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1. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
He runs the village
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

2. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

3. What is shakti?

4. What was Sidhartha's life like?
October.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
He has a princely life.

5. What is the Moksha?
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.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
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.

6. What is karma?
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.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
May.

7. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
October.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
He runs the village

8. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
He runs the village
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
May.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

9. What is significant about the Ganges?

10. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Inner soul
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.

11. What is significant about the Ganges?

12. When does the wet monsoon come?
May.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
He runs the village
October.

13. What is shakti?

14. What is Atman?
Inner soul
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

15. What is purdah?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
He runs the village
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

16. What are subcontinents?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
October.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

17. What is Dharma?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

18. What are India's natural barriers?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The duty that indians have in cast.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.

19. What is karma?
October.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
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.

20. What does patriarchal mean?
He has a princely life.
Male domination.
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.

21. What is purdah?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Male domination.
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.

22. What is the Moksha?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
He has a princely life.

23. 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.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

24. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

25. What does the headman do?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
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.
He runs the village

26. 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.
May.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.

27. What is Atman?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Inner soul

28. What does the headman do?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
He runs the village
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

29. What is significant about the Indus?

30. What is significant about Bangladesh?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
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.

31. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
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.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

32. What are subcontinents?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

33. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
He has a princely life.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
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.

34. What is significant about the Indus?

35. 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.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
May.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

36. What is the bohdi tree?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

37. What are India's natural barriers?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
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.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

38. 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 belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Inner soul
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.

39. What is Brahaman?
He has a princely life.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
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.

40. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
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.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.

41. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

42. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
He has a princely life.
Inner soul

43. What is Brahaman?
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

44. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

45. What is Dharma?
Male domination.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

46. What are the Four Noble Truths?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
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.
October.

47. 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.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.

48. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Inner soul
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.

49. What does patriarchal mean?
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.
Male domination.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.

50. When does the dry monsoon come?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
He runs the village
October.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.