SOUTH ASIA: CULTURE AND LIFESTYLES

LANGUAGES

__________Major languages spoken in South Asia English is widely spoken in the area, particularly

in: ________________________________________ Tourism Parts of South Asia once under British rule

__________________________________ Hindi (India), Urdu (Pakistan), Bengali (Bangladesh)

Trace roots back to Aryan invaders of 3,000 years ago, and are related to the major languages of Europe

Dravidian Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam

Spoken in __________________ and __________________ Draw roots back to the earliest inhabitants of South Asia

RELIGION Hinduism

Main religion of _____________ and __________________ Also practiced in Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

____________________ Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives were all founded as Islamic states; thus, the

majority of the population in these areas is Muslim. There are also almost 120 million Muslim in India

Buddhism Strongest in Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Nepal Follows the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama, or ____________________.

Jainism Came out of _________________________ Preaches strict _____________________, because everything has a soul

Sikhism 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

About 17 million Concentrated in ______________________ in southern and northeastern India

Zoroastrianism An ancient Iranian religion and a religious philosophy. The Indian city of ___________________ houses the last living Zoroastrianism followers.

RELIGION AND DAILY LIFE

Bhutan and Nepal Prayer flags and prayer wheels can be seen on the

streets Monks can be heard chanting ___________________, or

repetitive prayers 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.

Pakistan and Bangladesh Women can be seen wearing their _____________, an

enveloping robe that Islamic tradition require for modesty

LITERATURE

India Epic Poems Written between 1500 and 500 BCE

___________________________ (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 Rabindranath Tagore

Wrote fiction, poetry, and drama Won Nobel Prize in Literature Wrote India’s _________________________ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Gana_Mana

INDIA – DANCE & MUSIC Dance

Most dance styles in India are based from themes of Hindu mythology __________________________________ (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 Hindustani – in the _______________ Karnatic – in the __________________ Melody called ____________ Rhythm called ___________

INDIA – THE MOVIES

______________________ Nickname given to India’s film industry centered

in Mumbai Mixture of Bombay (now called Mumbai) and

Hollywood World’s largest producing film industry

More than 800 full-length films a year

VISUAL ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE Visual Arts

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.

Modern Art and Architecture A blend of traditional and _____________________styles

SPORT - CRICKET

http://www.ted.com/talks/harsha_bhogle_the_rise_of_cricket_the_rise_of_india