Who Am I?
father of modern missions
William Carey
Reincarnation
a belief that when someone or something dies, its soul will be reborn into some other living thing (animal or human)
in the caste system, who were the Brahmins?
Priests; most important caste
seasonal winds that bring heavy rains
monsoons
India
New Delhi
First European to reach India by sailing around Africa
Vasco da Gama
main religion in India
Hinduism
India's contributions to mathematics
2. numerals
3. Zero
worlds highest peak
Mount Everest
Thailand
Bangkok
first prime minister of India
Nehru
the god of the Hindu's ( universal spirit)
Brahma
Arrange the caste system (hierarchy) in order of importance
farmers, servants
Landowners, merchants
Brahmins
Warriors, princes
1. Brahmins
2. Warriors, princes
3. Landowners, merchants
4. farmers, servants
empire that controlled India at the time of Christ
China
Beijing
first person to bring cotton goods to Europe
what is Nirvana?
state of being; free from suffering
what is an outcaste aka "untouchable"
someone who had broken the rules of his caste and could no longer associate with any caste
tomb that was built for the wife of an Indian ruler
Taj Mahal
South Korea
Seoul
Gautama's followers gave him this name after he received enlightenment
Buddha
The rescuer of Indian Children
Amy Carmichael
English company that controlled India for a time
East India Company
True or False: the world's largest lake is the Red sea
False: Caspian Sea
Taiwan
Teipei