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1. What is significant about the Indus?

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2. 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 belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
He has a princely life.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

3. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Inner soul
Male domination.
He has a princely life.

4. What is significant about the Indus?

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5. What does the headman do?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
He runs the village
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

6. When does the dry monsoon come?
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
October.

7. What is Brahaman?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
He has a princely life.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
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.

8. What is sati?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
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.

9. What is sati?
May.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
He has a princely life.

10. What is significant about the Ganges?

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11. What is karma?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

12. What is significant about Bangladesh?
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.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.

13. What is karma?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Inner soul
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

14. 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.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.

15. How many languages were in India?
He has a princely life.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

16. 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.
Male domination.
Inner soul

17. What is the Moksha?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
October.

18. What are India's natural barriers?
He runs the village
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

19. 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.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.

20. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
He runs the village
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

21. What are the Four Noble Truths?
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.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Male domination.

22. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
Male domination.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

23. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Inner soul
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

24. What is purdah?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

25. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.

26. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
May.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.

27. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

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28. What is Dharma?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The duty that indians have in cast.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

29. What does patriarchal mean?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Male domination.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

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

31. What are India's natural barriers?
He has a princely life.
October.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

32. What is Brahaman?
October.
He has a princely life.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

33. What is Dharma?
Male domination.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

34. What are subcontinents?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
May.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

35. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
He has a princely life.
Male domination.

36. What is significant about Bangladesh?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
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.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

37. How many languages were in India?
The duty that indians have in cast.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

38. When does the dry monsoon come?
May.
October.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.

39. What is the bohdi tree?
He runs the village
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
The duty that indians have in cast.

40. What does the headman do?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
He runs the village
Male domination.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

41. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
He has a princely life.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

42. What is purdah?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
May.

43. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the 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.
May.
The duty that indians have in cast.

44. What is Atman?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Inner soul
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.

45. What does patriarchal mean?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Male domination.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

46. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Inner soul

47. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

48. What is Atman?
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.
Inner soul

49. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
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.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.

50. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Male domination.
He runs the village
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Inner soul