South Asia
Southwest Asia
Name that Religion
Central Asia
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100
The largest country in South Asia
What is India?
100
Name two countries in Southwest Asia
your answers....
100
The holy scripture of Judaism
What is the Torah?
100
The most recent conqueror of Central Asia- BE SPECIFIC
What is the Soviet Union?
100
a refusal to buy goods and services to bring about change
What is a boycott?
200
The leader of the Indian independence movement; he believed in nonviolent protest
Who is Mahatma or Mohandas Gandhi?
200
The two important rivers in SW Asia
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200
The God of the Islamic faith
Who is Allah?
200
Name a challenge that Central Asia faces
What is weak economy, health care, education
200
a belief in one god
What is monotheism?
300
a social group into which people are born into and cannot change
What is a caste?
300
The largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia
Who are Arabs?
300
The Holy City of the Islamic faith
What is Mecca?
300
DAILY DOUBLE
An ancient trade route that passed through Central Asia
300
These two religions began in India
What are Buddhism and Hinduism?
400
This country was formed after India gained its independence but there was conflict between Hindus and Muslims
What is Pakistan?
400
The ancient land where civilization began
What is Mesopotamia?
400
This religion is the oldest monotheistic religion
What is Judaism?
400
How did the countries in central Asia get their names?
Stan- means land of- the prefix is the ethnic group
400
He wrote the first code of laws in Mesopotamia- an eye for an eye!
Who is Hammurabi?
500
Under this empire, India achieved great advances in culture, including in art and math
What is the Gupta empire?
500
Most people in SW Asia practice this religion
What is Islam?
500
This country was formed after World War II; a center for a lot of fighting and violence over the years
What is Israel (or Palestine depending on who you ask)
500
Name something that the people of Central Asia have in common
What is proud heritage, Islamic culture
500
The three empires of India
What are the Maurya empire, the Gupta empire, and the Mughal empire?
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