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| strong wind that blows one direction in winter and the opposite in summer |
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| rebirth of the soul or spirit |
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| in Buddhism, the state of wisdom or perfect peace |
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| line of rulers fromthe same family |
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| social group a person is born into and cannot change |
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| in Hinduism, the good or bad energy a person builds up based on whether they live a good or bad life |
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| In what direction does the Indian Ocean border India? |
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| What does the southern part of India form? |
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| Around what river did the Indian Civilization develop? |
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| In what country is the Indus River in today? |
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| Who were the first to conquer the Indus Vally in 1500 BC? |
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| What was the group outside of the caste system called? |
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| What are three major rules of the caste system? |
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-Born into caste for life
-marry only within caste
-have profession only within caste |
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| What are three types of wood found in India? |
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| ebony, teak, and sandalwood |
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| What are advancements that were made when India was under the rule of the Gupta Empire? |
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-Modern numbers, zero, and decimal system
- calculated the length of a solar year
-calculated the value of pi
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-proved the earth was round by observing the lunar eclipse |
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| Was built as a tomb for Shah Jahan's favorite wife, who died during 14th child's birth, and took 20,000 workers and 22 years to build |
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| Who were the 1st Europeans to establish trade with India? |
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| state of perfect understanding of all things in Hinduism |
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| Hindus believe a person's karma affects what? |
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| What animal is sacred to Hindus? |
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| Who was crowned Empress of India in 1876? |
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| What are three positive results of British rule of India? |
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| Railroads, hospitals, paved roads |
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| What was the British's purpose for building the Suez Canal? |
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| made it easier for Great Britain to control and it reduced sailing time from Europe to India from 3 months to 3 weeks |
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| What ended the Sepoy Rebellion? |
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| British soldiers greased bullets of sepoys with cow and pig fat |
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| What animal is unclean to Muslims? |
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| Who was the chief advocate for Indian independence from Britain? |
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| Gandhi preached for protest without what? |
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| How was Gandhi killed? When? |
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| What is the main religion in Pakistan? |
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| What is the main religion in India? |
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| How did Gandhi urge non-violent protests? |
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| strike, boycotts, and removing children from British schools |
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| After what war did Britain grant India Independence? |
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| East and West Pakistan was separated by how many miles? |
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| What country did East Pakistan become? |
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| What is the main religion in Bangledesh? |
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