Put the Him in Himalayas
Mountain range that separates South Asia from the rest of Asia.
What are the Himalayas?
The most popular sport in South Asia.
What is cricket?
This is the early civilization that developed near the Indus River.
What is the Indus Valley Civilization?
This country controlled India for much of the 19th & 20th centuries.
What is Britain?
Many farmers in South Asia depend On this weather pattern for water.
What are monsoons?
An important river considered sacred by many Hindus.
What is the Ganges?
The name of India’s famous movie industry.
What is Bollywood?
This was the greatest ruler of the Maurya empire that spread Buddhism around South Asia.
Who was Ashoka?
This leader used nonviolent protest to fight for independence.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This city is known as the ”Silicon Valley of India”.
What is Bengalru?
Seasonal winds that bring heavy rain to South Asia?
What are monsoons?
These are the most popular religions in South Asia. (There are 5)
What are Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Sihkism.
This empire is known for having a Golden Age in India.
What is the Gupta Empire?
What is nonviolent protest?
What is pollution OR overcrowding OR traffic OR poverty OR slums?
Elevated landform that covers much of Southern India.
What is the Deccan Plateau?
This is the ultimate goal of Buddhism.
What is Nirvana?
This empire blended Islamic and Hindu cultural influences.
What is the Mughal Empire?
This happened in India in 1947.
What is Independence?
This is why factories are built in or near large cities.
What is access to workers and transportation for trade?
Important river in South Asia that was the location of one of the earliest civilizations.
What is the Indus River?
Hinduism organizes society according to this system.
What is the Caste System?
This was the first empire in South Asia.
What is the Mauryan Empire?
This was when India was split into two countries, a hindu and a Muslim one.
What was Partition?
This is a very fast growing industry for people to work in in South Asia.
What is technology & service?