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What is a piece of land called if it is large and surrounded by water? Subcontinent
What is the Himalayas highest peak? Mount Everest
What is also known as rainy season that lasts June through September? Monsoon Season
What plain is used to help grow crops? Indo-Ganges Plains
What is it when people grow only enough food for themselves? Subsistence Farming
What is on a plain in Pakistan? Indus River Valley
What lies between the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal? Deccan Plateau
What was a home to thousands of people? Harrappa and Mohenjo-Daro
What was the language that the Assyrians spoke? Sanskrit
What was also know as a ''Book of Knowledge"? Vedas
Who held the highest position in society? Brahmins
What was also know as serfs? Surdas
Who was the founder of the Persian Empire? Cyrus II
Who followed Cyrus and brought the Persian Empire to India? Darius I
Who took power in about 270 B.C. Ashoka
What is the main religion in India? Hinduism
What is a collection of more than 1,000 hymns? Rig Veda
What is the source and final destination of everything? Brahman
What is the process in which a person goes from one life to another? Reincarnation
What is a life long group that he or she is born into? Caste
What was the religion that was established 4th century B.C.? Buddhism
Who was the man who started Buddhism? The Buddha
What was the town where Siddhartha meditated? Bodh Gaya
What was the state of pure goodness? Enlightenment
What is Buddhism based on? Four Noble Truths
What is a way of living that can help them find relief from their suffering? Eight Fold Path
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