Unit 8 S. Asia Review

Mohandas Gandhi used _________________ to gain independence for India.

• weapons
• strikes
• separation laws
• civil disobedience

Which of the following countries is located in the REGION of South Asia? (Choose 2.)

• Saudi Arabia

• Pakistan

• China

• Nepal

According to the Hindu religion, the most sacred physical geographic feature might be

• the mountains.
• the plains.
• the rivers.
• the forests.

Seasonal wind patterns that affect the climate are called

• famines.
• gusts.
• harbattan.
• monsoons.

Identify the greatest architectural contribution of the Mughal Empire.

• Great Wall of China
• Mount Everest
• Taj Mahal
• Vishvanatha Temple

South Asia is known for many different religions. Among these are ____________. (Choose 3.)

• Christianity

• Jainism

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Islam

The European country that colonized most of South Asia was ________________.

• France
• Great Britain
• Portugal
• Spain

The Indian National Congress was set up to _____________.

• put an end to Kashmir.
• make laws for India.
• fight for the independence of India from Great Britain.
• form a union of Indian people to fight Pakistan.

The ________________ introduced Sanskrit as a language that became a basis for many modern languages.

• Harrapan
• Mughal Empire
• Aryan
• Gupta

Aryans set up groups in a social structure called a

• feudalism

• constitutional monarchy

• caste system

• democracy