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rural areas lack?
indoor plumbing and electricity
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main crops?
rice and wheat
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the cities located in south and southeast asia are important?
trade centers, commercial and cultural centers for the region
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most of the large cities were established by?
colonial powers from western europe
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major goal?
to improve the living conditions and infrastructure
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most of south and southeast asia is considered a ?
developing nation
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developing nation?
still depends on agriculture, rather than industry or technology
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by the end of the ____ _____, hindusim was the dominant religion
epic age
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hinduism has not set ?
creed
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creed?
a statement or confessions of belief
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what does hinduism teach?
that reality is one
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in hinduism, the many statues and pictures of deities are morely symbols of a?
universal spirit
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hindus call the universal spirit?
brahman
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every living thing in the universe is part of?
brahman
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most hindus are?
vegetarians
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the 3 most popular deities that hindus believe in are?
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brahma?
creates the world
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vishnu?
preserves the world
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siva?
destroys the world so it can be recreated
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gonesha?
elephant headed god of business
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prominent themes in hinduism?
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dharma?
ethics and duties
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samsara?
the continuing cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth
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karma
action and subsequent reaction
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moksha
liberation from the cycle of samsara
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one key aspect of hinduism is the idea of ?
karma
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the belief that everything you do in life will someday come around to you
karma
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the cycle of birth and death
reincarnation
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in hiduism, things and people dont ?
die, they simply come back to earth in a different form
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the breaking of the cycle of birth and rebirth is called?
moksha
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hinduism major holiday?
ramayana
-
ramayana is aka
- the festival of lights
- celebrates the return of rama and sita to their home
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in hindusim, the ____ is considered sacred
cow
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the cow is a symbol of?
- abundance
- the sanctity of all life
- the earth
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hindus ____ worship the cow
DO NOT
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siddhartha gautama?
- aka buddha
- the enlightened one
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how did buddha receive his answer?
through a flash of enlightenment or understanding
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buddha concluded that nothing is permanent except
decay and change
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what did buddha conclude?
that human suffering has a single cause, materialistic desires
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buddha preached the ?
4 noble truths
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first noble truth?
everyone suffers
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2nd noble truth?
desire is the cause of suffering
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3rd noble truth?
the only way to end suffering is to suppress all desires an achieve nirvana
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nirvana?
a condition or state in which a person is completely at peace
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once a person has achieved nirvana, ?
the cycle of rebirth ends
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4th noble truth?
offers a series of ethical guidelines for achieving nirvana
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what did buddha call the guidelines?
noble eightfold path
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people preferred ____ because it provided rituals/customs for marriage, birth and death
hinduism
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_____ was a thriving religion in southeast and east asia
buddhism
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buddhism 2 branches?
- theravada buddhism
- mahayana buddhism
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the bulge on top of the head symbolizes buddha's?
wisdom
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long ear lobes, once adorned with heavy earrings, are reminders of?
that wealth is of little value
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a dot on the forehead represents buddha's?
great spiritual powers
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