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1
Sanskrit
is...
The highest class in the caste system
An ancient language of India
The name for the Hindu holy book
A holy city in India
2
India is southwest of China and northeast of the Arabian Sea. This is an example of...
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Location
Movement
3
Which animal became a symbol for the Hindu belief in "reverance for life"?
Dog
Cow
Lion
Camel
4
The belief that how a person lives will affect their next life is called...
Samsara
Reincarnation
Varna
Karma
5
What is meant by
varna dharma
?
People married within their caste
The Vedas defined the castes
Social status was determined by caste
Each caste had its own duties
6
The black arrow is pointing at the...
Eastern Ghats
Deccan Plateau
Thar Desert
Himalaya Mountains
7
The black arrow is pointing at which mountain range?
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Hindu/Kush Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
8
The black arrow is pointing at the...
Western Ghats
Deccan Plateau
Himalaya Mountains
Eastern Ghats
9
The black arrow is pointing at which
river
?
Brahmaputra River
Nile River
Ganges River
Indus River
10
A journey to a holy place is called a...
Pilgrimage
Varna
Caste
Deity
11
Which symbol best represents
samsara
?
a cow
a triangle
a temple
a circle
12
The ancient Indian religion in which the
Brahmins
are the dominant class is called...
Dharma
Sanskrit
The Caste System
Brahmanism
13
The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death is called...
Karma
Brahmanism
Reincarnation
Dharma
14
To Hindus, the soul, or
atman
, is a part of...
Brahman
Shiva
the ocean
Vishnu
15
How would you describe a Hindu Temple?
All of the above
They contain elaborate sculptures
The doors face the east toward the rising sun
They are magnificent in size and design
16
The black arrow is pointing at which
river
?
Brahmaputra River
Ganges River
Nile River
Indus River
17
Brahma is the creator, and Vishnu is the preserver. What does Shiva do?
Design
Destroy
Plan
Invent
18
India has several rivers that are used for irrigating farmland. This is an example of...
Human-Environment Interaction
Region
Location
Place
19
A collection of Hindu sacred writings is called the...
Aryans
Sanskrit
Vedas
Brahman
20
Nomadic people who moved into India were called the...
Brahmins
Aryans
Shudras
Vaishyas
21
In the caste system. How were people in India placed into a certain social class?
The priests decided
By how they looked
By birth
By choice
22
The mountains and deserts in India make travel difficult. This is an example of...
Movement
Location
Place
Region
23
The festival of
Divali
celebrates...
A good harvest
The beginning of spring
The victory of good over evil
The lives of the elders
24
India is a
peninsula
, and has many different kinds landforms and bodies of water. This is...
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Location
25
One of the basic beliefs of Hinduism that stands for law, obligation, and duty is...
Karma
Brahman
Dharma
Samsara
