Ancient Civilization
What river is the ancient civilization of India built along?
Indus River
What is the ancient polytheistic religion of India and the third most popular religion in the world?
Hinduism
The world's tallest mountain peak (Mt. Everest) is located in what mountain range?
The Himalayas
Who was the Hindu man who helped India gain it's independence from the British?
Mahatma Ghandi
What does the suffix "stan" mean in Central Asia?
Land
What 2 modern countries are where the ancient Indus River Valley Civilization used to be?
India and Pakistan
What is the most popular religion in Central Asia today?
Islam
What are seasonal winds that bring a rainy season and a dry season to South Asia called?
Monsoons
What two countries were created for Muslims who lived in India before 1947?
Pakistan and Bangladesh (East Pakistan)
What was the name of the communist nation that the countries of Central Asia, Russia and most of Eastern Europe belonged to throughout the majority of the 20th Century?
The Soviet Union
what percentage of world's population lives in Asia
60%
what are the five main religions in the world?
Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Budhism
Sri Lanka and The Maldives are islands in what ocean?
Indian Ocean
Name South African countries 100 for first 3, 100 points each after
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka; Afghanistan and the Maldives
What is the slavic writing system that the alphabets of Russia and Central Asia are based on?
Cyrillic
what fraction of world's land mass is in Asia
2/3
What religion was founded by Siddartha Guatama, a prince who was born in Nepal?
Buddhism
what area is referred to as the cradle of civilization? 200 points name of area 200 why?
Mesopotamia
first place where complex urban centers grew
What country is an archipelago and the world's smallest Muslim country?
The Maldives
What is the word used to describe people who move around and do not permanently settle in one place?
Nomadic
What was the name of the Indo-European people who moved into the Indus River Valley after the ancient civilization disappeared?
The Aryans
In what religion is cutting your hair forbidden and requires it followers to help others?
Sikhism
What is the desert in the northwest part of India called?
Thar Desert
What was the old name of Sri Lanka, and is used on the label of real cinnamon?
Ceylon
What country in Central Asia has a large burning hole in the middle of it?
Turkmenistan