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