A LINE OF RULERS THAT SUCCEED EACH OTHER IN THE SAME FAMILY?
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DYNASTY
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WHO WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN TO REACH INDIA BY SAILING AROUND AFRICA IN 1498?
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VASCO DA GAMA
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WHAT EMPIRE CONTROLLED INDIA AT THE TIME OF CHRIST?
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THE MAURYAN DYNASTY
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WHAT ENGLISH CO CONTROLLED INDIA FOR A TIME RIGHT AFTER THE DYNASTIES ENDED?
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EAST INDIA COMPANY
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NAME TWO MISSIONARIES TO INDIA
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AMY CARMICHAEL, WILLIAM CAREY,
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WHO WAS INDIA'S FIRST PRIME MINISTER?
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NEHRU
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WHAT TWO NEW COUNTRIES WERE ONCE PART OF INDIA?
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BANGLADESH AND PAKISTAN
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NAME THE THREE MAIN RIVERS OF INDIA
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GANGES, THE INDUS AND BRAHMAPUTRA
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WHAT ARE THE SEASONAL WINDS THAT BRING MUCH RAIN?
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MONSOONS
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WHAT IS INDIA'S CAPITAL CITY?
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NEW DELHI
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WHAT IS THE WORLD'S HIGHEST CHAIN OF MOUNTAINS?
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HIMALAYAS
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WHAT IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ON EARTH?
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MT EVEREST
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