What is Confirmation Bias?

The tendency to believe information that confirms you are right.

local and specific roles that vary significantly

What is Social Stratification?

the process of categorizing people into groups based on their wealth

When things like religion, food, culture blend to form something new.

What does egalitarian mean?

All people are equal and deserve equal treatment.

a system of government were the people vote and elect government officials.

What is a subcontinent?

A large distinguishable part of a continent.

What was the Salt March?

Gandhi marched to the Indian Ocean to make salt to Protest the British

someone who speaks on behalf of, or deliver messages from a god or gods.

What is the law of superposition?

the oldest layer is at the bottom and things get newer as you move up

What is Brahman according to Hinduism?

an unchanging, all-powerful spiritual force

system of government in which an area is controlled by a central government

a country's economy is controlled by private companies.

The belief in many Gods/Deities

What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

Indian soldiers for the British rebelled against the greasing cartridges

the practice of marrying from different class, community, ethnic/religion

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1
What is Confirmation Bias?
Gandhi’s strategy to get people to act peacefully
the process of categorizing people into groups based on their wealth
social classes from which you cannot change
The tendency to believe information that confirms you are right.
2
What is the buddhist term for classroom knowledge?
Samatha
Pativedha
Anubodha
Vipassana
3
What River flows through China, India, Bangladesh, and forms a delta with the Ganges River?
Indus River
Nile River
Brahmaputra River
Danube River
4
What is the buddhist term for meditation that involves concentrating on objects, ideas, or images?
Pativedha
Samatha
Anubodha
Vipassana
5
What is Jati?
local and specific roles that vary significantly
the practice of marryingfrom the SAME class, community, ethnic/religion.
The Hindu term for the five general casts
marrying with people of other/different classes, communities, backgrounds.
6
What is Social Stratification?
system of government in which an area is controlled by a central government
the process of categorizing people into groups based on their wealth
the practice of marrying from the SAME class, community, ethnic/religion
Ended the Opium Wars and allowed Britian to freely trade with China
7
What is syncretism?
When things like religion, food, culture blend to form something new.
Your duties/ responsibilities as well as your expected conduct.
What goes around comes around
The Hindu festival of lights
8
What does egalitarian mean?
A group of people with a common interest or purpose.
Someone who travels from place to place having no fixed home.
All people are equal and deserve equal treatment.
A math equation
9
In Hinduism which God is known as the Preserver?
Brahma
Ganesha
Vishnu
Shiva
10
What is Democracy?
were all property is publicly owned and the government controls industry
a country's economy is controlled by private companies.
A country's economy is controlled by one person and one person only
a system of government were the people vote and elect government officials.
11
What is the name of the path to the end of suffering in Buddhism?
The Path of Knowledge
The path of Nirvana
The path of enlightenment
The Noble 8-fold path
12
What two countries does the Thar desert form a boundary between?
India and Pakistan
Pakistan and Afganistan
Nepal and China
India and China
13
What is a subcontinent?
a mountain range
a sub shop in Nepal
A smaller continent
A large distinguishable part of a continent.
14
There have been no weapons found in the Indus Valley Civilization, so one can infer that?
They were egalitarian
They took all their weapons with them when they left
They had a powerful leader to control everyone
Their civilization had a strong navy
15
How do Archeologists study past cultures?
Through a time machine
Through their material remains
Through written documents
Through their buildings alone.
16
What two major industries drove the Industrial Revolution?
Iron/Steel and Textiles
Textiles and Cotton
Spices and Meat Packing
Gold and Silver
17
What was the Salt March?
The largest problem facing facing India after it gained independence
Gandhi’s strategy to get people to act peacefully
Gandhi marched to the Indian Ocean to make salt to Protest the British
Ended the Opium Wars and allowed Britian to freely trade with China
18
What Hindu belief states that if you do good things , good things will come back to you?
Diwali
Reincarnation
Karma
Dharma
19
What is a prophet?
a magician or learned person.
someone who speaks on behalf of, or deliver messages from a god or gods.
a person who transforms or creates something through magic
someone who acquires and shares his or her own message.
20
Which river is the most sacred river in India?
Indus
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Nile
21
Who was the leader of the Chinese Communists?
Pol Pot
Sun-Yet Sen
Mao Zedong
Shiang Kai Shek
22
What is the law of superposition?
The sun will always be behind the moon
Civilizations will always settle by rivers.
the oldest layer is at the bottom and things get newer as you move up
The newest lay is at the bottom and things get older as you move up.
23
What is Brahman according to Hinduism?
doing good brings you good, and vice versa
The Hindu festival of lights
an unchanging, all-powerful spiritual force
The belief in one God or all powerful being.
24
What is Direct Rule?
a system of gov where the people retain some government rights.
system of government in which an area is controlled by a central government
Indian soldiers for the British army that rebelled.
Ended the Opium Wars and allowed Britian to freely trade with China
25
What is Capitalism?
a system of government were the people vote and elect government officials.
A country's economy is controlled by one person and one person only
a country's economy is controlled by private companies.
were all property is publicly owned and the government controls industry
26
What is Polytheism?
The belief in reincarnation
The belief in many Gods/Deities
When you practice one Religion
The belief in one God/Deity
27
It is believed that Hinduism emerged out of a combination of foreign invaders and what ancient culture's beliefs?
Indus Valley
Roman
Greek
Chinese
28
What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?
Indian soldiers for the British rebelled against the greasing cartridges
It was a reaction to the Amistar Massacre
Gandhi's protests
The muslim majority areas formed their own country called Pakistan.
29
What very tall mountain range lies on the border of India and China?
The Indian
The Atlas
The Himalayas
The Andes
30
How many geographic regions does Asia have?
4
5
6
3
31
What is Exogamy?
the practice of marrying from different class, community, ethnic/religion
Ended the Opium Wars and allowed Britian to freely trade with China
the practice of marrying from the same class, community, ethnic/religion
system of government in which an area is controlled by a central government
32
Who is the leader of Tibetan Buddhism?
The Dali Lama
The Grand Guru
The Pope
The Patriarch
33
What treaty ended the Opium Wars?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Nanking
The Treaty of New Delhi
Our Classroom CLA
34
What is the term for the cycle of birth, death, and the rebirth in Hinduism?
Polytheism
Karma
Diwali
Reincarnation (Samsara)

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