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Early Hinduism Brahmanism Standard 6.5.3
Social Structure The Caste System Standard 6.5.4
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Maurya Asoka Discoveries Standard 6.2.9
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Geography Major River Systems Standard 6.5.1
Early Hinduism Brahmanism Standard 6.5.3
Social Structure The Caste System Standard 6.5.4
Teachings of Buddha Spread of Buddhism Standard
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Maurya Asoka Discoveries Standard 6.2.9
Geography Major River Systems Standard 6.5.1
Early Hinduism Brahmanism Standard 6.5.3
Social Structure The Caste System Standard 6.5.4
Teachings of Buddha Spread of Buddhism Standard
6.5.5
Maurya Asoka Discoveries Standard 6.2.9
Geography Major River Systems Standard 6.5.1
Early Hinduism Brahmanism Standard 6.5.3
Social Structure The Caste System Standard 6.5.4
Teachings of Buddha Spread of Buddhism Standard
6.5.5
Maurya Asoka Discoveries Standard 6.2.9
Geography Major River Systems Standard 6.5.1
Early Hinduism Brahmanism Standard 6.5.3
Social Structure The Caste System Standard 6.5.4
Teachings of Buddha Spread of Buddhism Standard
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Maurya Asoka Discoveries Standard 6.2.9
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What two rivers feed the fertile river valleys in
India?
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The Ganges Indus Rivers
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What is the name of the mountain range that
separates India from Asia, and has the highest
mountains in the world?
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The Himalayas
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What is a strong wind that blows one direction in
the winter and another direction in the summer?
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Monsoon
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What is the name of a large landmass, such as
India, that is a part of another continent but is
considered either geographically or politically
as an independent entity?
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Subcontinent
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This river runs SOUTH of the Himalayas and
empties into the India Ocean.
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The Ganges River
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What religion was started by the Aryans and
believed in many gods and goddesses who
controlled nature. It is the oldest religion in
the world, and the THIRD largest?
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Hinduism
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The idea of passing through many lives to reach
the Brahman is called
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Reincarnation
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The consequences of how a person lives their life
OR the effect of a persons actions or conduct.
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Karma
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Which Hindu god is known as the destroyer of the
world?
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Siva
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Which Hindu god has the head of an elephant and
the body of a human with four arms? He is the god
of wisdom and scribes.
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Ganesha
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A social group from which a person cannot leave.
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Caste
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The divine law. It requires people to perform
the duties of their caste.
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Dharma
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What social caste performed work that was thought
to be dirty, such as collecting trash?
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Pariahs (a.k.a. Untouchables)
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What social caste was made up of priests, and
were thought to be the only people to perform
religious ceremonies?
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Brahmans
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Which social caste was made up of common people
and was the largest of the social castes?
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Vaisyas
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What is the religion started by Siddhartha
Gautama that taught that life is full of
suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases
when desires ceases, that enlightenment
obtained through right conduct, wisdom, and
meditation releases one from desire, suffering
and rebirth.
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Buddhism
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What is the heart of Buddhas teachings?
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The Four Noble Truths
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What is the name of Buddhas list that shows
people how to eliminate suffering in their lives?
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Eightfold Path
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What is the concept of Buddhism that was
successfully used by Ghandi, Dr. Martin Luther
King jr. and Caesar Chavez?
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Ahimsa
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Who is the lama who heads the government?
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Dalai Lama
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Who was the founder of the Mauryan Empire?
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Who is the man believed by many historians to be
the greatest king of the Mauryan empire?
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Emperor Asoka
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List ONE major contribution to mankind made by
Indians in LITURATURE.
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Any ONE of these answers is correct! ? The
Vedas ? Mahabarata ? Bagavad Gita ?Ramayana
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List ONE contribution to mankind by Indians in
MATHEMATICS!
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Any ONE of these answers is correct! ? Algebra
? Concept of and symbol for ZERO ? Concept of
and symbol for Infinity ?Symbols for s 1-9 ?
Algorithms
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List ONE contribution to mankind by Indians in
MEDICINE!
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Any ONE of these answers is correct! ?
Astronomy? Knew that the EARTH revolves around
the SUN ? Concept of gravity ? Concept of
atoms ? Set broken bones ? Invented medical
tools ? operations ?Plastic Surgery
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• Word Bank
• ? Afghanistan
• ? Bangladesh
• ? Bhutan
• ? India
• ? Maldives
• ? Nepal
• Pakistan
• ? Sri Lanka

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India
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Sri Lanka
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Maldives
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Afghanistan
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Pakistan
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Nepal
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Bhutan
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Bangladesh
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Word Bank ?Arabian Sea ? Bay of Bengal ? Deccan
Plateau ? Ganges Delta ? Ganges River ? Great
Indian Desert ? Himalayas ? Indus River ? Mt.
Everest (elev. 29,028 ft.)
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Indus River
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Great Indian Desert
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Himalayas
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Mt. Everest (elevation 29, 028 feet)
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Ganges River
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Ganges Delta
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Deccan Plateau
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Bay of Bengal
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Arabian Sea
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