Ancient India Vocabulary

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Which of these is a Hindu belief?
Options:
Anyone can achieve nirvana
A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.
An individual does not have a soul.
Demonic forces try to keep people from living good lives.

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A person's status in life is a result of how they lived their previous life.

Front

Which of these is a Buddhist belief? Conquer your enemies for glory, Desire is the cause of suffering., The cow is a sacred animal., The right ceremonies and rituals will result in enlightenment.

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Desire is the cause of suffering.

Front

Buddhism was founded by

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Siddartha

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The belief that if you do bad things in this life you will suffer for it in the next life.

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Karma

Front

A monsoon is a

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Seasonal wind

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The working class in the caste system was

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Shudras

Front

The Indian caste system was instituted by the_______

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Aryans

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Buddhism appealed to a wider of people because

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Buddhism treated all people equally

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Hinduism is a religion that worships many gods. What type of religion is this?

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Polytheism

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What is a land mass that is set apart from a continent? Options: Peninsula, Cravass, Subcontinent, citadel

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Subcontinent