South Asia

Jobs are ________ to India because labor costs are lower and there is a large pool of skilled workers.

• outfitted

• outlawed

• outsourced

What provides seasonal rains essential for growing crops in South Asia?

• irrigation channels

• monsoons

• aqueducts

Someone who has reached a state of perfect wisdom and is free of suffering has achieved...

• Brahman

• reincarnation

• nirvana

The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth influenced by one's karma is called...

• dharma

• nirvana

• reincarnation

Farmers were able to grow a steady supply of food in turn growing the population due to the...

• Nile River Valley

• Amazon River Valley

• Indus River Valley

The ultimate goal of _____ in Hinduism is to attain liberty from the cycle of rebirth.

• nirvana

• moksha

• enlightenment

The division of British India was made possible by the...

• 1947 Partition of Pakistan

• 1950 Division of Bangladesh

• 1947 Partition of India

Which of the following was responsible for setting quality standards and protecting the interests of skilled workers?

• partition

• moksha

• guild

This concept teaches that there is one supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or God...

• Brahman

• Guru

• Dharma

This served as a community for quiet reflection, meditation, and spiritual learning for Buddhists...

• synagogue

• monastery

• palace