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1. What is purdah?
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.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


2. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Male domination.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The sick - old - poor and dead.


3. When does the dry monsoon come?
October.
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.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.


4. What is purdah?
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.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


5. What is significant about the Indus?

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6. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
October.
He runs the village
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


7. What are the Four Noble Truths?
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.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.


8. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
He has a princely life.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


9. What are subcontinents?
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 in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
October.


10. What is significant about the Ganges?

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11. What is significant about the Ganges?

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12. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


13. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.


14. What are subcontinents?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Male domination.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.


15. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

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16. What is significant about Bangladesh?
He runs the village
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


17. What does the headman do?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
He runs the village


18. How many languages were in India?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).


19. What is sati?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
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.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.


20. What is Dharma?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
He has a princely life.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The duty that indians have in cast.


21. When does the wet monsoon come?
Inner soul
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
May.
October.


22. What is the bohdi tree?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
October.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.


23. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
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.
He has a princely life.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).


24. What is the bohdi tree?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).


25. What is Atman?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
May.
Inner soul
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


26. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
October.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.


27. What is Dharma?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Male domination.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.


28. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

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29. What are India's natural barriers?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
May.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


30. What is shakti?

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31. What is Brahaman?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The sick - old - poor and dead.


32. What is Brahaman?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


33. What is the Moksha?
He has a princely life.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal


34. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).


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


36. What is sati?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
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.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.


37. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
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.


38. What is karma?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal


39. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Male domination.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


40. What is Atman?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Inner soul
October.
The sick - old - poor and dead.


41. What was Sidhartha's life like?
He has a princely life.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
He runs the village
Inner soul


42. What is significant about Bangladesh?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Inner soul
October.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.


43. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
October.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).


44. What are the Four Noble Truths?
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.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.


45. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
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.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.


46. What does patriarchal mean?
Male domination.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


47. What is the Moksha?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Inner soul
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


48. When does the dry monsoon come?
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
October.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.


49. What was Sidhartha's life like?
He has a princely life.
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.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


50. How many languages were in India?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.