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1: What is a subcontinent?
a large, distinguishable part of a continent
any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
2: what is a monsoon?
a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September
a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud
3: what is a Vedas?
Jewish Text
a collection of ancient text sacred to most hindus
4: what is the caste system in India
a social hierarchy
the untouchables
5: what is an atman?
a type of animal
the hindu word for soul
6: what is karma (in relation to the caste system)
the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence
the god of destruction
7: who is the god of destruction?
shiva
vishnu
8: what makes up the kshatriya class?
ancient greeks
warriors and rulers
9: what is your varna dharma?
your schoolwork
your obligation for your class
10: what is samsara?
reincarnation
a snake
11: what is a plateau
a flat area of land on relevantly highland
a mountain range
12: what is a bindi?
a mark that indian women wear in between their eyes (if a woman is married) or known as a 3rd eye
a sticker worn by Indian women if they are single
13: How has the location of the Himalayas benefited India?
it gives them a cool view
It protects them from outside people
14: Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
Along the indus river valley
Along the Himalayas
15: Why do Untouchables live in separate communities?
they are rich and are above everyone else
People don't want to touch them and they are known as dirty people
16: Which direction do Hindu temples face?
north or south
east or west
17: What animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life?
cow
pig
18: What two physical features make a ‘v’ on either side of the Deccan Plateau?
The Ghatts (N & S)
The Ghatts (E & W)
19: In which mountain range does the Ganges River begin?
The himalayas
The hindu kush
20: What body of water does the Ganges River flow to?
the indus river valley
The bay of bengal
21: Why is a river an important to settlement?
So they can have a pretty view
So they have a fresh water supply
22: Where were the first civilizations in ancient India?
The Brahmaputra river
Indus river valley
23: where does the indus river valley flow into?
Bay of Bengal
The Arabian Sea
24: What river is above the Himalayas?
Brahmaputra
Indus river valley
25: what lies above the ganges river?
hindu kush
thar dessert
26: what lies in between the ghatts?
deccan plateau
ganges river
27: what physical feature makes a 'v' shape
the eastern and western ghatts
the indus river
28: what god is above all?
Vishnu
Brahman
29: Who is the creation god?
Shiva
Vishnu
