SOUTH ASIA: CULTURE AND
LIFESTYLES
LANGUAGES
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__________Major languages spoken in South Asia
English is widely spoken in the area, particularly in:
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 Tourism
 Parts of South Asia once under British rule
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Hindi (India), Urdu (Pakistan), Bengali (Bangladesh)
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Trace roots back to Aryan invaders of 3,000 years ago, and are
related to the major languages of Europe
Dravidian
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Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
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Spoken in __________________ and __________________
Draw roots back to the earliest inhabitants of South Asia
RELIGION
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Hinduism
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Main religion of _____________ and __________________
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____________________
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Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives were all founded as Islamic states; thus, the
majority of the population in these areas is Muslim.
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Founded by guru ___________________ in the 1500s
Teaches there is one God, and the only way to break away from reincarnation is
through meditation, and good deeds.
Christians
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Came out of _________________________
Preaches strict _____________________, because everything has a soul
Sikhism
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Strongest in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Nepal
Follows the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama, or ____________________.
Jainism
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There are also almost 120 million Muslim in India
Buddhism
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Also practiced in Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
About 17 million
Concentrated in ______________________ in southern and northeastern India
Zoroastrianism
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An ancient Iranian religion and a religious philosophy.
The Indian city of ___________________ houses the last living Zoroastrianism followers.
RELIGION AND DAILY LIFE
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Bhutan and Nepal
Prayer flags and prayer wheels can be seen on the streets
 Monks can be heard chanting ___________________, or
repetitive prayers
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India
_____________________, or Hindu holy men, can be seen
walking from temple to temple carrying only their blankets
and begging bowls
 _____________________, considered holy, can be seen
roaming freely in the streets and markets.
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Pakistan and Bangladesh
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Women can be seen wearing their _____________, an
enveloping robe that Islamic tradition require for modesty
LITERATURE
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India
Epic Poems
 Written between 1500 and 500 BCE
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___________________________ (muh-hah-Bah-ruh-tuh)
___________________________ (rah-MAH-yah-nuh)
Muhammad Iqbal
Philosopher and writer
 Wrote in early 1900s
 Proposed the idea of an ____________________in South Asia
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Rabindranath Tagore
Wrote fiction, poetry, and drama
 Won Nobel Prize in Literature
 Wrote India’s _________________________
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Gana_Mana
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INDIA – DANCE & MUSIC
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Dance
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Most dance styles in India are based from themes of Hindu
mythology
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__________________________________ (bah-Rah-tah-NAHT-yam)
 Based on the devotional postures of sacred temple dancers,
these dances involve rapid whirling, stamping feet, and
elaborate language of hand gestures called mudras.
 Dancers, usually women, wear bright silk saris and jingling
gold jewelry.
__________________________________(kah-tha-KAHL-lee)
 Male dancers wear huge, colorful masks, and their violent
movements are rooted in martial art postures
Music – two basic types
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Hindustani – in the _______________
Karnatic – in the __________________
Melody called ____________
Rhythm called ___________
INDIA – THE MOVIES
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______________________
Nickname given to India’s film industry centered in
Mumbai
 Mixture of Bombay (now called Mumbai) and
Hollywood
 World’s largest producing film industry
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More than 800 full-length films a year
VISUAL ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
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Visual Arts
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Traditionally South Asians visual arts have been used to
express ________________________, and to document daily life.
Architecture
_____________ – Buddhist domed temples in Nepal and Sri
Lanka
 _____________ – fortified monasteries in Bhutan
 Taj Mahal – is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra,
Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Muslim emperor
______________________in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz
Mahal.
 The Harmandir Sahib - informally referred to as the
__________________________is a prominent Sikh Gurdwara
located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. It was built by
the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan, in the 15th Century. In 1604,
Guru Arjun completed the Adi Granth, the holy scripture of
Sikhism, and installed it in the Gurdwara.
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Modern Art and Architecture
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A blend of traditional and _____________________styles
SPORT - CRICKET
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http://www.ted.com/talks/harsha_bhogle_the_rise
_of_cricket_the_rise_of_india