Who
The Mauryan leader who helped spread Buddhism throughout Asia
Who is Asoka?
The empire that united most of India in 321 B.C.
What is the Mauryan Empire?
The area where Indian Civilization began
What is the Indus Valley?
The number of people who died in the partitioning of Pakistan and Bangladesh
What is one million people?
This mountain nation's economy relies on tourism
What is Nepal?
The great Indian leader who began an opposition movement based on nonviolent resistance
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
The 4 basic castes in India
What are the Brahmans (priests and scholars), the Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors), the Vaisyas (farmers and merchants), and the Sudras (artisans and laborers)?
This is the century in which European traders came to India?
What is the 1500s?
What is Pakistan's stricter Islamic law which includes purdah, the seclusion of women?
This city is India's main industrial city
What is Mumbai?
What is China?
This hurts agricultural production in Pakistan
What is the (arid) climate?
Location for the best farming in Pakistan
What are the irrigated portions of the Indus Valley?
This South Asian island nation converted to Islam in the 12th century following frequent visits from Arab traders
What is the Maldives?
This is the main ethnic group in Bhutan
What is the Bhote?
The founder of Buddhism, known as the Buddha, who was born on the borders of present-day Nepal and India in the sixth century B.C.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
The basis of the Maldivian economy
What is tourism?
The year India became a democratic republic
What is 1950?
To grow crops in the steep landscapes of Nepal and Bhutan, farmers use this stair-like method that resembles a giant green wedding cake
This is the main export crop in Bangladesh
What is jute (a plant used in the production of rope, carpets, and industrial-quality sacks)?
Who are Muslims?
The three religions found in Sri Lanka
What is Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity?
The year India gained its independence from Britain
What is 1947?
This caused a civil war to break out in Pakistan in 1971
What are ethnic differences between West and East Pakistan?
This policy makes small loans available to poor entrepreneurs