1. India and South Asia Test Review

2. 1. Print “as Handouts” 2. Six slides per page 3. Fold lengthwise 4. Question will appear on one side and question with answer will appear on the other.

3. The beautiful building was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife and queen

4. Taj Mahal

5. Since 1991, information technology is a rapidly growing industry in this country

6. India

8. Sri Lanka

9. Indian farmers like these animals because they keep rats out of their fields

10. Snakes

11. Grown in Bangladesh, this plant has coarse fibers that are used in making twine and burlap bags.

12. Jute

13. This pass connects Pakistan with Afghanistan

14. Khyber

16. Afghanistan

17. He became the most visible figure in the move for India’s independence

18. Mohandas Gandhi

19. He and his guide were the first people to reach the top of Mt. Everest

20. Sir Edmund Hilary

21. Bhutan is still ruled by a king. True / False

22. Bhutan is still ruled by a king. True / False

23. Gandhi often used this tactic to bring about change in India

24. Hunger Strikes

25. ____________ teaches that the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth occurs many times. (Religion)

26. ____________ teaches that the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth occurs many times. Hinduism

28. Bangladesh

29. This teaching of Hinduism kept people in the same social class for their entire lives.

30. Caste System

31. These mountains form the border with India and Nepal

32. Himalayas

33. The idea that a person’s actions will determine what will happen after his or her death

34. Karma

35. Peacefully breaking a law or rule in order to obey a higher moral principle

36. Civil Disobedience

38. The Maldives

39. This is the richest country in South Asia

40. Pakistan

41. Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from the desire for ____________

42. possessions

43. Some Indian Hindu’s believe that when a child dies they come back in the form of a _______.

44. rat

45. Gandhi wanted ____________and ____________to live together peacefully, but this did not happen.

46. Hindus and Muslims

48. Nepal

49. How high is Mt. Everest?

50. 5 ½ miles

51. This empire in India lasted from 1526 to 1707

52. Mughal

53. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives all received their independence from this country.

54. England

55. The idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body

56. Reincarnation

57. This is the dominant religion of India today

58. Hinduism

60. Pakistan

61. In the 1990s a strict Muslim group called the Taliban took control of this country

62. Afghanistan

63. The basic teachings of Buddhism include the four ______________________

64. Noble Truths

65. An Indian musical instrument with a long neck and strings

66. Sitar

68. Bhutan

69. This person begins as a young boy looking after the needs of elephants

70. Mahout

71. This religion began in India, but is now more popular in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

72. Buddhism

73. The oldest medical book of all time, over 2,000 years old

74. Atreya Samhita

75. The main river in India, it is considered to be holy by Hindus

76. Ganges

78. India

79. A season of very heavy rainfall

80. Monsoon

81. The hardest working and most relied upon animal in India

82. Elephant

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