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1. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
May.

2. What is Dharma?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

3. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

4. What is significant about the Ganges?

5. What are the Four Noble Truths?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
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.

6. What is shakti?

7. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
He has a princely life.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

8. What is sati?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

9. What is purdah?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
The duty that indians have in cast.

10. What is purdah?
Male domination.
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.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

11. How many languages were in India?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
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.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

12. What is significant about the Indus?

13. When does the wet monsoon come?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
May.
Male domination.
He has a princely life.

14. What is significant about Bangladesh?
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.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

15. What is Atman?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Inner soul
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.

16. What are India's natural barriers?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

17. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The duty that indians have in cast.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

18. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
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.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

19. What does patriarchal mean?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Male domination.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
He runs the village

20. How many languages were in India?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

21. What is karma?
He has a princely life.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
He runs the village

22. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Male domination.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
He has a princely life.
October.

23. What is the bohdi tree?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
May.
He runs the village
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

24. What does the headman do?
He runs the village
Inner soul
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

25. What is karma?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
October.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

26. What is Dharma?
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.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

27. What is Atman?
Male domination.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Inner soul

28. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
He has a princely life.
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.

29. What are subcontinents?
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
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.

30. When does the wet monsoon come?
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
He runs the village
May.

31. What is significant about the Ganges?

32. What is significant about the Indus?

33. When does the dry monsoon come?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
October.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

34. What does patriarchal mean?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Inner soul
He has a princely life.
Male domination.

35. What is the Moksha?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The duty that indians have in cast.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

36. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
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.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
May.

37. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

38. What is the Moksha?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

39. What is the bohdi tree?
May.
He runs the village
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

40. What does the headman do?
He runs the village
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
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.

41. What is Brahaman?
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.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.

42. What are subcontinents?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

43. What is sati?
The duty that indians have in cast.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He runs the village
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

44. What are the Four Noble Truths?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
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.

45. What is Brahaman?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
He has a princely life.

46. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

47. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

48. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He has a princely life.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

49. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

50. When does the dry monsoon come?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Inner soul
October.
The duty that indians have in cast.