Ancient India

The division of Indian society into groups based on person's birth.

• Hinduism

• Caste System

• Jainism

• Aryans

The highest rank in the caste system, they are the priests.

• Vaisyas

• Brahmins

• Sudras

• Kshatriyas

____ is the belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn.

• Dharma

• Karma

• Hinduism

• Reincarnation

________ ancient writings that contained rituals and how to perform sacrifices.

• Scholars

• Brahmanism

• Vedas

• Sikhism

___ means nonviolence, both Buddhism and Hinduism believes in philosophy.

• Ahimsa

• Jainism

• Sikhism

• Gandhism

India is an example, ____ is a large landmass that is not as big as a continent.

• Island

• Peninsula

• Subcontinent

• Isthmus

___ were the 2nd highest ranking in caste system (the god's arms), Kshatriyas

• Warriors

• Peasants

• Merchants

• Priests

___ are the actions in life whether good or bad

• Karma

• Dharma

• Nirvana

• Moeksha

___ is India's largest religion, polytheistic, and is 3rd largest in the world

• Jainism

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

The hindu name for soul is ___

• Brahmin

• Atman

• Vedas

• Sanskrit