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9. What did Gandhi and his followers BOYCOTT? What was THEIR GOAL? (2pts)
What is...
1. British goods
2. To bring independence to the subcontinent
4. What do Hindus believe they MUST PERFORM TO ENSURE that their next lives are better? (1pt)
What is...
They must perform their duty (or dharma).
5. What are THE TWO THINGS Hindus believe will happen if they perform their dharmas? (2pts)
What is...
1. They will have good karma.
2. It will move them closer to Brahman in the next life.
12. After East Pakistan declared its independence and a brief civil war took place, WHAT NEW COUNTRY did it become? (1pt)
What is...
Bangladesh
10. Why was it difficult for Britian to give the people of INDIA THEIR INDEPENDENCE? (1pt)
What is...
The bitter divisions between the Hindus and Muslims.
2. Hindus tend to think that all deities are different parts of one eternal spirit. What is this ONE ETERNAL SPIRIT CALLED? (1pt)
What is...
Brahman
7. What did the BUDDHA TEACH? What do the STEPS of the Eightfold path include? What COULD PEOPLE REACH by following the eight steps of the Eightfold path? (3pts)
What is...
1. People suffer because they are too attached to material things, which are not lasting.
2. Thinking clearly, working hard, and showing deep concern for all living things.
3. Nirvana (A state of endless peace and joy).
1. In complete sentences, please describe what it means when a nation has a “CASTE SYSTEM.” (1pts)
What is...
A country that has a system where a person is born into a social group, and their social group cannot change.
8. Who was the MOST POPULAR INDIAN LEADER during the independence movements of the early 1900’s? What type of protesting did this leader OPPOSE? How did he PROTEST INSTEAD? (3pts)
What is...
1. Mohandas Gandhi
2. Violence in all forms
3. Using non-violent civil disobedience (the refusal to obey unjust laws using peaceful protests.
11. When the British government divided India into two countries in 1947, what country did the areas that were MOSTLY HINDU BECOME? What country did the areas that were MOSTLY MUSLIM BECOME? (2pts)
What is...
1. India
2. Pakistan
6. WHO FOUNDED the religion of Buddhism? What did he GIVE UP? What was he in SEARCH OF? What did he BECOME KNOWN AS once he found what he was looking for? (4pt)
What is...
1. Siddhartha Gautama
2. Wealth and family
3. Truth
4. The Buddha or “Enlightened One”
13. What are the TWO FACTORS that play a part in the tensions between INDIA AND PAKISTAN TODAY? (2pts)
What is...
1. Religious differences
2. Both countries claiming ownership of the region of Kashmir.
3. What do Hindus believe EVERY LIVING BEING’S SOUL WANTS? What do Hindus believe A SOUL MUST UNDERGO to achieve this desire? (2pt)
What is...
1. To be reunited with Brahman.
2. A soul must repeatedly undergo reincarnation (being born into a new body after dying). Becoming purer each time before reaching Brahman.
WHAT ARE THE FIRST NAMES OF ALL OF OUR GUESTS (hopefully future Arrows!) today? +50 if you get them right!
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