Indo-Aryan pre quiz

Skilled warriors from Central Asia.

• ninjas
• raja
• Aryans
• Spartans

The earliest known language in ancient India

• Hindu Kush

• Aryans

• Vedas

• Sanskrit

The language developed by the Aryans was

• Cuneiform
• Sanskrit
• Hieroglyphics
• Alphabet

After being nomads,the Aryans settled down and

• built ships
• fought in wars
• farmed
• mined gold

The religion practiced by the Aryan priests became known as _____________________________.

• Sanskrit

• Brahmanism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Aryan society was divided into four main social classes called ___________.

• varnas

• brahmas

• rajas

• vedics

The lowest social class in Aryan society was the _________________.

• farmers, craftspeople, and traders called Vaisyas

• rulers and warriors called Kshatriyas

• outsiders and dirty-job workers called untouchables

• priests called Brahmins

A division of Indian Society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation.

• Caste system

• Brahmanism

• Socioeconomic status

• Poverty gap

A _____________ is a social group that someone is born into and cannot change.

• monsoon
• caste
• suttee
• raja

It was a crime to touch or even look at a native Indian

• yea

• no

• only in the western parts of india

• only in the southern parts of india