Traditions
What do Indian’s do before entering the temple?
Bath or shower
What is their main religion?
Hinduism
What are the different time periods called in Indian history?
Ancient, medieval, and modern
What are the main languages?
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.
What is the most famous dish?
Masala dosa
How do Indian’s greet new people?
They bow
What is the dot on there forehead mean?
Bindi which represents the third eye
What’s the earliest Indian history began?
3300 BCE
How many different languages is spoken?
22
What meat do they eat?
Fish, goat, and pig
What is the most important thing in Indian culture?
Religion
What do they typically wear men and women?
Men wear long coats and women are suppose to wear a scarf
What was the earliest civilization in Indian history?
Indus Valley
what is the oldest language?
Sanskrit
What is the number 1 food?
Tomato based curry
What is the Indian’s biggest holiday?
Diwali
Why do they not eat meat?
They believe the cow is sacred
Name a major empire that India was ruled by?
Maurya Empire, the Gupta Empire, the Mughal Empire, and the British Raj.
What is the newest Indian language?
Malayalam
What is their main method to cook food?
To start front scratch
Sweat do the mothers do to their babies when they are born?
Mark their faces with bindi and tie a small thread around their wrist
What do they believe happens after death?
The soul is reborn in a different form or recantation
How long did British rule India?
89 years
What’s the oldest written language
Sanskrit
I what did early Indians eat?
Corn, beans, and Chile