South Asia Review

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Across
  1. 2. this is the world's highest peak - located in the Himalaya Mountains
  2. 5. 75% of India's population are _____ farmers
  3. 7. this group is considered not worthy enough to belong to the Caste System
  4. 8. India's Hindus consider this animal to be sacred
  5. 10. India is a ____ because it is a large landmass cut off from the rest of Asia
  6. 11. this level of the Caste System contains religious authorities and intellectuals
  7. 12. one of the first civilizations in the Indus River Valley
  8. 14. Indian villages mostly make products in their homes which is called ____ ____
  9. 15. the largest country in South Asia
  10. 17. two of the main agricultural products in South Asia are ____ and _______
  11. 20. India's largest city and is located on the west coast
  12. 21. the capital of India
  13. 22. nomadic people from Central Asia that took over the Indus area around 1500 B.C.
  14. 23. after independence, India became a ______ republic under the leadership of Nehru
Down
  1. 1. a huge industrial and seaport city in India
  2. 3. this level of the Caste System contains farmers and blacksmiths
  3. 4. this river is called the 'mother river' and is sacred to the Hindus
  4. 6. the social system developed by the Hindu Aryans
  5. 9. this person led the independence movement from Britain
  6. 11. this European country controlled India, and other Asian areas, during the 1700 and 1800s
  7. 13. hurricane-like storms
  8. 16. seasonal winds that change direction with the seasons
  9. 18. this river is the lifeblood of the desert and mountain country
  10. 19. this is a major environmental factor - the over use of land and erosion