India and South Asia Test Review. 1. Print “as Handouts” 2. Six slides per page 3. Fold...

India and South Asia

Test Review

• 1. Print “as Handouts”• 2. Six slides per page• 3. Fold lengthwise• 4. Question will appear on one side and

question with answer will appear on the other.

• The beautiful building was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife and queen

• The beautiful building was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife and queen

• Taj Mahal

• Since 1991, information technology is a rapidly growing industry in this country

• Since 1991, information technology is a rapidly growing industry in this country

• India

Sri Lanka

• Indian farmers like these animals because they keep rats out of their fields

• Indian farmers like these animals because they keep rats out of their fields

• Snakes

• Grown in Bangladesh, this plant has coarse fibers that are used in making twine and burlap bags.

• Grown in Bangladesh, this plant has coarse fibers that are used in making twine and burlap bags.

• Jute

• This pass connects Pakistan with Afghanistan

• This pass connects Pakistan with Afghanistan

• Khyber

Afghanistan

• He became the most visible figure in the move for India’s independence

• He became the most visible figure in the move for India’s independence

• Mohandas Gandhi

• He and his guide were the first people to reach the top of Mt. Everest

• He and his guide were the first people to reach the top of Mt. Everest

• Sir Edmund Hilary

• Bhutan is still ruled by a king.

• True / False

• Bhutan is still ruled by a king.

• True / False

• Gandhi often used this tactic to bring about change in India

• Gandhi often used this tactic to bring about change in India

• Hunger Strikes

• ____________ teaches that the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth occurs many times. (Religion)

• ____________ teaches that the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth occurs many times.

• Hinduism

Bangladesh

• This teaching of Hinduism kept people in the same social class for their entire lives.

• This teaching of Hinduism kept people in the same social class for their entire lives.

• Caste System

• These mountains form the border with India and Nepal

• These mountains form the border with India and Nepal

• Himalayas

• The idea that a person’s actions will determine what will happen after his or her death

• The idea that a person’s actions will determine what will happen after his or her death

• Karma

• Peacefully breaking a law or rule in order to obey a higher moral principle

• Peacefully breaking a law or rule in order to obey a higher moral principle

• Civil Disobedience

The Maldives

• This is the richest country in South Asia

• This is the richest country in South Asia

• Pakistan

• Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from the desire for ____________

• Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from the desire for ____________

• possessions

• Some Indian Hindu’s believe that when a child dies they come back in the form of a _______.

• Some Indian Hindu’s believe that when a child dies they come back in the form of a _______.

• rat

• Gandhi wanted ____________and ____________to live together peacefully, but this did not happen.

• Gandhi wanted ____________and ____________to live together peacefully, but this did not happen.

• Hindus and Muslims

Nepal

How high is Mt. Everest?

How high is Mt. Everest?

5 ½ miles

• This empire in India lasted from 1526 to 1707

• This empire in India lasted from 1526 to 1707

• Mughal

• India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives all received their independence from this country.

• India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives all received their independence from this country.

• England

• The idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body

• The idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body

• Reincarnation

• This is the dominant religion of India today

• This is the dominant religion of India today

• Hinduism

Pakistan

• In the 1990s a strict Muslim group called the Taliban took control of this country

• In the 1990s a strict Muslim group called the Taliban took control of this country

• Afghanistan

• The basic teachings of Buddhism include the four ______________________

• The basic teachings of Buddhism include the four ______________________

• Noble Truths

• An Indian musical instrument with a long neck and strings

• An Indian musical instrument with a long neck and strings

• Sitar

Bhutan

• This person begins as a young boy looking after the needs of elephants

• This person begins as a young boy looking after the needs of elephants

• Mahout

• This religion began in India, but is now more popular in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

• This religion began in India, but is now more

popular in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

• Buddhism

• The oldest medical book of all time, over 2,000 years old

• The oldest medical book of all time, over 2,000 years old

• Atreya Samhita

• The main river in India, it is considered to be holy by Hindus

• The main river in India, it is considered to be holy by Hindus

• Ganges

India

• A season of very heavy rainfall

• A season of very heavy rainfall

• Monsoon

• The hardest working and most relied upon animal in India

• The hardest working and most relied upon animal in India

• Elephant

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