Water
What is a monsoon?
Heavy rain that lasts for months at a time.
This Chinese dynasty built the Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Warriors?
The Qin Dynasty.
Asia is the ___________ continent?
Largest
Asia is the home to the world’s largest
Mountain
What is the main religion of India?
Hinduism
Asia is home to the largest bay in the world; what is the name of this Bay?
Bay of Bengal.
Introduced Europe to many new goods including: gunpowder, jade, playing cards, silk, and Tea.
Ming Dynasty.
Asia is located _____ of the Pacific Ocean?
West
The region of Southeast Asia consists mainly of?
Islands and Peninsulas.
Which language was most important to the Ancient Indians?
Sanskrit.
What is the most important river to Hindus?
The Ganges River
The emperors in the Qin Dynasty were autocrats. What is an autocrat?
One person who holds total power.
How many types of climate does Asia have?
Every Type.
What is a group of islands that are often one country called?
Archipelago
This British company took control of India’s natural resources and government in 1757?
British East India Tea Company.
The Huang He River is also known as?
The Yellow River
This Chinese Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty (790 years).
Zhou Dynasty.
How many time zones are in Asia?
11
The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean that is at greater risk for?
volcanoes and earthquakes
What two religions separate India and Pakistan?
Hindus and Muslims.
The most important area of Ancient India was the?
Indus River Valley.
The Aryans settled much of Ancient India. What country were they originally from?
Iran.
Several of Asia’s deserts are formed by rain that can’t pass mountain ranges. What is this type of rain called?
Orographic precipitation.
What road was an important network of trade for goods and knowledge?
The Silk Road.
This man started a string of peaceful protests throughout India.
Mahatma Gandhi.