India & SE Asia (1500-600 BCE)

All of the following are topographical zones of India EXCEPT

• Deccan Plateau
• river basins of Indus & Ganges
• foothills & high meadows of edge of Himalayas
• Hindu Kush Region

The Vedic Age of India contained all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

• first monsoons for agricultural purposes
• domination by Indo-Europeans
• patriarchal society dependent on pastoralism
• development of iron tools

The two major people groups mentioned in the ancient Vedic texts of India are the

• Dasas & Shudras
• Aryas & Dasas
• Vaishyas & Brahmins
• Brahmins & Kshatriyas

The name given to the skin color of Indians is

• jati
• varna
• karma
• brahma

Which of these was NOT a caste of Indian society in the Vedic Age?

• Dasa
• Brahmin
• Shudra
• Vaishya

Which Indian caste is mismatched with the group contained within it?

• Kshatriya-warriors & govt. officials
• Vaishya-merchants, artisans, landowners
• Brahmins-priests & scholars
• Shudra-poorest & lowest

A further division of the caste system were the jatis. Jati means

• life cycle
• skin color
• birth group
• deeds of life

According to Vedic Indians, each person contains an atman. This means

• immortal soul
• birth group
• skin color
• deeds of life

The book containing the collection of hymns to the gods of Vedic India was called the

• Brahamanas
• Upanishads
• Rig Veda
• Analects

Changes to Vedic religion began happening around 700 BCE. Which of these was NOT one of those changes?

• special diets & meditation
• creation of a revised caste system
• emphasis on physical & mental discipline
• separation from worldly ideas