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World Cultures India
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
2. What is significant about Bangladesh?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
3. What is Atman?
Pain and suffering are everywhere - the cause of suffering is desire - the way to end pain is to end desire - the way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
Inner soul
He has a princely life.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
4. How many languages were in India?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
5. What is significant about the Ganges?
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6. What is Brahaman?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
7. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Inner soul
October.
8. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
May.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
9. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
October.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Male domination.
10. What is Dharma?
The duty that indians have in cast.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
11. What is significant about the Indus?
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12. What is the bohdi tree?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
13. What are subcontinents?
May.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
He runs the village
14. What is karma?
Inner soul
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
15. What is Brahaman?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
16. What is significant about the Indus?
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17. What was Sidhartha's life like?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
May.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He has a princely life.
18. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
19. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
Male domination.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
20. What does the headman do?
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
He runs the village
21. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
Pain and suffering are everywhere - the cause of suffering is desire - the way to end pain is to end desire - the way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
22. What are subcontinents?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
23. What is purdah?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
October.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
24. What is significant about the Ganges?
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25. What is the bohdi tree?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
26. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?
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27. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
28. When does the dry monsoon come?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
October.
Inner soul
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
29. What is karma?
May.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
30. What is sati?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
31. What are the Four Noble Truths?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
October.
Pain and suffering are everywhere - the cause of suffering is desire - the way to end pain is to end desire - the way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
32. What is Atman?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
October.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Inner soul
33. What does patriarchal mean?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Male domination.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
34. What is sati?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Pain and suffering are everywhere - the cause of suffering is desire - the way to end pain is to end desire - the way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
35. What is shakti?
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36. What does the headman do?
He runs the village
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
37. What was Sidhartha's life like?
He has a princely life.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Male domination.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
38. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
May.
Pain and suffering are everywhere - the cause of suffering is desire - the way to end pain is to end desire - the way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
39. What is significant about Bangladesh?
October.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
40. What is purdah?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
41. What does patriarchal mean?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Pain and suffering are everywhere - the cause of suffering is desire - the way to end pain is to end desire - the way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Male domination.
42. What is the Moksha?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
43. What are the Four Noble Truths?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
He runs the village
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Pain and suffering are everywhere - the cause of suffering is desire - the way to end pain is to end desire - the way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
44. How many languages were in India?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Inner soul
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
45. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?
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46. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
He runs the village
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
47. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
48. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
49. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
Pain and suffering are everywhere - the cause of suffering is desire - the way to end pain is to end desire - the way to end desire is to follow the Eightfold Path.
May.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
50. When does the dry monsoon come?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
October.