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1. How many languages were in India?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.


2. What is karma?
October.
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.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


3. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
He has a princely life.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


4. What is the bohdi tree?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It empties into the sea in Bangladesh - and meets with the Ganges. It's banks are densely populated.


5. What is significant about the Indo Gangetic Plain?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Male domination.
He has a princely life.


6. What is purdah?
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.


7. What is Atman?
He runs the village
Inner soul
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.


8. What is significant about the Indus?

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9. What is the bohdi tree?
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.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal


10. What is Atman?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Inner soul
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


11. What are India's natural barriers?
He runs the village
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Male domination.


12. When does the wet monsoon come?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
May.


13. What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


14. When does the wet monsoon come?
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.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
May.


15. What does the headman do?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
He runs the village
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
He has a princely life.


16. What is significant about the Ganges?

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17. What is shakti?

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18. 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.
Male domination.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.


19. What are India's natural barriers?
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
It is very fertile - it is towards the north of India.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.


20. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
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.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal


21. What is Brahaman?
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
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.


22. What is significant about the Indus?

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23. 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.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.


24. What is significant about Bangladesh?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


25. What were the three things Sidhartha saw that made him leave his current life?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
The sick - old - poor and dead.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal


26. What is sati?
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
The duty that indians have in cast.
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.


27. What is purdah?
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.
May.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


28. What are the ways through these natural barriers?
Kyber Pass and Kashmir Valley.
He has a princely life.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
He runs the village


29. What are subcontinents?
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.
He has a princely life.
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


30. What is the Moksha?
May.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
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


31. When does the dry monsoon come?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
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.
October.


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


33. What is sati?
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.
The ritual of a women throwing herself into a fire because her husband died.
Inner soul


34. What is significant about the Ganges?

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35. Who is Sidhartha Guatama?
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
The belief that a woman's creative energy is bad and cannot be controlled by anyone other than a man.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.


36. What is the Moksha?
It is very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The sick - old - poor and dead.
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.


37. What does patriarchal mean?
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Male domination.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


38. What does the headman do?
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
He runs the village
The sick - old - poor and dead.


39. What is Brahaman?
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.
It is in Pakistan - where civilization began - and many Pakistanis live on it's bank.
The universal spirit that surrounds us.
Inner soul


40. How many languages were in India?
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
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
Male domination.


41. 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 duty that indians have in cast.
May.
Brahaman - Atman - Moksha - Reincarnation - Karma - and Dharma.


42. What are subcontinents?
Landmasses divided from the continent by natural barriers.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
Vedas (eternal truths) - Mahabharata - Ramayana - Upinshads (support the truths).
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.


43. What is karma?
The belief that a married woman cannot be seen by any males other than close realtives.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.
The sins or good deed you take to the next life.


44. What is Dharma?
Male domination.
The duty that indians have in cast.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.
It is a holy river - Hindu's bathe in it.


45. 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.
He was the founder of Buddism. He became the budda.


46. What is significant about the Brahmaputra?

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47. What is shakti?

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48. What is significant about Bangladesh?
May.
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 very densely populated - and has many floods and cyclones. It is a delta.


49. What is Dharma?
He runs the village
Union of atman and brahman - the goal
The duty that indians have in cast.
A sacred tree to the Buddhists.


50. What was Sidhartha's life like?
Landmasses divided from the continent by 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.
Over 700 - English was used as a unifying language.
He has a princely life.