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World Cultures India
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
2. What does patriarchal mean?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Male domination.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
3. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
Inner soul
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
4. What are subcontinents?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
5. What is karma?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
6. What is Dharma?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The duty that indians have in cast.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
7. What is sati?
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.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
8. What is sati?
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.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
9. 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.
October.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
10. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
October.
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.
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.
11. What does the headman do?
He has a princely life.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
He runs the village
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
12. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The duty that indians have in cast.
13. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
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.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
14. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
He has a princely life.
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.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
15. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
October.
16. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
October.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
May.
17. What are India's natural barriers?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
18. What are subcontinents?
May.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
19. What is Brahaman?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The duty that indians have in cast.
20. What is Atman?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
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.
Inner soul
Male domination.
21. What is significant about the Ganges?
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22. What is karma?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Male domination.
October.
He has a princely life.
23. 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.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
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.
24. What is the Moksha?
May.
He has a princely life.
Male domination.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
25. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
He has a princely life.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
26. What is Brahaman?
Male domination.
He has a princely life.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
27. What is Dharma?
The duty that indians have in cast.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
28. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
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.
October.
29. When does the wet monsoon come?
Inner soul
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
May.
30. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
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.
October.
31. What is significant about Bangladesh?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
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 universal spirit that surrounds us.
32. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?
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33. What does patriarchal mean?
October.
Male domination.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
34. How many languages were in India?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Male domination.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
35. When does the dry monsoon come?
Inner soul
Male domination.
October.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
36. What is significant about Bangladesh?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
37. What is shakti?
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38. What is purdah?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
He runs the village
39. What does the headman do?
Male domination.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
He runs the village
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
40. What is the bohdi tree?
Inner soul
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
41. What is significant about the Ganges?
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42. What was Sidhartha's life like?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Male domination.
He has a princely life.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
43. When does the dry monsoon come?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
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.
October.
44. What is purdah?
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.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
45. What is shakti?
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46. What is the bohdi tree?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
He runs the village
47. What is significant about the Indus?
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48. What are India's natural barriers?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
He runs the village
Male domination.
49. What are the Four Noble Truths?
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.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
October.
50. What is the Moksha?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Inner soul
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Male domination.