Transcript File - Josh Goellner

Review (13 Q’s)
1. What is the dominate religion of India?
2. Where did the first civilization settle in
India?
3. What is the official language of India?
4. Who was Gandhi? What did he do?
5. Who ruled India during the raj?
Vocabulary
• Indus Valley Civilization
• Partition
• microcredit
• entrepreneur
• Siddhartha Gautama
• constitutional monarchy
• Sherpa
• Ramadan
• mandala
• Sinhalese
• Tamils
• sultan
East and West Pakistan
shared a religious bond, but
ethnic differences and 1,100
miles drove them apart.
The people of East
Pakistan wanted
their own state.
West Pakistan
opposed.
Civil war broke
out and East
Pakistan won its
independence.
This is how Bangladesh became a country.
Pakistan
Cotton
Rice
Leather
Wool Carpets
Bangladesh
Rice
Fish
Cotton
Pakistan is stricter in
imposing Islamic laws.
Most people in
the region are
Muslims.
One custom followed is
purdah which is the
seclusion of women.
Women are prevented from having contact
with men who are not relatives. When they are
in public the must wear veils.
Poetry is a special interest
in Pakistan and
Bangladesh.
Microcredit has gotten
Many people out of
Poverty. (Video)
The tradition of oral
literature is strong.
Bangladeshis' greatest
literary figure is the
poet Rabindranath
Tagore.
He won the Nobel
Prize in Literature in
1913.
Music and dance are
also important
forms of
expression.
6. How did Bangladesh come into
existence?
7. What religion is the majority of Pakistan?
8. What is Purdah?
Buddhism-founded by Siddhartha Gautama
(enlightened one) between the 6th and 4th cen. BCE
Goal is to reach nirvana (an enlightened state) and
stop the cycle of suffering and rebirth
4 noble truths
1. Life is suffering
2. There is a cause of that suffering (desire)
3. There is a way to end suffering
4. The way is by following an Eightfold PathRight opinion, right thought, right speech, right
activity, right livelihood, right effort, right
attention, and right concentration
Nepal and
Bhutan are
located in
the
Himalayas.
The rugged
landscape has
isolated both
countries throughout
history.
Hindu kings
ruled Nepal.
Buddhist priests
controlled
Bhutan.
Today both countries are governed by constitutional
monarchies.
Both Nepal and Bhutan are
poor countries.
Tourism is
becoming one of
the fastest growing
industries.
This has helped the
economy, but all the
tourism harms the
environment.
Majority of people
are Indo-Nepalese
Hindus.
Their ancestors came
from India many
centuries ago.
Hindu rulers came into
power, Hindu practices show
traces of Buddhist influence.
9. What type of Government does Nepal
have? Bhutan?
10. What is the fastest growing industry of
Nepal? WHY?
2 main groups live on Sri Lanka:
Tamils and Sinhalese
Tamils felt
discriminated
against by the
Sinhalese.
Tamils wanted
their own
independent
state.
In the 1980’s civil war broke out.
In Sri Lanka 75% of the
population are
Sinhaleses Buddhists.
Religion plays a key
role in the culture in
Sri Lanka.
Muslim customs
have a strong
influence in the
Maldives.
Islam is Maldives state
religion. No other
religions are allowed.
Sri Lanka’s main
exports are tea, rubber,
coconut, sapphires,
rubies, and topaz
Maldives farming is
limited due to lack of
land.
Fishing use to be its
main economic
activity.
Tourism is now the main
economic activity.
11. What are the two main groups of people
living in Sri Lanka?
12. Which group is the dominant group in Sri
Lanka?
13. What is the only religion allowed on the
Maldives?