1. South Asia
GHW 1: Examine the physical and human geographic factors associated with the origin and development of culture hearths in various regions of the world.
GHW.2.1 Map the spread over time of world religions from their points of origin
GHW.3.2 Identify and describe the push-pull factors that resulted in the migration of human population over time and detect changes in these factors
GHW.4: Examine the physical and human geographic factors associated with the origins, major players and events and consequences of worldwide exploration, conquest and imperialism

2. India Indus Valley: 2500 BCE Aryan Invasion from Iran 1500 BCE
Greek & Persian Invasions
Mughal Empire- Muslim rule 1500s
Conflict w/ Hindus

3. British Rule in India 1857- Mercantilism British East India Company
90 year rule- RAJ
Gandhi- nonviolent resistance
India breaks up- Pakistan & Bangladesh

4. Worlds Largest Democracy
Over 1 Billion people
Diversity
150 million Muslims
Violence?
Land Reform: 2/3rd rely on farming
Green Revolution

5. Caste System (Jati) Aryan’s sacred writings- Vedas IMPACT???
Brahmans- priests and scholars
Kshatriyas- rulers and warriors
Vaisyas- farmers & merchants
Sudras- artisans & laborers
Dalits- untouchables
IMPACT???

6. Religions Hinduism Buddhism Sikhism Dharma- moral duty
Karma- good deeds leads to overcoming personal weakness and earthly desires
Reincarnation- rebirth
Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama
Sikhism
Guru Nanak

7. People 869 People per square mile 70% Rural Culture
Gangetic Plain- 2,000 per sq. mile
70% Rural
Urbanization: Push/Pull Factors
Megalopolis
Mumbai million
Culture
Bollywood
Buddhism, Taoism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Jainism, Christianity

8. In traditional India, everyone is born into a social & occupational position called a ___.
Dharma
Jati
Karma
Veda

9. Most Indians live in Cities Bhutan Mountainous regions
Rural Farm Villages

10. Hindu belief requires every person to carry out his/her ____, or moral duty.
Karma
Dharma
Lama
Guru

11. What group moved into the Indus River valley around 1500 BCE?
Aryans
Sikhs
Mughals

12. Pakistan & Bangladesh

13. Indus Valley Civilization
2500 BCE-1500 BCE
Well Planned Cities
Mohenjo Daro & Harappa- maybe the world’s 1st cities
Brick Buildings
Sanitation Systems

14. Partition End of British Rule 1947
Partition: India, East Pakistan, West Pakistan
1 million dead, 10 million crossed borders
1971: Civil War- Bangladesh Created
Military Rule in Pakistan & Bangladesh
Kashmir

16. Economy
Subsistence Farming
Microcredit
Entrepreneurs
Nobel Prize

17. Islam Ramadan- month long fasting from sun up to sun set
Pakistan- Strict
Purdah- women in seclusion
Bangladesh- Relaxed

18. Culture Health & Education Language & Religion Marriage Low literacy
Low health
Language & Religion
Bangladesh-Bangla
Pakistan
Urdu but Punjabi spoken by most
Islam dominates
Marriage
Arranged
Henna Tattoos

19. South Asia’s earliest civilization arose in
Indus river valley
Ceylon
Bangladesh
Kashmir

20. Disputed territory between Pakistan & India
Kashmir
Celylon
Punjabi
Islamabad

21. In what year did British Rule end?
1937
1947
1957
1967

22. When Hindu and Muslim leaders could not agree on constitution, Britain granted independence to two separate states, ____ and ___.
India, Pakistan
India, Kashmir
Pakistan, Bangladesh
Kashmir, Bangladesh

23. Nepal & Bhutan Sri Lanka & Maldives

24. Mountain Kingdoms Geographic Isolation Constitutional Monarchies
Brief control by China & Great Britain
Hard to conquer due to location
Constitutional Monarchies
Kings limited by the people

25. Culture Nepal Bhutan Religion Nepalese from North & South Sherpas
People from Himalayas
Guides for Everest
Buddhist Stupas- domed shrines
Bhutan
Bhote- Tibetan people
Dzong- fortified monasteries
Religion
Hindus in Nepal
Buddhists in Bhutan
Siddhartha Gautama

26. Early History Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Maldives Dynasties: Shah
Tibetan Buddhists
Sri Lanka
Sinhalese: sea traders
Buddhists vs. Tamil Tigers (Hindus)
Maldives
Buddhist then Islam

27. Economy No farm land Timber- Deforestation Tourism 1% per year
Himalayas bring tourists & pollution
Kathmandu
Bhutan limits tourism

29. The two main ethnic groups of Sri Lanka are…
Sherpas & Tibeto- Nepalese
Sharchops & Gurung
Sinhalese & Tamils

30. The stupas of Nepal & Sri Lanka are
Religious shrines
Chanted Prayers
Buddhist Poems

31. Which South Asian countries have a monarchy
Nepal & Sri Lanka
Maldives & Sri Lanka
Nepal & Bhutan
Sri Lanka & Bhutan