South Asia Review

Hinduism is the largest religion in the world. 

The highest mountain in the world. 

Majority religion of the Sherpa people in Nepal

Mountain range that divides that subcontinent and creates two distinct cultures on either side.

What determines which caste a person will be born into?

Which of the following rivers flow through the Himalayas through Pakistan?

Code of conduct, law of being. 

What principle in Hinduism reinforces social acceptance of the Caste System. 

From March to April monsoons bring ________ and ________ weather

The largest alluvial plain in the world is the _____________________. 

The Caste System is illegal in India today, but still influences every day life. 

When should a person who wants to travel in a cool, not too rainy season visit India?

What religions caused the partition in India

From May to October monsoons bring ________ and ________ weather

The untouchables worked as farmers and shopkeepers

Who were first people to stand on the highest point in the world? 

Mohandas Gandhi was a buddhist doctor by profession. 

What is the major climate of the Himalayas?

The people of India called Gandhi by what name?

Monsoons are __________ that affect the climate. 

The major desert of the Indian Sub-Continent

Majority religion in Sri Lanka

In which of the following ways do monsoons NOT have an impact on South Asia?

Hindus believe they can change castes through marriage. 

Merchants, Farmers (3rd Class) 

The goal of Hinduism is to break the cycle of reincarnation (samsara). 

What did Gandhi help india accomplish?

When Gandhi and his followers refused to obey the law peacefully, this is known as...

The Law of Cause and Effect

Summer monsoons bring a ____________________ climate to the southwestern coast of India. 

Gandhi's death was the result of his fight against what?

The Ganges river is sacred to__________________.

Warriors, Kings, Rulers (2nd Class) 

Liberation from the cycle of Samsara

Hindu God of creation

Belief in more than one god. 

What causes the direction of the monsoons to change?

Begining-less and endless cosmic evolutionary process. 

From November to February monsoons bring ________ and ________ weather

The Deccan is the largest ________________ of the South Asia region. 

What is the height of Mt. Everest?

Mt. Everest has brought _________ to Nepal, which has changed the economy and culture. 

Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world. 

Outcasts of Society

Majority religion in Pakistan

Many Hindus are vegetarian because they believe all life is sacred. 

Holy Scriptures of Hinduism

Soul migrates from one life to another, re-birth

Dominate religion in India

The first two people to summit Mt. Everest were George Everest and Tenzing Norway. 

In regards to the ethnic group known as Sherpas, which of the following statement is false?

Craftsmen and Laborers (4th Class) 

Name given to the untouchables by Gandhi, meaning children of God. 

Priests, Judges, Teachers (1st class) 

Partition was the solution that separated the countries of ______ & _______.