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India 7th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | large landmass that is smaller than a continent |
| What mountain range separates India from Central Asia | Hindu Kush Mountains |
| What river flows from the Himalayas and leaves rich deposits of fertile soil? It is considered holy in the Hindu Religion | Ganges River |
| Massive Flooding and brings large rainfall from June to October | wet monsoons |
| Natural resource is used for making rope in India | Jute |
| The first civilization on the Indian Subcontinent began in the ____________________ valley | Indus |
| What groups people at birth by position and occupation? | Caste System |
| What determines a person's caste they are born into? | Karma |
| The top of the caste, they were priests and religious leaders | Brahmins |
| The 4th level of the caste, they were considered servants and peasants | Shudras |
| The bottom of the caste, they did work considered unclean like sweeping streets or handling trash | untouchables |
| This beloved Mauryan ruler spread the religion of Buddhism and improved India's trade? | Asoka |
| Describe the Gupta Empire's accomplishments? | Arts and science flourished. Trade and cultures thrived. Important advances in math, medicine and astronomy |
| What famous building was built by a Mughal ruler Shah Jahan to honor his wife? | Taj Mahal |
| What empire built roads and schools for India, but treated the people like second class citizens | British Rule India 1750-1947 British Rule India |
| What territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land? | Colony |
| The most important leader of the Indian independence movement, he used periods of fasting and boycotts against British goods | Ghandi |
| Using nonviolent methods to disobey rules that are unjust is called? | civil disobedience |
| What is the division of India into two separate states of Pakistan and India | Partition |
| Has no single founder of the religion | Hinduism |
| Belief in many gods | Hinduism |
| Practices the idea of Karma in which you will be rewarded or punished for your deeds in the next life | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Was created in India | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Followed by 6% of the world's population | Buddhism |
| Life's goal is to reach a perfect state of happiness known as nirvana | Buddhism |
| One God and doing good deeds, no anger, greed, violence, reincarnation. | Sikhism |
| Non violence, doesn't kill living things, all humans and animals should be protected, doesn't believe God is the creator. Earth is eternal | Jainism |
| In the city, what are makeshift shacks with no plumbing and little access to clean water | slums |
| In Indian Families, who is the head of the household | father |
| What is a temporary design used for weddings that decorates the hands and feet? | mehndi |
| A garment worn by Indian women that wraps around the body and is made of silk | sari |
| Most marriages are still arranged in India | True |
| Most people marry someone outside of the caste | false |
| Roti is a meat or vegetable cooked in a sauce of hot-tasting spices and typically served with rice. | false |
| Why are Hindus vegetarians | Bc the cow is sacred |
| What festival is a 5 day celebration known as the festival of lights | Diwali |
| What is the capital of India | New Delhi |
| What type of government doe India have | Democracy |
| Who has the real political power in India's government? | prime minister |
| What is the currency of India | Rupee |
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