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