The Caucasus
Central Asia
South Asia
World Religions
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Which country in the Caucasus became the first to officially adopt Christianity?
Armenia
100
What product once ruled trade across Central Asia?
Silk.
100
What are the Nepalese soldiers that Britain hired for its army called?
Gurkhas.
100
What group of Christians did European explorers discover in India?
St. Thomas Christians.
100
What river was the birthplace of the Indian civilization?
The Indus River.
200
What gives Azerbaijan an economic advantage over the other two Caucasus nations?
Its position on the Caspian Sea yields key resources, such as fish and petroleum.
200
What is the most populous nation in Central Asia?
Uzbekistan.
200
What are people beneath the Hindu caste, who often work as tanners and garbage collectors, called?
Untouchables.
200
What group consists of priests and teachers in the Indian caste system?
Brahmins.
200
What is warm, moist air from the Indian Ocean that brings months of rainfall called?
Monsoon.
300
Why do Shia and Sunni Muslims disagree about?
They disagree over who should be the leader of Islam.
300
What has the major export of Afghanistan been?
Opium.
300
What plateau is the heart of the Indian subcontinent?
The Deccan Plateau.
300
What river is sacred to Hindus and, according to legend, is a goddess?
The Ganges River.
300
Which Indian city is a famous source of spices.
Chennai (Madras).
400
What famous mountain mentioned in Genesis can be found in Armenia?
Mount Ararat
400
What famous pass links Central Asia with India?
The Khyber Pass.
400
Which country's name means "Land of the Thunder Dragon"?
Bhutan.
400
What religion forbids the killing of any creature?
Jainism.
400
Who was the first modern missionary?
William Carey.
500
Why are there so many languages and cultures in the Caucasus?
The region lies in remote mountains at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
500
Which nation speaks a language closer to Iranian than to Turkish?
Tajikistan.
500
What country is home to the world's largest banyan tree?
Sri Lanka.
500
What religion sought to reconcile Islam with Hinduism?
Sikhism.
500
What ruined city along the Indus River flourished from 2500 to 1700 BC? What modern country is it found in?
Mohenjo-Daro, Pakistan.
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