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What physical features did early civilization grow up along as they spread further inland?
Desert
Mountains
Ocean
River
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What would happen if a company was being boycotted?
Voting would put in people to represent their cause
Protest marches would gather the attention of the news media
The company could be bankrupt due to a lost of sales
They could earn more money through interest rates
3
How did early man tame the wild animals?
Dogs naturally bonded with people
Cowboys rode the horses into submission
They fed them with their food surplus
Wild animals were captured and starved
4
Why did Great Britain conquer and colonize India?
It help eased overcrowding of the prisons
It became a buffer zone from the Soviet Union
They needed the raw materials to run their factories
They got the land by defeating France
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What health issues do the people face with all the standing flood water?
Mosquitoes carry a wide variety of diseases
Constant exposure to radiation will cause cancer
Flood will help water the crops in the lowlands
Flood waters destroyed the growing crops
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What did the Muslim leader, Mohammed Al Jinnah demand from the independence committee?
Equal protection under the law
Their own independent country
Humanitarian aid after the monsoon flooding
To become a member of NATO
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Why do the farmers in the low land need the monsoon rain?
The flood waters of the Nile River helps fertilize the land
People tamed wild animals by feeding them
There are no major rivers to water the crops
Farmers used irrigation ditches to water their crops
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What was the purpose of the Taj Mahal?
It is the burial place for Emperor Shah Jahan favorite wife
It was the summer palace for the king
The brightest students were given a free education
Biblical stories were painted on the walls
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Why did UNESCO declare the Taj Mahal a Wonder of the World?
The Colorado River exposed colorful layer of rock
Why did UNESCO declare the Taj Mahal a Wonder of the World?
The white marble will change colors to reflect the sunrise and sunsets
It was a long defensive wall to protect from Mongol attacks
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In the Hindu religion, what happens to the soul once they achieve perfection?
The soul will go to either heaven or hell
The soul would vanish into nirvana
Level of luck will be based on your behavior
People will be reincarnated after death
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What method did Gandhi use to win India’s independence?
Guerilla warfare
Nonviolent, civil disobedience
Slash and burn all war materials
Quick attack at the weakest point
12
Compared to other countries, how does India rank in population?
Fourth
Third
First
Second
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What happens as merchants come in contact with one another?
People migrated to other lands for a better life
Ideas and beliefs spread throughout the world
Countries were conquered for their raw materials
The Christian led crusade to the Holy Land
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How did the summer monsoon affect the people?
Hurricanes will form as the ocean water heats up
Flooding will shut all forms of transportation
Winds from the Himalayas will cool the temperature
People built dams to stop river flooding
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Why did over 15 million Muslim people flee to Pakistan after India’s independence in 1947?
The Nazi party made it impossible to live in India
Muslim people homes had been destroyed in the earthquakes
Surrounding Middle East Muslim countries began to attack India
They did not want to be ruled by a Hindu government
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What is the purpose of an irrigation ditch?
Rivers are diverts in order to water their crops
Sewer water is sent to water treatment center
Logs are placed across rivers to block it
Water tanks are provided for farm animals
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Why have so many companies outsourced their IT department to India?
There are multiple cell towers throughout the United States
India had better satellite communication system
It was cheaper to hire Indian workers instead of American workers
American have very few electronic devices
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What is one major concern with India’s rapidly expanding population?
They will outpace the natural resources like food and clean water
There will not be enough people to fill in vacant job positions
They will have a huge army to defend themselves from Muslim invaders
They can not afford to give everyone free education
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Why do Bollywood studios have a lip sync department?
They hired singers to dub in the non-singing actors
The audio is dubbed into multiple languages for worldwide distribution
People could not understand the Indian actors speaking English
The actor mouth would be moving before the audio sounds
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What is the purpose of vedas?
Muslims are to pray toward Mecca each day
Explain how the earth was created and other mysteries
It is an oral history of the India people
Karma is based on the person behavior
