Geography
This is the largest country in South Asia.
India.
This was one of the earliest civilizations to emerge in South Asia.
Indus River Valley Civilization
In 1858, India became a colony of this European country.
Britain
This country has the largest economy in South Asia.
India
This is the largest religion in India.
Hinduism
This mountain in South Asia is the highest in the world.
Mount Everest
He was a famous Greek king who built a huge empire that stretched from Greece through the Middle East. In 327 BCE, his army tried to invade India, but his soldiers got tired and forced him to turn back.
Alexander the Great
He became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1921 and is remembered as one of the most famous leaders of India's independence movement. He was known for encouraging nonviolent resistance to British rule.
Mohandas Gandhi
Unlike the United States, most countries in South Asia are [blank]. They have a low GDP per capita and a lot of poverty.
Developing
Hinduism is a [blank] religion, meaning its followers worship many different gods.
Polytheistic
Most of Pakistan is covered by this extremely dry biome.
Desert
He was a famous leader of the Mauryan Empire who was known for his efforts to spread Buddhism.
Asoka
This was one of the nonviolent tactics used by Gandhi. It involved encouraging Indians to refuse to buy British-made goods.
Boycott
Unlike the United States, where most people work in factories or in services, most people in Bangladesh have this job.
Farmer
This is the largest religion in Pakistan.
Islam
The country of Nepal is home to this mountain chain, which includes Mount Everest.
The Himalayan Mountains
These were the two main religions of the Maurya and Gupta Empires.
Hinduism and Buddhism
When people are starving due to lack of food, this is known as a [blank]. These were very common under British rule; over 55 million Indians died in these from 1858 to 1947.
Famine
Name any natural resource that India has a lot of.
Cotton, tea, coffee, diamonds, oil
This group is at the very top of the Indian caste system.
Brahmins (priests)
This country is made up of a chain of islands off the southern coast of India.
The Maldives
Name all three early Indian empires.
Maurya Empire
Gupta Empire
Mughal Empire
In the 1700s, Britain started building many new factories in a process known as the [blank]. The British needed natural resources for their factories, so they started colonizing Africa and India.
Industrial Revolution
Europeans first started coming to India in the 1500s for the [blank] trade.
Spice
Name all three major gods in Hinduism.
Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu