Vocabulary
Religion
People
Important Locations
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100
Grass crop used in making rugs, string and bags.
What is jute?
100
the most prominent religion in south Asia
What is Hinduism?
100
independence leader who preached non violence
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
100
Capital of India
What is Delhi?
100
the spread of nuclear weapons on the earth
What is nuclear proliferation?
200
new varieties of wheat and rice were introduced during this time.
What is the green revolution?
200
the main religion in Pakistan and Bangladesh
What is Islam?
200
Buddhist majority in Sri Lanke who have been systematically wiping out the Tamil people.
Who are the Sinhalese?
200
area of conflict between India and Pakistan
What is Kashmir?
200
a time of great innovation and scientific development in South Asia
What is the Gupta Empire?
300
when industrial labor is done out of the home
What is a cottage industry?
300
belief that when one dies they will come back again in a different form
What is reincarnation?
300
became the first prime minister of free India
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
300
Largest port in India, also one of its largest cities
What is Mumbai (or Bombay)?
300
a state of insight, calm and joy
What is nirvana?
400
translated it means "tree huger" but is also a big conservation movement in south Asia
What is Chipko?
400
small offshoot of Hinduism where caste system is not used and is considered a warrior system
What is Sikhism?
400
father of the green revolution in South Asia and other parts of the world
Who is Norman Borlaug?
400
the "silicon valley of India"
What is Hyderabad?
400
one of the only ways to travel between South Asia and the rest of Asia, has been used for thousands of years
What is the Khyber Pass?
500
a system of putting people into categories based on their birth and is a cause of much discrimination in South Asia
What is the caste system?
500
one of the two religions that got their start in south Asia, this one has spread to most of the rest of Asia
What is Buddhism?
500
the founder of the Buddhist faith, became the first "Buddha"
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
500
One of the origins of civilization on the earth
What is the Indus river valley?
500
the largest Movie producing place in the world
What is Bollywood (or Mumbai)?
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