Ancient Civilization
What river is the ancient civilization of India built along?
Indus River
What is the ancient polytheistic religion of India and the third most popular religion in the world?
Hinduism
The world's tallest mountain peak (Mt. Everest) is located in what mountain range?
The Himalayas
Who was the Hindu man who helped India gain it's independence from the British?
Mahatma Ghandi
What does the suffix "stan" mean in Central Asia?
Land
What 2 modern countries are where the ancient Indus River Valley Civilization used to be?
India and Pakistan
What is the most popular religion in Central Asia today?
Islam
What are seasonal winds that bring a rainy season and a dry season to South Asia called?
Monsoons
What two countries were created for Muslims who lived in India before 1947?
Pakistan and Bangladesh (East Pakistan)
What was the name of the communist nation that the countries of Central Asia, Russia and most of Eastern Europe belonged to throughout the majority of the 20th Century?
The Soviet Union
What percentage of world's population lives in Asia?
60%
what are the five main religions in the world?
Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Budhism
Which river is considered one of the most important in India
The Indus River or Ganges River
What continent is India on?
Asia
What was a language that was spoken in Ancient South Asia?
Sankrit
What fraction of world's land mass is in Asia?
3/10
What religion was founded by Siddartha Guatama, a prince who was born in Nepal?
Buddhism
what area is referred to as the cradle of civilization? 200 points name of area 200 why?
Mesopotamia
first place where complex urban centers grew
What country is an archipelago and the world's smallest Muslim country?
The Maldives
What is the word used to describe people who move around and do not permanently settle in one place?
Nomadic
What was the name of the Indo-European people who moved into the Indus River Valley after the ancient civilization disappeared?
The Aryans
What is the main goal of Hinduism?
Nirvana or Moksha
What is the term for the flat, fertile land along the riverbanks?
Floodplain or plains
What was created in mathematics during the period that we are studying in South Asia?
The zero, pi, numbers
What was the main purpose of the Silk Road?
For trading