Vocab
What is reincarnation?
being born into a new body after dying
Where did life start in South Asia around 2500 BCE
Indus River Valley
Who founded Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
What country controlled much of South Asia until the 1900s?
England
Both India and Pakistan claim the area of what?
Kashmir
Dharma
performance of duty
What caused the fall of the Indus Valley people around 1500 BCE?
earthquakes and flooding
Hinduism is the ____ largest religion in the world
3rd
In 1857 what did Indian soldiers do against the British?
rebelled
ancient ethnic group from Tibet.Live in Himalayas.Known as strong mountain climbers hired to guide climbing expedition or carry gear and supplies on trips. Remarkable endurance to high altitudes
Sherpa's
Karma
good or bad effects performance of duty
In and around 1500 BCE a new group of people moved into the Indus Valley, who were they?
Aryans
reach spiritual purity by rejecting all violence and aim to protect all living creatures, is what religion
Jainism
In early 1900s, independence movement began. ______________________ wanted to gain independence through non-violence civil disobedience.
Mohandas Ghandi
built by a Muslim ruler as tomb for wife
Taj Mahal
Nirvana
state of endless peace and joy
Aryans created a spoken language that later turned into a written language, what was it?
Sanskrit
belief in one God, stressing doing good deeds as way to escape reincarnation and join with god, is what religion?
Sikhism
India was split into 2 countries in 1947, what was the country created for Muslims?
Pakistan
long-necked string instrument with 7 strings on the outside and 10 strings inside neck
Sitar
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
refusal to obey unjust laws using peaceful protests
The aryans kept records of their traditions in what?
Vedas
Pakistan and Bangladesh is where this religion is most commonly practiced
Islam
The British called this place Ceylon, but it was renamed and called by its ancient name???
Sri Lanka
long rectangular cloth draped gracefully across body
Sari