South Asia Vocabulary Quiz

The social grouping that emerged at the end of the Vedic Period which went from occupation-based to birth-based was called the _____________________.

• socialism groups

• caste system

• isolation system

• democracy social setting

Akbar the Great (Mughal ruler) expanded the empire and practiced respect for all others' beliefs. This is known as religious ______________.

• tolerance

• isolation

• centering

• love

Two of the world's major religions were founded in South Asia. What are they?

• Christianity and Islam

• Judaism and Christianity

• Hinduism and Buddhism

• Hinduism and Islam

What are one of the things the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?

• They are polytheistic which means their followers worship many gods.

• They are monotheistic which means their followers worship only one god.

• They are monotheistic which means their followers believe in more than one god.

• All of their followers are strict vegetarians.

Which group grows crops for their families, but nothing to sell to anyone else?

• Archaeologists

• Subsistence farmers

• Commercial farmers

• Dairy Farmers

Whenever a person begins to experience altitude sickness which is caused by a reduced level of oxygen in the air it is due extreme _______________ (height above sea level).

• reverse

• reincarnation

• monsoons

• elevation

In India, the Yamuna River is loaded with food, tires, chemicals, sewage, and other waste. This is known as ______________.

• sanitation

• pollution

• elevation

• reverse

The creation of the Himalaya Mountains happened when the Indian plate _____________ (crashing movement) with the Eurasian plate.

• collided

• isolated

• elevated

• delta

South Asia's natural resources range from India's coal deposits, Sri Lanka's precious and semi-precious stones, and the _____________ land which is suitable for farming that feeds nearly 1.5 billion people.

• famine

• isolated

• arable

• polluted

Protecting the physical land, tigers, and marine ecosystems in South Asia is done through a process known as _____________.

• microlending

• ecosystem

• deities

• conservation