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

2. When does the dry monsoon come?
Male domination.
October.
Inner soul
May.

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

4. When does the wet monsoon come?
Male domination.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
May.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

5. What does patriarchal mean?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Male domination.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
October.

6. What is the bohdi tree?
Inner soul
May.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

7. What is the bohdi tree?
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
May.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

8. What does patriarchal mean?
He runs the village
Male domination.
The duty that indians have in cast.
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.

9. What is significant about the Indus?

10. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

11. What is the Moksha?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

12. What is significant about the Ganges?

13. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

14. What is Dharma?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The duty that indians have in cast.
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.

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

16. What does the headman do?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
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.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

17. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.

18. What is significant about the Indus?

19. What is Brahaman?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.

20. When does the dry monsoon come?
He has a princely life.
October.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Male domination.

21. What is karma?
The duty that indians have in cast.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

22. What was Sidhartha's life like?
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.
He has a princely life.
Male domination.

23. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
He has a princely 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.
He has a princely life.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

24. What is karma?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
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.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

25. What does the headman do?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
He runs the village

26. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.

27. 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.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

28. What is Dharma?
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
He has a princely life.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

29. What are the Four Noble Truths?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
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.

30. What is Atman?
Inner soul
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.

31. What was Sidhartha's life like?
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 has a princely life.
Male domination.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

32. What is purdah?
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.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

33. What is the Moksha?
October.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

34. What is sati?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

35. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

36. What are India's natural barriers?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
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.

37. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

38. What is shakti?

39. 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 sick - old - poor and dead.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.

40. When does the wet monsoon come?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
October.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
May.

41. What is significant about the Ganges?

42. What is significant about Bangladesh?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

43. What is shakti?

44. What are the Four Noble Truths?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
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 are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

46. How many languages were in India?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

47. What is significant about Bangladesh?
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.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

48. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
He has a princely life.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.

49. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
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.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

50. What is Brahaman?
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 universal spirit that surrounds us.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.