Review over India and Middle East

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  1. 2. The British East India company conquered India for control over tea and this
  2. 5. India and Pakistan have both threatened each other with this kind of powerful weapon
  3. 7. This people crossed into India from Central Asia, spreading their language and religion
  4. 8. This country was divided from India, is majority Muslim, and has threatened to go to war with India many times
  5. 12. The only Jewish state in the world, is in the Middle East
  6. 16. The country of Egypt is found on this continent
  7. 17. This country is borded by the Himalayan Mountains to the north, the Indian Ocean to the South and has the majority of the world's Hindu population
  8. 18. This Empire conquered and ruled India for two hundred years
  9. 19. This religion believes in only one god and their holy book is known as the Torah
  10. 20. This is one of two major language spoken in India
  11. 21. These are the holy books in Hinduism
  12. 22. This city is claimed as a holy city in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity and is the capital of modern day Israel
  13. 23. This Emperor of India regretted all the people he killed to conquer India and converted to Buddhism
  14. 25. Most Indian food is this type of food, it is a spicy sauce with meat, vegetables, or cheese mixed in, often thrown on top of rice
  15. 26. The majority of people in India follow this religion
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  1. 1. This religion worships multiple gods, believes in reincarnation, and is the major religion in India
  2. 3. This event is when India got divided into India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh based on who was Muslim and who was Hindu
  3. 4. Most people in the Middle East follow this religion, as well as the people of Pakistan and Bangladesh
  4. 6. This major river in India is where many Indians go to scatter their family member's ashes
  5. 9. This continent has the largest population, and is where most of the Middle East and India can be found
  6. 10. This nation is what Israel used to be known as, now only Arab nations call it this
  7. 11. This religion believes in one god, but people who follow this religion are also expected to never cut their hair
  8. 13. This belief is that people's souls will be reborn in a new life, without the memories of their old life
  9. 14. This is a payment a bride's family will make to the groom when they get married
  10. 15. This system divides up the people of India based on what their parents did. The only way to go up in this system is to do good deeds and then be reborn in a better life
  11. 20. This mountain range divides India from China
  12. 24. This religion believes in reincarnation and that the only way to stop suffering is to stop wanting things