South Asia

What physical feature is North of India and separates it from Nepal and China?

• Himalaya Mountains

• Eastern Ghats Mountains

• Thar Desert

• Bay of Bengal

Which two religions began in India?

• Catholicism and Jainism

• Islam and Buddhism

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• Judaism and Christianity

Which physical feature is considered sacred and holy in India by Hindus, where people believe that they can be cured of sickness and disease?

• Thar Desert

• Mount Everest

• Ganges River

• Nile River

What is Sri Lanka?

• a common language spoken in western India

• a religious minority in northern India

• a Muslim holiday celebrated throughout Asia

• an island nation located South of India

Shah Jahan had the _______ built to honor the memory of his wife in 1632.

• Ankor Wat

• Forbidden City

• Imperial Palace

• Taj Mahal

Mahatma Gandhi was known for using what type of political action to achieve his goals?

• passive aggression

• guerrilla warfare

• changing the way people voted

• non-violent resistance

• mis-information and propaganda

What are two similarities of the Hindu and Buddhist religions?

• Belief in nirvana and many gods

• Belief in Reincarnation and Karma

• Belief in Vedas and sacred cows

• belief in Brahma and the Caste System

Where does the word India come from?

• after the blue indigo plant which is used to make dye

• named after the Indian people

• an ancient Sanskrit word meaning "powerful"

• Greek and Latin for the Land of the Indus

"One king, named Ashoka, was so troubled by warfare that he converted to ____________. Adopting a code of non-violence, he renounced all warfare and incorportated principles of _____________in his ruling practices."

Which religion is the most correct response for the blanks?

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Hinduism

• Sikhism

Buddhism spread throughout India and Asia as a reaction against some of the laws of __________.

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• the British government

• Islam