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1. What are the Four Noble Truths?
October.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
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.

2. What are India's natural barriers?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Male domination.

3. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Male domination.
He runs the village
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

4. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Inner soul
He has a princely life.

5. What is shakti?

6. What are subcontinents?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
He has a princely life.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Inner soul

7. When does the dry monsoon come?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
October.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

8. What is Atman?
Inner soul
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
He has a princely life.

9. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
He runs the village
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

10. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
May.

11. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
He runs the village
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.

12. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Inner soul
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.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.

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

14. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

15. What was Sidhartha's life like?
He has a princely life.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
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.

16. What does patriarchal mean?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Male domination.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

17. 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 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.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.

18. What is significant about the Indus?

19. What is the Moksha?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
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.

20. What is karma?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

21. What does patriarchal mean?
Male domination.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
October.

22. When does the wet monsoon come?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
May.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

23. What are subcontinents?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
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.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

24. What does the headman do?
He runs the village
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.

25. What is significant about the Indus?

26. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

27. What is the bohdi tree?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

28. What is Brahaman?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

29. How many languages were in India?
October.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

30. What is significant about Bangladesh?
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.
Inner soul
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

31. What is significant about Bangladesh?
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.

32. What is purdah?
The duty that indians have in cast.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

33. When does the wet monsoon come?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
May.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

34. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The duty that indians have in cast.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

35. What is Brahaman?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
May.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

36. What is Dharma?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
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 duty that indians have in cast.

37. What is shakti?

38. What is the bohdi tree?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Male domination.

39. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the 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.

40. What is significant about the Ganges?

41. What is Dharma?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The duty that indians have in cast.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.

42. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

43. What is Atman?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
Inner soul
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.

44. What is significant about the Ganges?

45. What is karma?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
He has a princely life.

46. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

47. What is the Moksha?
Male domination.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Inner soul
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

48. What does the headman do?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Male domination.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
He runs the village

49. What are India's natural barriers?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.

50. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.