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Question | Answer |
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What is a subcontinent? | A region that is so large and separated by water from other lands |
What is Mount Everest | The tallest mountain in the Himalayas mountains |
What is the monsoon season? | the rainy season |
What is subsistence farming? | families who grow food just for themselves |
What is the Indus River Valley? | it is the site of one of the world's oldest civilizations |
What is the Deccan Plateau? | a large plateau in western and southern India |
What is Sanskrit? | an ancient European language of India |
What are sudras? | serfs |
What is Cyrus II? | the founder of the Persian Empire |
Who is Darius I? | The person who followed Cyrus II |
Who is Ashoka? | He took power in abut 270 B.C. |
What is Hinduism? | The main religion in India |
What is the Rig Veda? | a collection of more than 1000 hymns |
What is Brahma? | The source of the final destination of everything |
What is reincarnation? | the process through with person goes through life and then on to another life and so on |
What is a caste? | a life long social group in which he or she is born into |
What is Buddhism? | a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development |
What is enlightenment? | a state of pure goodness |