Intro/Regional Atlas
What is the capitol of India?
New Delhi
Tolerance means what in the text?
A willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
What is the final goal in life according to Hindu believers?
To reach MOKSHA - liberation from reincarnation
What is Nirvana?
A state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
What terrorist group in Afghanistan planned the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S.?
Al Qaeda
Define monsoons from the text
Seasonal winds or weather patterns
What is the tallest mountain in the region?
Mt Everest
T or F: Farming did not help the population of the region grow
False
What is reincarnation in Hinduism?
Rebirth of the soul into a new body?
What is the purpose of meditation in Buddhism?
To calm or clear the mind
After Independence, what three countries were formed?
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
T or F: Parts of South Asia have an aird climate and cannot support farming or trade
True
Name one of the two major mountain ranges
Hindu Kush or Himalayas
T or F - Technology: People of the Indus Valley built thick walls around their cities
True
What were the teachers and thinkers of Hinduism called?
Guru
What is one similarity Buddhism has with Hinduism?
1) A belief in karma and the cycle of rebirth
2) Practice of meditation
Who came up with the idea of nonviolent resistance?
Mohandas Gamdhi
Name one of the major religions of South Asia
Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Sikh
What is the Topic's essential question?
What should government's do
In 321-185 BCE what empire arose in South Asia?
Maurya Empire
What is the spiritual force or God known as in Hinduism?
Brahman
How man noble truths are there?
Four
What European country colonized South Asia?
Britain/England
What is the number of official languages in India today?
22
What is the most common climate?
Tropical wet and dry
The Aryan people populated the region - their name means what?
The noble ones
What does Hinduism mean?
The religion of the people of India
What was Buddha's name?
Siddhartha Gautama
To ways Islam arrived in South Asia?
1) Conquest
2) Trade
T or F: Most of the population DO NOT live in the river valleys that support farming and trade
False