South Asia Day 4 Assignment

___________ No cruel and unusual punishment

• 8th Amendment

• Natives

• Holocaust

• Spain

In the caste system, _______.

• a person could choose to marry anyone he/she wanted.

• a person could work hard and become part of another caste.

• a person could not eat with or be friends with people of another caste.

Why did the British colonize India?

• India's large population provided lots of consumers

• to increase the number of English speakers in the world

• to increase the amount of trade

• to exploit India's natural resources

The Indian _______________ is a hierarchy of organizing people into social groups based on their jobs.

• Gandhi

• Bollywood

• Hinduism

• Caste system

Americans created their own country based on the ___________ of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• Spain

• Unalienable rights

• Hinduism

• Caste system

After gaining their independence from ___________, India’s government wrote a constitution, which identifies individual freedoms and abolishes discrimination based on the hierarchy of organizing people into social groups based on their job. Although some rights were gained, like the freedom of speech and expression, India’s government is able to limit these freedoms.

• The United States

• Russia

• Great Britain

• China

Originally, much of the land in the southern United States was claimed by _______________.

• 8th Amendment

• Natives

• Holocaust

• Spain

____________, Buddhism, and Sikhism are the most widely practiced religions in South Asia.

• Gandhi

• Bollywood

• Hinduism

• Caste system

Many languages are spoken in South Asia. Why is English one of them?

• The British once occupied the area (British imperialism/colonization).

• The Spanish once colonized the land in this area.

• There are a lot of United States citizens working here.

• India is known for trading with Australia and other Spanish-speaking countries.

What physical feature is north of India? This feature offers protection but can make trade and travel more difficult.

• Thar Desert

• Eastern Ghats

• Arabian Sea

• Himalayas