Study Guide for South Asia
Terms to Know
Monsoon
Caste
Ghats
Sugar cane
Himalaya
Ganges River
Indus River
Deccan Plateau
Subcontinent
Irrigation
Reincarnation
Karma
Dharma
Nirvana
Purdah
East India Company
Sepoys
Indian National Congress
Muslim League
Gandhi
Civil disobedience
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
Satyagrapha
Untouchable
Partition
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Kashmir
Sri Lanka
India
Afghanistan
Bhutan
Nepal
Be able to answer the following
The seasonal shifts in wind which cause dramatic weather changes are known as the:
What is education in India like?
What is the largest country in South Asia in population?
What are the similarities between the U.S. constitution and India’s constitution??
The large range of mountains that includes Mt. Everest is called:
What are the problems in the Indian Government has faced since independence?
What plateau is surrounded by the Eastern and Western Ghats?
What were the results of the Sepoy Rebellion?
What animal is used by farmers in dry regions to help plow the fields?
According to Buddhist teachings, what is the cause of suffering?
Where do the major rivers of India get their water from?
The tallest mountain in South Asia is?
What is the caste system?
What physical feature in South Asia is seen as essential to life?
According to Buddha what most a person do to seek nirvana?
What is the role of women in traditional India?
According to Hinduism, what is the goal of life?
An example of cultural diversity in South Asia is what?
What are the Four Noble Truths?
Which member of the family was considered to be the most important in India?
Why did Indians resent British Rule?
What methods did Gandhi support and use to work for independence from Great Britain?
What did the Independence Act of 1947, which gave India its freedom, also do?
Why have India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir?
Essay Question (Worth 10 points)
You must write in paragraph form. You should have more than one paragraph to answer this question. Make sure you are answering the question completely and that your answer makes sense.
How are the three major religions of South Asia (Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam) similar and different? Compare and Contrast. (You need to have at least 2 differences and similarities for each.)