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1. What is Atman?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Inner soul
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

2. What does patriarchal mean?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Male domination.

3. How many languages were in India?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Inner soul
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

4. What is sati?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Male domination.

5. What is Dharma?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.

6. What are subcontinents?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
October.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

7. What is the bohdi tree?
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.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

8. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
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 in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.

9. What is Brahaman?
May.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.

10. What does the headman do?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
He runs the village
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Male domination.

11. What are subcontinents?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The duty that indians have in cast.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.

12. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
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.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.

13. What is sati?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
May.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

14. What are the Four Noble Truths?
He runs the village
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.
Male domination.

15. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
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.
May.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

16. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

17. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

18. What does patriarchal mean?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
He has a princely life.
Male domination.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.

19. What is shakti?

20. What is significant about the Ganges?

21. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
He has a princely life.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
He runs the village

22. What is significant about Bangladesh?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
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.

23. What does the headman do?
He runs the village
He has a princely life.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

24. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.

25. What is Dharma?
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.
He runs the village
The duty that indians have in cast.

26. What are the ways through these 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.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
October.
Inner soul

27. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
May.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.

28. What is karma?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
May.

29. What is purdah?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
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.

30. What is significant about the Indus?

31. What are the Four Noble Truths?
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.
He runs the village
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

32. What is significant about the Ganges?

33. What is significant about Bangladesh?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

34. What is the bohdi tree?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

35. What is the Moksha?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
He runs the village

36. What are India's natural barriers?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

37. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
The duty that indians have in cast.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
May.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

38. When does the dry monsoon come?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The duty that indians have in cast.
May.
October.

39. How many languages were in India?
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.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

40. What is karma?
October.
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.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

41. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The sick - old - poor and dead.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.

42. What is the Moksha?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

43. What is significant about the Indus?

44. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
May.

45. What was Sidhartha's life like?
He has a princely life.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
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.

46. What is Atman?
Inner soul
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

47. What is Brahaman?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

48. What is purdah?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.

49. When does the dry monsoon come?
October.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He runs the village

50. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
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.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.