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History and Cultures of South Asia
School-to-Home Connection Activity
What Do You Know?
Directions: Quiz a parent or partner to see how much you know
about the history and cultures of South Asia. *
Partner's answer:
Student: What religion wor-
ships thousands of deities?
Student's answer:
Partner: What is dharma?
Partner's answer:
Student: What was unusual
about Harappa and Mohenjo
Daro?
Student's answer:
Partner: How many major
languages are spoken in
South Asia?
* With you r student, find answers to these questions in the student textbook.
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School-to-Home Connection Activity
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Who Is It?
Directions: The first column provides a description of a person or
group that was important in South Asia's history. Write the name of
the person or group in the second column.
Description
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Name of Person or Group
Nomadic herders
Spoke, and later wrote, Sanskrit
Established vamos, which developed into castes
1.
Was a wealthy prince
Gave up everything to search for truth
Is known as "Buddha;' or the "Enlightened One"
2.
Famous Mauryan ruler
His empire included almost the entire subcontinent
Dedicated his life to peace and became a Buddhist
3.
First of these rulers was Chandragupta I in A.D. 320
Set up an empire in northern India
• Trade, science, mathematics, medicine, and the
arts thrived
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Greatest Mogul ruler
Supported the arts and lowered taxes
Allowed different religions
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British trading company
Colonized most of the subcontinent by the mid-1800s
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• Worked for independence from Great Britain
o · Used civil disobedience, not violence
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Ancestors came from Tibet
Live in the Himalaya
Many hired to guide climbing expeditions
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Believe in one God and stress doing good deeds
to escape the cycle of reincarnation
Most live in northwestern India and want an
independent state
9.
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