Physical Geography
South Asia forms a
Subcontinent
What two legacies did the Aryans civilization leave?
The caste and the literary.
The most populous countries are.
China and India
a period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement
golden age
A belief in what goes around, comes around.
What is karma?
The Three major rivers in South Asia are.
Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra
The three Indian empires were.
The Mauryas , The Guptas, The Mughals
Why is South Asia called a melting pot?
Culture is highly diverse.
a person who travels to a shrine or other holy place
Pilgrim
Much of South Asia 's climate is a result of seasonal wind patterns called.
Monsoons
Gandi was deeply opposed to
Violence
The Hindi film industry nicknamed.
Bollywood
a route between the Roman Empire and China, so called because silk was China’s most valuable product
Silk Road
Religion in Pakistan
Islam
China was famous for
Silk
India was divided into two parts, India mainly Hindu.
Pakistan Muslim
This cycle of rebirth, a basic belief in Hinduism, is called?
reincarnation
the divine permission that gave China’s kings and emperors the authority to rule, if they ruled well
Mandate of Heaven
Confucianism
the system of political and ethical ideas formulated by the Chinese philosopher Confucius toward the end of the Zhou dynasty; it was intended to help restore order to a society that was in a state of confusion
Confucianism
The islands in South Asia are
Siri Lanka and the Maldives
What South Asian countries developed A nuclear weapon
India and Pakistan
The First Indian civilization that was highly Centralized
Mauryan
the duty of family members to subordinate their needs and desires to those of the male head of the family
filial piety
a system of ideas based on the teachings of Laozi; teaches that the will of Heaven is best followed through inaction so that nature is allowed to take its course
Daoism