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The Rise of Hinduism
The Rise of Hinduism
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Who were the nomadic people that invaded the Indian Subcontinent from Central Asia?
The Hindus
The Vedas
The Aryans
The Brahmins
2
The cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth is called reincarnation or what in Hinduism?
Karma
Samsara
Saraswati
Agra
3
What river valley did the Aryans first settle as they conquered and adopted the local culture
The Yellow River Valley
The Indus River Valley
The Snake River Valley
The Tirgris River Valley
4
Righteous or moral conduct in one's life. Also conceived of as one's true duty or role in life.
Dharma
Karma
5
A piece of "technology" that the Aryans brought which made them very effective conquerors was?
The wheel
The plow
The horse
The sword
6
As Hinduism evolved he Four Varnas developed into what?
The Indian Monarchy
Buddhism
Asceticism
The caste system
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After settling the Indus River Valley the Aryans spread southeast across what geopraphic region
The Central Valley
The Gangetic plain
The Bay of Bengal Coast
The Hindu Kush
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What do Hindus call the accumulated result of one's actions over the course of their lives?
Dharma
Karma
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What was the Four Varnas system of the Vedic Age?
A series of religious holidays
The four major gods
A way of organizing social class
A way of organizing agriculture
10
One can escape Samsara through enlightenment, also known as this in Hinduism
Moksha
Shiva
Gita
Brahma
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During the religion's ascetic movement this major Hindu text was written
The Vedas
The Upanishads
The Mahabharata
The Torah
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The Aryan sacred religious texts, and the earliest writings of Hinduism, are known today as...?
The Vedas
The Varnas
The Book of the Dead
The Upanishads