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