A | B |
British positive influences on India. | 1) ended slavery, 2) improved schools, 3) RR networkd |
British negative influences on India. | 1) Did not treat their subjects as equals, 2) Nearly wiped out Indian Textile Industry. |
Taking pride in one's nation? | Nationalism |
Led India to independence? | Mohandas Gandhi |
Mohandas Gandhi was called _?_, which means "the Great Soul". | Mahatma |
Sit-ins & boycotts are examples of _?_. | nonviolent resistance |
In India they are the landowners? | Hindus |
In India they are the landless workers? | Muslims |
In 1947, Britain decided to _?_ the subcontinent of India into two countries. | Partition |
The movement of 12 million people to either India or Pakistan became known as the _?_. | Great Migration |
East Pakistan became the country of ? | Bangladesh |
What caused the Great Migration? | Hindus and Muslims wanted to avoid being ruled by the other. |
East and West Pakistan were unified by... | 1) Both were Islamic, 2) Independent |
Know how West and East Pakistan were different. | See Notes |
Poverty stricken, natural disasters, and overpopulation are characteristics of this country? | Bangladesh |
It teaches the unity of all life? | Hinduism |
The holy river? | Ganges River |
Every living thing has a spirit which comes from the creator? | Brahma |
A series of cycles that one goes through before reaching Brahma? | Reincarnation |
This religion is a combination of Hinduism and Islam? | Sikhism |
This religion believes violence of any kind is wrong? | Jainism |
Prior to fighting for independence in India, Gandhi was studying to be lawyer in this country? | England |
A system of social hierarchy? | Caste System |
They were sweepers, garbage collectors, and tanners within the caste system? | Untouchables / outcasts |
List some facts about village life in India. | 1) They share wells, 2) Almost o one has a car, 3) 7 out of 10 Indians live in villages. |
List some facts about food in India. | 1) Vegetarian diet, 2) Rice is a staple food |
List some facts about family life in India. | 1) Practice joint family system, 2) |
List some facts about clothing in India. | 1) Sari , 2) Purdah |
List some facts about housing in India. | 1) Wealthy people live in brick houses and poor people live in mud houses. |
A wooden bed frame? | Charpoy |
Brightly colored cloth-dress? | Sari |
The practice of women covering their face is called? | Purdah |
Gateway to Afghanistan? | Khyber Pass |
The dominant mountain range in Pakistan? | Hindu Kush |
The lifeline of Afghanistan? | Indus River |
Which nation invaded Afghanistan to help put down a revolt? | Soviet Union |
The physical feature that dominates Bangladesh? | Delta |
Skilled mountaineers? | Sherpas |
Nepal and Bhutan share this physical feature? | Himalyas |
Cutting down the rain forest? | deforestation |
This group of people came from Northern India and practice Buddhism? | Sinhalese |
This group of people came from Southern India and practice Hinduism? | Tamis |
Led a group called Al-Qaida? | Osama bin Laden |
Official religion of Pakistan? | Urdu |
A country separating opposing powers? | Buffer State |
Mt. Everest is found in this Asian country? | Nepal |
Capital of India? | New Delhi |