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South Asia Countries Flashcards

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Islam religion (5)

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Hijabs, Indonesia, Visit Meca once in your life, Allah is their God, usually related with Middle East

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Buddhism religion (6)

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Enlightenment, 8 fold path, Prince Sydartha, Nirvana, reincarnation, orange/white robes

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Sikhism religion (7)

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Steal bracelets, swords/daggers, one God, Mohammed, equality, Northerm India, never cut hair

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Hinduism religion (8)

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Popular in India, Karma, Multiple Gods, One over seer God, Holi/Dwevali, usually red weddings, temples, Dharma

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Ghatts river

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Liquid form of God

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How to reach enlightenment Ghatts river

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Being creamated

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Sri Lanka (4)

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-Tropical islands off the southern tip of India
-Higher elevation in the center of Islands— tea plantations
-Famous for Ceylon Tea
-British left during 1947

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Maldives (4)

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-over 1200 tropical islands (1000 not inhabited)
-Largest island is no bigger than 5 square miles with many atolls and lagoons
-tourism is really popular (beach vacations)
-can not live there full time unless Islam

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Bhutan (6)

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-Tiny, remote country between China and India
-No paved rounds until 1960’s, no travel until 1974, no TV until 1999
-Popular tourists but gov limits the numbers and charges
-90% farm
-Buddhism is popular
-Carbon Negative

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Nepal

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-Hinduism is the main religion
-Tourism is big ( Mt. Everest )
-Local guides for Everest called Sherpas
-April 2015 devastating earthquake

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Climbing Mt Everest

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Extremely deadly, Sherpas have to go back and forth, to send people to get dead bodies,

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how much is the permit to climb Mt Everest

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11,000

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Gandhi

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Peaceful and wants independence and united, not Pakistan

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Who killed Gandhi

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Assassinated by a Hindu ( which is part of his own religion )

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What religion was Jinnah and his beliefs

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Muslim and doesnt trust Hindus/ wants partition

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How long does West and East Pakistan last

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20 years

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How many people were displaced during partition

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14 million

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How many people died during partition

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Over 1 million

19
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Where has most fighting occurred between India and Pakistan

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Kashmiri

20
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True or false, both Pakistan and India have nukes

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True

21
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True or false India and Pakistan both agreed to no first use policy

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True

22
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What does the no first use policy mean

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That the country will not try to start anything with nukes

23
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Partition

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Creation of Pakistan in 1947 (Review from Bangladesh slideshow on previous page) Summarize how Bangladesh and Pakistan were created in no more than 3 sentences.

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Brahmins

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Priests and teachers top tier

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Dalits

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The outcasts in the caste system of Hinduism

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