India and South Asia

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  1. 5. This strict Muslim group took over Afghanistan in the 1990s and again in 2021.
  2. 10. _____________ Gandhi became the most visible figure in the move for India’s independence
  3. 11. A season of very heavy rainfall
  4. 12. This religion began in India, but is now more popular in China, Japan, and Southeast Asia
  5. 13. In India, what does it mean when a person shakes their head side to side?
  6. 15. __________ Disobedience means peacefully breaking a law or rule in order to obey a higher moral principle
  7. 16. Indian farmers like these animals because they keep rats out of their fields
  8. 17. This plant in Bangladesh is used to make twine and burlap bags.
  9. 18. This island country is noted for growing rice, tea, rubber, and coconuts.
  10. 20. Until the 1960s this country had no currency
  11. 22. The Atreya ___________ is the oldest medical book of all time, over 2,000 years old
  12. 23. The hardest working and most relied upon animal in India
  13. 24. These mountains form the border with India and Nepal
  14. 27. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives all received their independence from this country.
  15. 28. This is a two wheeled vehicle pulled by one man.
  16. 29. The ____________ System of Hinduism kept people in the same social class for their entire lives.
  17. 30. Some Indian Hindu’s believe that when a child dies they come back in the form of a _______.
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  1. 1. This is a camel with one hump
  2. 2. The main river in India, it is considered to be holy by Hindus
  3. 3. This religion teaches that the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth occurs many times.
  4. 4. The ___________ is ruled by Islamic law and is one of the poorest countries in the world.
  5. 6. Buddhism teaches that suffering comes from the desire for ____________
  6. 7. The idea that a person’s actions will determine what will happen after his or her death
  7. 8. In 1966 _____________ Gandhi became the first woman prime minister of India
  8. 9. The basic teachings of Buddhism include the four __________ truths.
  9. 10. This person begins as a young boy looking after the needs of elephants
  10. 14. This is the richest country in South Asia.
  11. 19. The idea that after death a person’s soul is reborn into a different body
  12. 21. Tourists come to this country to climb Mt. Everest and see the Himalayas
  13. 25. The Taj __________ was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife and queen
  14. 26. An Indian musical instrument with a long neck and strings