Ancient India Key Terms

This system determines a person's job, social group, and marriage

• Arabic-Indian
• Buddhism
• Caste
• None of these 

Hindus believe that all their gods are part of a universal spirit called?

• Brahman
• Vishnu
• Gupta
• Siva

According to Hinduism, people are reborn into new physical forms. The form one is born into depends on one's...?

• Moksha
• Dharma
• Sutra
• Karma

Which word best describes a large landmass that is distinct from a continent?

• state
• subcontinent 
• region
• country

In which language did the people of the Indus River Valley write?

• Varna
• Vedic
• Sanskrit
• Indian

The belief that people pass through many lives is called?

• saturation
• reincarnation
• reunification
• consternation 

In Hinduism, this is the law that requires people to preform duties of their caste...?

• Karma
• Nirvana
• Dharma
• Brahma 

In Buddhism, this is the state of wisdom that occurs when someone gives up all desires..

• Dharma 
• Karma
• Nirvana
• Brahman 

Polytheism is the believe in ___________ gods/godesses.

• 1
• 2 or more

A religion founded by Siddhartha Guatama, the Buddha; taught that they way to find truth was to give up all desires.

• Hinduism
• Buddhism