South Asian Quiz

What are some main components of Mughal Arcitecture?

• Water and Trees

• Domes and Arches

• Minimalism

• The Color Black

What is this building?

• Humayun's Tomb

• Red Fort

• Taj Mahal

• Sheesh Mahal

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

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

India is divided into 5 different social groups. This is known as the __________.

• Caste System

• Feudalism

• sectionalism

• segregation

Who was Siddhartha Guatama?

• a former Prime Minister of India

• a corrupt Indian politician who tried to stop Gandhi

• a man who later came to be called Buddha

• the founder of Islam

India belongs to which continent?

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

• Asia