World Cultures India

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1. What is significant about the Indus?

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2. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
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.


3. What is Brahaman?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.


4. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


5. What is purdah?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


6. What is significant about the Ganges?

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7. What is karma?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The duty that indians have in cast.
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.


8. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
October.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
October.


9. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
He runs the village
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.


10. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He runs the village


11. What is Dharma?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The duty that indians have in cast.


12. What is purdah?
Male domination.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.


13. What is significant about the Ganges?

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14. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.


15. What does patriarchal mean?
Inner soul
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Male domination.
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.


16. When does the dry monsoon come?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Inner soul
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
October.


17. What is the bohdi tree?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


18. When does the dry monsoon come?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
October.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.


19. What are the Four Noble Truths?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Inner soul
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.


20. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
He has a princely life.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).


21. What is shakti?

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22. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Inner soul
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


23. What is the Moksha?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
October.


24. What are India's natural barriers?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.


25. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Male domination.


26. What was Sidhartha's life like?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
He runs the village
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
He has a princely life.


27. What is Atman?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
He runs the village
Inner soul


28. What is Dharma?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The duty that indians have in cast.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.


29. What is karma?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
October.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
He runs the village


30. What is significant about the Indus?

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31. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

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32. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

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33. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
He runs the village
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
October.


34. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.


35. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
October.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.


36. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Male domination.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
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 is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.


37. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.


38. How many languages were in India?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.


39. What does patriarchal mean?
Male domination.
May.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


40. What is sati?
He runs the village
He has a princely life.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.


41. What is Atman?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Inner soul
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The sick - old - poor and dead.


42. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
October.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The sick - old - poor and dead.


43. What is shakti?

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44. How many languages were in India?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The sick - old - poor and dead.


45. What is the Moksha?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He has a princely life.


46. What does the headman do?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
He runs the village
October.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


47. What does the headman do?
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.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal


48. What is sati?
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The sick - old - poor and dead.


49. What are India's natural barriers?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.


50. What is Brahaman?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).