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9.3 India Vocab
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Vedas are literary works, written in sanskrit, often based on religion.
False
True
2
What group migrated to northern India circa 1500 BCE? They are believed to have created Hinduism and the Caste System.
Ganges
Aryans
Mohenjo Daro
Harappa
3
What is the essence of the Buddha's teachings, inlcuding the wisdom the Buddha gained from achieving enlightenment?
Four Noble Truths
2 Terrible Lies
Five OK Facts
Eleven Exciting Edicts
4
What is karma?
Travis Kelce's favorite song
the sum of a person's actions, determining a Hindu's caste in the next life
A Taylor Swift song
Mr. Fries' girlfriend's favorite song
5
This person is considered one of the greatest Indian rulers of all time. He led the Mauryan Empire and built many roads.
Colossus of Rhodes
Akbar
Asoka
Tage Thompson
6
What is a period of prosperity and advancement in technology, art, literature, and mathematics in a society?
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Golden Age
Let the good times roll
7
This is the 3rd varna in the Hindu caste system, made up of merchants and farmers. This is the largest varna.
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishvas
Sudras
8
Who are Kshatriyas? (Ksha-tree-uhz) aka the 2nd varna in the Hindu caste system.
Dancers and Athletes
Merchants and Artisans
Warriors and Officials
Poets and Authors
9
What is the Eightfold Path?
The moral code of Buddhism.
The moral code of Judaism.
A method of folding paper airplanes.
A secret road through the Himalayas.
10
Sudras are members of the 4th varna of the Hindu caste system and exist to work for the three castes above them.
False
True
11
What word means "rebirth" or a cycle of being reborn after death?
Reincarnation
Reenactment
Reimagining
Reorganizing
12
Social class is a way of dividing up people in a society based on social and economic status.
True
False
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What is the Caste System?
A rigid social hierarchy that influences large parts of daily life.
An ancient art form.
The process of getting a cast after breaking a bone.
A method of memorizing actors in a movie.
14
Which is the highest varna in the Hindu caste system?
Kings and Queens
The Landed Aristocracy
Brahmins
Sudras
15
Which are examples of Ancient Indian Vedas (literature written in sanskrit, usually about the Hindu faith)?
The Torah and The Bible
The Mahabhrata and The Ramayana
The Quran and The Hadith
The Iliad and The Odyssey
16
Which ancient Indian empire is known for rulers like Asoka, taking care of citizens, and a great system of roads?
Gupta Empire
Mauryan Empire
Roman Empire
Ottoman Empire
17
What is Brahman?
The highest social class in the caste system.
The ultimate reality underlying all existence in Hindu beliefs.
A salesperson at the Walden Galleria.
California slang
18
What is the divine law that requires all people to do their assigned duty according to their caste?
Shiva
Dharma
Karma
Buddha
19
Which is the largest mountain range in the world that separates India from China
Pyrenese
Andes
Himalayas
Rockies
20
Siddhartha Guatama is the founder of Buddhism who sought to eliminate suffering from human life.
False
True
21
What name was given to Siddhartha Guatama by his followers, meaning, "enlightened one"?
Buddha
Oh Great One
Siddhartha the Wise
Guatama the Great
22
What is a peninsula?
Land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
An island within an island.
Land completely surrounded by water.
A city in Florida.
23
This is the word for each level of the caste system.
Vedas
Vigilante
Varnas
Virginia
24
Which religion originated in northern India from the teachings of Siddhartha Guatama, whose goal is to end suffering?
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
25
The word Buddhists use to describe enlightenment; an ultimate state of being in which there is no suffering or desire.
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana
Courtney Love
Rage Against the Machine
26
What is the polytheistic religion where followers are born into the caste system, and believe in reincarnation?
Shintoism
Sikhism
Hinduism
Buddhism
27
Who are the Dalit, or "Untouchables"
Actors and Actresses from Bollywood.
They are "the oppressed." The very lowest caste of Indian society.
The people in India with the very best jobs.
The very highest caste of Indian society.
28
What is it called when Buddhists have a spiritual awakening and achieve Nirvana?
success
enlightenment
In Bloom
Kurt Cobain
29
Which is the Indian Empire that ruled over the "golden age" of India for nearly 200 years?
Byzantine Empire
Delhi Sultanate
Gupta Empire
Roman Empire
