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1. What is significant about the Ganges?

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2. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

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3. What is sati?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.


4. What was Sidhartha's life like?
He has a princely life.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


5. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


6. When does the wet monsoon come?
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
He runs the village
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
May.


7. What is significant about the Indus?

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


9. When does the wet monsoon come?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
May.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.


10. What are India's natural barriers?
The duty that indians have in cast.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


11. What was Sidhartha's life like?
He has a princely life.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.


12. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Inner soul
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


13. What is significant about the Ganges?

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14. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.


15. 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.
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
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.


16. What is the bohdi tree?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
May.


17. What is Brahaman?
May.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
October.


18. When does the dry monsoon come?
October.
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.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal


19. What is the bohdi tree?
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.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.


20. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

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


22. 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.
October.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.


23. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
Inner soul
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.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.


24. What are subcontinents?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.


25. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
He runs the village


26. What is Atman?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Inner soul


27. What does the headman do?
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
Male domination.
Inner soul


28. What is Atman?
Inner soul
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
He has a princely life.
The sick - old - poor and dead.


29. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
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.
October.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.


30. What are India's natural barriers?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
May.


31. How many languages were in India?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
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.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.


32. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
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.


33. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Male domination.


34. What is sati?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The duty that indians have in cast.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


35. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.


36. What is the Moksha?
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.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.


37. What is Brahaman?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
October.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


38. What does patriarchal mean?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Male domination.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).


39. What is shakti?

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40. What is Dharma?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The duty that indians have in cast.
He runs the village
Inner soul


41. What is karma?
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.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The sick - old - poor and dead.


42. 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.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
October.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


43. What is Dharma?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The duty that indians have in cast.
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.


44. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Male domination.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


45. What is purdah?
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
May.
October.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.


46. What are the Four Noble Truths?
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.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.


47. What is significant about Bangladesh?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The sick - old - poor and dead.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


48. What does patriarchal mean?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
May.
Inner soul
Male domination.


49. What are subcontinents?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
May.
He runs the village


50. What does the headman do?
He runs the village
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.