Geography
This modern day country is located in the same region that the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization was in.
What is India?
Hinduism is a _____________ type of religion, meaning they believe in more than one god.
What is polytheistic?
This word is another word for British Occupation.
What is the raj?
The British brought these people with them, who's goal was to convert people to Christianity.
Who are missionaries?
What is a patriarchy?
What are the two major rivers that flow through South Asia?
What are the Ganges and Indus?
Hinduism is loosely related to this religion, which originated with Siddhartha.
What is Buddhism?
Gandhi was a proponent of peaceful protests rather than fighting and organized this boycott against a British Product.
What is the Salt March?
This Rebellion started after the British allegedly started greasing the Indian Soldiers' guns with pork fat.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
The Mughals practiced this religion that coexisted with Hinduism, creating a unique Indian style of art and architecture.
What is Islam?
This body of water lays on the East side of India.
What is the Bay of Bengal?
This term is a core belief of Hinduism, and is the belief that good actions in one life will benefit you in the next.
What is Karma?
This disputed region between Pakistan and India has been the site for a lot of conflict since 1947.
What is Kashmir?
These Europeans were the first to reach India.
Who were the Portuguese?
Indian women of high castes usually lived in Purdah which was a type of total ____________.
What is isolation?
Nepal and Bhutan share a unique characteristic found in no other South Asian counties. What is it?
What is landlocked?
The highest caste is the _______________, while the lowest is the _____________.
Who are the Brahmins, Untouchables?
The British had Indian soldiers in their army, who went by this term.
Who are the Sepoys?
These two empires brought the Golden Age to India before the British colonized.
Who are the Mughals and Maurya?
Gandhi worked for this organization, also called the INC.
What is the Indian National Congress?
This nation was originally part of Pakistan (called East Pakistan) until it separated.
What is Bangladesh?
These sacred texts are the writings of Hinduism.
What are the Vedas?
This group in Sri Lanka feels as though they have been discriminated against by the Hindus in the nation.
What are the Tamils?
Robert Clive was head of this company which set up trading posts in India.
What is the East India Company?
This ritual is when a widow would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
What is Sati?