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36 Cards in this Set
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World's largest democracy
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India with over 1.2 billion people.
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Poverty in India
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India is a developing country with a low per capita GDP, despite the fact that it has the 3rd largest GDP in the world.
-Tens of millions live in abject poverty. |
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Dravidians
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Ancient group of people who started the Indian civilization on the Indus River (Now in Pakistan).
-They eventually migrated south down to the Deccan Plateau in Southern India. |
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Aryans
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Ancient group of people from Europe who entered the subcontinent after the Dravidians.
The Aryans settled in Northern India while the original settlers (Dravidians) migrated to the south. |
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Sanskrit
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Ancient language of the Aryans that is similar to Greek and Latin.
Hindi (modern day Sanskrit) is part of the Indo-European family of language. |
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Hinduism
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Polytheistic religion started by the Aryans in India.
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Brahma
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The creator God in Hinduism.
(There is a breed of cow called Brahma.) The cow is a sacred animal in Hinduism. |
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Caste system in India
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Social class hierarchy established by the Aryans in India.
People are born into social classes. -The top would be the Brahmans who were originally the priests, teachers, and judges. -The lowest would be the Untouchables or Outcasts. |
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Buddhism
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Established by an Indian Hindu (~500 BC) from the Brahman caste,
His name was Siddhartha Guatama (a noblemen or prince) He had a problem with the caste system and turned his back on wealth and prestige. He became known as Buddha or "The Great Enlightened One" |
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Reincarnation
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Belief in Hinduism and Buddhism that souls come back and live again in another body until it becomes pure enough to break out of reincarnation.
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Karma
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Belief in Hinduism and Buddhism that if one has fulfilled their dharma, they will be promoted to a higher form of life in their next life or, if not they will be punished or demoted to a lower form of life in their next life.
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Nirvana
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Hindu and Buddhist heaven.
-To break out of the cycles of the reincarnation after the soul id pure enough (That is why they meditate so much.) |
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Pagoda
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Multi-tiered Buddhist towers usually containing bells.
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Zen Buddhism
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Japanese version of Buddhism famous for its meditation techniques.
Many Japanese practice Buddhism and Shinto, their native religion of nature worship (Animism). |
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Sikhism
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Indian religion with the elements of:
-Islam (Monotheistic & wear turbans) -Hinduism (Reincarnation & meditation) -Buddhism (Against the caste system) |
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Mohandas (Mahatma Gandi)
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Led Indians in their independence movement from the British colonial rule by using non-violent resistance techniques such as boycotts.
His nickname is Mahatma (The Great Soul). |
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Himalayas
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Originally a Sanskrit word for "Land of Snow." It's the world's highest mountain range which includes Mount Everest (29, 035 ft.) and K2 (28, 250 ft.).
It continues to grow higher due to converging plates. |
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Bangladesh
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One of the two areas (along with Pakistan) that was designated for Muslims when the British partitioned and left their lands in India.
-It has the eighth largest population density in the world, (1,142 people per sq. km) excluding microstates. |
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Sri Lanka
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Former British colony called Ceylon. It is famous for it's tea.
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Common Wealth of Nations
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Voluntary associations of 54 former British colonies from the former British empire.
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Angkor wat
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Largest religious monuent in the world. (approx. one sq. mile.)
-Built in the 1100s. -Originally Hindu, but now a wat (Buddhist temple) -In Cambodia. |
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Saigon
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Used to be the capital of South Vietnam.
When North Vietnam won the war in 1975, the city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after their leader. |
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Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, Micronesia
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Deepest spot on Earth.
-35, 839 ft. below sea level. -Under the Mariana Islands in Micronesia (Pacific Ocean). -It is an American territory. |
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Creation of deep ocean trenches
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Subducting tectonic plates.
-Mariana Trench: Pacific plate subducting unde the Philippine plate. |
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Indonesian Archipelago
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World's second largest chain of islands with approx. 17,500. (Canada has over 30,000).
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Indonesian Population
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4th largest in the world, (right behind the US) with approx. a quarter of a million.
-250 million. |
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World's largest Muslim country
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Indonesia, followed by Pakistan, then Bangladesh.
-The first two are in the top 10 population. |
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Guerilla warfare
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Spanish for "little war".
Small bands of fighters doing sneak attacks. -Used by the Vietcong against the US army. |
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Vietnamese boat people
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Vietnamese refugees wo fled Vietnam by boat when Ho Chi Minh won the war in 1975.
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Pres. Clinton's historic visit to Vietnam
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Pres. Clinton restored relations with Vietnam and was the 1st US president to visit Vietnam since the war ended.
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US corporate presence in Clinton's visit to Vietnam.
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Following China's lead, Vietnam adopted capitalism (but not democracy) and is now apart of the GLobalized Trade Network.
-About 50 American corporations sent executives to Vietnam with CLinton in hopes of starting trades. |
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American casualties in Vietnam
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Approx. 60,000 US soldiers died fighting against Communism in the Vietnam War.
-Their names are on the Black Memorial Wall in Washington DC. |
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Capital of Malaysia.
-Malaysia means estuary (where the mouth of a river meets the sea- The mixing of fresh and salt water) and Lumpur means muddy "Muddy estuary" |
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Predominant religion in Thailand
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Islam (Muslim religion)
Islam is common in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. |
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Vision 2020 in Malaysia
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Malaysia's plan to try to become a fully developed country by 2020.
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Petronas Twin Towers
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In Kuala Lumpur (petro means oil).
-They were the world's tallest buildings when they debuted in '98. |