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chapter 5 social studies test
Old World History & Geography in Christian Perspective
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Social Studies
6th Grade
11/09/2011

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Mt. Everest

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highest mountain on earth

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Bombay

 

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largest city in India

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Calicut

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capitaly of India

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Bangladesh

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East Pakistan became known as...

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Hinduism

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the main religion in India

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reincarnation

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the belief that a soul is reborn into some other newborn man or animal

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dynasty

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a line of rulers that succeed each other in the same family

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Aryans

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developed the caste system

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outcaste

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one who broke the rules of his caste; untouchable

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Brahmins

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Hindy priests

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Alexander the Great

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first to bring India's cotton goods to Europe

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Vasco da Gama

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first European to reach India by sailing around Africa

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William Carey

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Father of Modern Missions

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Mauryan

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dynasty that ruled India at the time of Christ

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Ghandi

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a key leader in India's struggle for independence

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Nehru

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first prime minister of India

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Amy Carmichael

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missionary concerned for temple children

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Tigris-Euphrates

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the river valley home to the civilization of Mesopotamia

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Indus

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the river valley home to the civilization of India

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Huang He

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the river valley was home to the civilization of China

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India

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third largest country in Asia

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Himalayas

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mountain range that forms the top of the triangular peninsula called India

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Indus, Brahmputra, Ganges

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major rivers in India

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nirvana

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In Buddhism, the state of being free from suffering

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Budda

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name means "enlightened one"

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monsoons

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seasonal winds that bring heavy rains to India

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multiplication tables

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math principle not credited to India

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sari

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women's loose-fitting pants with a tunic

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bindi

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round dot, worn by Indian women, on their foreheads

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Mt. Everest

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highest mountain on earth

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Pakistan

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West Pakistan became known as...

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Taj Majal

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what tomb did one of the dynasties' rulers have built for his favorite wife

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