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Why is Sikhism sometimes called the Forgotten Tradition?

The majority of Muslims are Arabs.

Which philosophical concept, acccording to the lecture, fits nicely with Taoism? (best fit)

In Crash Course with John Green he discussed Buddhist Stupas. He explains that they are places where Buddhist monastics are initiated into Buddhism.

The Mahayana school of Buddhism argues that one needs to be a monastic to be enlightened but the Theravada school of Buddhism says that any good Buddhist (monastic or not) can attain enlightenment in this lifetime.

Jains make up about 10% of India; there are approximately 90 million Jains in India compared with 900 million – one billion Hindus (approx.)

According to the reading, who are the three most fundamental Hindu deities?

Buddha and Mahavira had very different backgrounds; Buddha was raised a prince and Mahavira was raised impoverished as his parents were both ascetics.

In Hinduism Explained (our first Hindu film for lesson 3) what does the narrator say about the caste system:

In the Hinduism Today documentary it discusses why did the Indus Valley Civilization possibly disappeared. What is the main reason it says?