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

2. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
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.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

3. What is the Moksha?
Inner soul
He runs the village
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

4. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
May.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

5. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
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.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Inner soul

6. What is purdah?
May.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

7. What are the Four Noble Truths?
The duty that indians have in cast.
October.
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.

8. What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.

9. What does patriarchal mean?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Male domination.

10. What was Sidhartha's life like?
He has a princely life.
He runs the village
October.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.

11. When does the dry monsoon come?
October.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The duty that indians have in cast.

12. How many languages were in India?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.

13. What are subcontinents?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
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.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.

14. What is significant about Bangladesh?
He has a princely life.
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.
Male domination.

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

16. When does the dry monsoon come?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
He has a princely life.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.
October.

17. What is Dharma?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Male domination.

18. What is shakti?

19. What is Brahaman?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

20. What is significant about the Ganges?

21. What is significant about the Indus?

22. What are India's natural barriers?
The duty that indians have in cast.
October.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.

23. What are the Four Noble Truths?
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.
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.

24. What is shakti?

25. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.

26. What is purdah?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Inner soul
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

27. What is significant about the Indus?

28. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
October.
Male domination.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

29. When does the wet monsoon come?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
May.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Male domination.

30. What is sati?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
He has a princely life.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

31. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
He has a princely life.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

32. What are subcontinents?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).

33. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

34. What are India's natural barriers?
He runs the village
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

35. What is Dharma?
He has a princely life.
The duty that indians have in cast.
October.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.

36. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
He has a princely life.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
The sick - old - poor and dead.

37. How many languages were in India?
Inner soul
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
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.

38. When does the wet monsoon come?
Male domination.
May.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.

39. What is sati?
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
Inner soul
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.

40. What is Brahaman?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
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).

41. What is the bohdi tree?
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.

42. What is the Moksha?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The duty that indians have in cast.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal

43. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.

44. What is Atman?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
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.
Inner soul

45. What does the headman do?
October.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
He runs the village
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

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

47. What is karma?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
He runs the village
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
May.

48. What is the bohdi tree?
October.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.

49. What is Atman?
Inner soul
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
He has a princely life.
The duty that indians have in cast.

50. What is significant about the Ganges?