What three empires dominated the history of South Asia between 321 BCE and 1858 CE?

Mauryan, Gupta, and Mughal Empires

What does arable mean?

Land that is suitable for farming

What was the first urban civilization in South Asia?

Harappan Civilization (Indus River Valley Civilization)

What is a cultural hearth?

Center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread

Britain partitioned India into what two countries?

India for Hindus and Pakistan for Muslims

What religions are found in South Asia?

Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, and Jainism

To build settlements and develop trade in lands that a country controls

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1
What are deities?
Gods or goddesses
A system of writing in South Asia
A belief that a soul is reborn into another life
A form of government in South Asia
2
What three empires dominated the history of South Asia between 321 BCE and 1858 CE?
Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi Empires
Mesopotamia, Egyptian, and Mali Empires
Mauryan, Gupta, and Mughal Empires
Mongol, Krishna, and Indus Empires
3
What does Buddhism seek?
A solution to human suffering
A path to unification
A solution to starvation
A path to ending all wars
4
What was the period that was filled with migration and mixing of different groups throughout South Asia called?
Indus Period
Vedic Period
Cultural Mixing Period
Gupta Period
5
What is a separate region of a continent called?
Continental Divide
Divided Continent
Regional Continent
Subcontinent
6
What is the birth of a soul into another physical life called?
Deities
Varnas
Vedic
Reincarnation
7
What are seasonal winds that bring intense rainfall during part of the year?
Delta
Arable
Monsoons
Famines
8
What does arable mean?
Methods that are capable of being continued without longterm damage
Protection of the environment
Land that is suitable for farming
Times when people starved because of a lack of food
9
What was the first urban civilization in South Asia?
Harappan Civilization (Indus River Valley Civilization)
Mughal Empire
Vedic Period
Mesopotamia
10
Which leader brought the Mauryan Empire to its height around 250 BCE?
Babur
Asoka
Gandhi
Akbar
11
Which two rivers are important rivers that provide water and irrigation and are considered holy by Hindus?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Indus and Ganges Rivers
Krishna and Tapi Rivers
Brahmaputra and Narmada Rivers
12
What is the protection of the environment called?
Ecosystem
Conservation
Monsoons
Arable
13
What is a cultural hearth?
A period to tell cultural stories around a fire
The separation of two cultures in a country that end up going to war
Center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread
A social structure that divides cultures in a region
14
When did Britain colonize India?
250 BCE
1858 CE
1783 CE
1918 CE
15
Who ruled the Mughal Empire and practiced religious tolerance?
Babur
Asoka
Gandhi
Akbar the Great
16
What aspects does Sikhism combine?
Christian and Islamic beliefs
Buddhist and Hindu beliefs
Jainism and Buddhist beliefs
Islamic and Hindu beliefs
17
Who practiced civil disobedience to protest British colonization of India?
Asoka
Mahatma Gandhi
Babur
Akbar the Great
18
Britain partitioned India into what two countries?
Sri Lanka for Hindus and India for Muslims
Nepal for Hindus and Bhutan for Muslims
Bangladesh for Hindus and Afghanistand for Muslims
India for Hindus and Pakistan for Muslims
19
What religions are found in South Asia?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism, and Jainism
Jainism and Christianity
Catholicism, Protestantism, and Sikhism
Christianity and Buddhism
20
What is colonialism?
A form of government that controls all aspects of society
A declaration of war against another cultural group
To build settlements and develop trade in lands that a country controls
A political party that believes in conquering other countries

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