Ancient India

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country
• subcontinent
• state
• region

What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?

• hurricane
• tsunami
• Monsoon
• tornado

The Aryans invaded and then lived in India. In what language were the sacred hymns and poems of the Aryans composed? 

• Cunieform
• Hindi
• Aryan
• Sandskrit

What divided Indian society into groups based on a person's rank, wealth, or occupation? 

• slave system
• caste system
• social mobility
• the American Dream

What is the largest religion in India today? It is a blending of many of the religious traditions of Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. 

• Jainism
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Taoism

 What is the process of rebirth? It is a central belief of Hinduism. 

• reincarnation
• nirvana
• karma
• dharma

What is the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul? 

• reincarnation
• nirvana
• karma
• dharma

What is the set of rules and duties that each caste must follow? 

• reincarnation
• nirvana
• karma
• dharma

The teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism all support the principle of nonviolence. What is this called? 

• reincarnation
• karma
• dharma
• ahimsa

Ahimsa means 

• a song you sing
• a boy
• nonviolence
• purge