Early India

The rebirth of the soul in various forms.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the caste system?

The name of the East India Company soldiers

This caste consisted of merchants, landowners, and skilled laborers.

In Hinduism, every person possesses an "essential self" that is part of the universal soul known as the

This is a traditional gown worn by the women of India.

In Buddhism, these must be accepted in order to achieve the goals of the religion.

The varna was made up of four____________.

These "outcastes" did all of the work that no one else wanted to, the other castes would often keep their distance.

Why was the Indus River Valley Civilization significant?

Once the founder of Buddhism reached enlightenment, he was known as the ______________.

This caste was made up of priests who were the most highly regarded of the castes.

This religion encourages its believers to follow the example of its founder.

This religion believes in many gods

What is the monsoon?

In Buddhism, the condition of wanting nothing is called

This caste was made up of warriors who often also ran the government.

This caste was typically made up of slaves and unskilled workers, it had the highest population.

Rajahs, which were members of ancient Indian culture, performed what duty?

The jobs and tasks each caste must perform to improve the condition of their next life.

These were nomadic and warlike people that conquered India and established the first caste system.

The name of the founder of Buddhism

According to Hinduism and Buddhism, this is the accumulation of a person's good and bad deeds

The Hindu goal of breaking the cycle of rebirth and achieving oneness with the universal soul.

According to Buddhism, the goal of life should be to

According to Buddhist teachings, the cause of suffering is: