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100
A social class that a person belongs to by birth.
What is Caste
100
The modern name for the major religion of India.
What is Hindusim
100
A 20th- Century Indian who helped lead is country to independence by using nonviolent resistance to colonial rule.
Mohandas Gandhi
100
In Buddhism, a slate of wisdom that breaks the cycle of reincarnation.
What is Nirvana
100
A small business in which the workers manufacture items in their homes.
What is Cottage Industry
200
A group of Indo- European nomadic herders who are believed by many scholars to have migrated to the Indian subcontinent.
What is Aryan
200
A major world religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
What is Buddhism
200
A method of protest that draws attention to a problem without using violence.
What is Nonviolent Resistance
200
Relating to a government with the parliament form of legislative.
What is Parliamentary
200
Indian city that is home to many high- tech industries.
What is Bangalore
300
An ancient language of India, first spoken by the Aryans.
What is Sanskrit
300
A name, meaning the "Enlightened one," used for Siddhartha Gautama.
What is Buddha
300
One of the sacred writings of Hinduism.
What is Bhagavad- Gita
300
The head of the cabinet and chief executive of government in a parliamentary system.
What is Prime Minister.
300
The law- making body of a government.
What is Legislature
400
Speakers of a language group found in India since earliest times mostly spoken in South India today.
What is Dravidian
400
A period during which a society attains prosperity and cultural achievements.
What is Golden Age
400
The rebirth of a soul in another body.
What is Reincarnation.
400
A region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent India and Pakistan dispute control of Kashmir.
What is Kashmir
400
A king or Queen who rules a country or territory.
What is Monarch
500
Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.
What is Vedas
500
A beautiful tomb built by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife.
What is Taj Mahal
500
In Hinduism, the consequences of a person's actions in this life, which determines his or her fate in the next life.
What is Karma
500
The use of special seeds, irrigation, fertilizers, and pesticides to produce high crop yields and food production.
What is Green Revolution.
500
A destroyer is an important Hindu deity.
What is Shiva
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