Chapter 8 Review: South Asia

Most Sikhs live in an area of northern India known as the

• partition

• Punjab

• caste system

• Nirvana

Achieving nirvana is a goal of

• Buddhism.

• Hinduism.

• Islam.

• Jainism.

The East India Company, which took control of much of India, was founded by the

• British.

• Dutch.

• Portuguese.

• Spanish.

Muslims are the largest religious group in

• Nepal.

• Pakistan

• India

• Sri Lanka

Gandhi urged his followers to practice __________.

• nonviolent resistance

• secular democracy

• Buddhism

• Punjab

A religion based on the belief that suffering is caused by desire

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

The Vedas are the holy writings of

• Buddhism.

• Jainism.

• Islam.

• Hinduism.

In India, the Dalits, once called untouchables, have traditionally faced discrimination because

• of their religious beliefs.

• they are all women.

• of the rules of the caste system.

• of their political beliefs.

The original civilizations of the Indus Valley were greatly changed by the migration of the

• Mauryans.

• Greeks.

• Aryans.

• Mughals.

Power is divided among national, state, and local governments.

• karma

• caste system

• secular democracy

• federal system