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Chapter 15 Hinduism
Chapter 15 Hinduism
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Business owners and farmers
Vaishyas
Shudras
Untouchables
Kshatryias
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Unclean workers, homeless beggars
Untouchables
Brahmins
Vaishyas
Children of God
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A class in Hindu society
caste
Karma
Vedas
cows
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Which Hindu god is believed to create the universe again and again?
Shiva
Indra
Vishnu
Brahma
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A journey to a holy place.
voyage
Dharma
Karma
pilgrimage
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The entertaining story about heroic gods battling evil showing Hinduism's basic beliefs.
Sanskrit
samsara
Ramayana
The vedas
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Servants and artisans
Vaishyas
Brahmins
Shudras
Kshatriyas
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The different faces of Brahman and each represent a power or quality of Brahman.
multiple gods
Vishnu
Shiva
deities
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Based on Vishnu's appearance (blue skin and six arms), what do Hindus believe about Vishnu?
He changes time.
He is very strong.
He is very wise.
He sees everything.
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Which Hindu god is believed to be the preserver of the universe?
Indra
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
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Famous Indian leader who fought for social justice nonviolently.
King of India
Mahatma Gandhi
Ramayana
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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All the good & evil that a person has done that affects their caste placement in the next life.
Dharma
Karma
Samsara
Llama
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A collection of Hindu sacred writings.
Shudras
The Torah
The Vedas
The Bible
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Based on Shiva's appearance (three eyes), what do Hindus believe about Shiva?
He is very wise.
He changes time.
He is very strong.
He sees everything.
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Which Hindu god is believed to be the destroyer of the universe?
Vishnu
Brahma
Shiva
Indra
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Rulers and warriors
Brahmins
Shudras
Vaishyas
Kshatriyas
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An ancient language of India
Karma
English
Judaism
Sanskrit
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An ancient Indian religion in which the Brahmins are the dominant class.
Brahmanism
Brahmins
Brahman
Bra
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What do Hindus value the most?
Hinduism values beliefs.
Hinduism values knowledge.
Hinduism values courage.
Hinduism values actions.
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How is the Hindu belief of karma related to the caste system?
People are in castes based on how they lived in past lives.
People born into a low caste can rise to a higher caste.
People born into a low caste can't improve their karma.
People are in a caste because of how much money they earn.
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Which of the following do some historians believe?
Hinduism was likely founded by a single Aryan leader.
The Aryans brought to India the practice of ritual bathing.
Hinduism was likely a blend of Aryan and local beliefs.
The Aryans brought to India the belief in just one god.
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What image best represents samsara, the Hindu cycle of birth, life, and death?
a wheel
a pyramid
a tree
a dog
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The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death.
Brahmanism
Brahman
moksha
reincarnation
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The continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
caste system
Brahman
Ramayana
samsara
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When the soul escapes from the reincarnation cycle then united with Brahman, the supreme force.
moksha
heaven
karma
Vaishya
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Sacred animals who often wander freely. Hindus don't eat them.
chickens
pigs
goats
cows
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Law, obligation, and duty. To follow this means to perform one's duties & live as one should.
Karma
moksha
samsara
Dharma
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Priests and religious leaders
Shudras
Brahmins
Untouchables
Kshatriyas
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The supreme power, or divine force, that is greater than all other gods and lasts forever.
Brahman
Brahmanism
Brahmins
Ramayana
