Ancient India Vocabulary

_____ is a social group based on occupation.

• caste/varna

• aristocrat

• descendant

• guru

In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties is called...

• caste/varna

• darma

• karma

• samsara

____ is a name for a spiritual teacher

• caste/varna

• clan

• guru

• pharaoh

In Hinduism, the belief that how a person lives will affect their next life is called...

• caste/varna

• darma

• guru

• karma

A monsoon is a/an ...

• strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer

• area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

• channel that brings water to distant places

• place where water can be found in the desert

Siddhartha meditated until he reached a state of ____ (true happiness and peace).

• dharma

• karma

• nirvana

• samsara

The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death is...

• caste/varna

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• samsara

In Hinduism, the belief in a continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called...

• karma

• nirvana

• reincarnation

• samsara

Which of the following is an ancient language of India?

• hieroglyphics

• Mohenjodaro

• Sanskrit

• Vedas

What do you call a landmass, such as India, that is of great size but smaller than a continent?

• citadel

• caste/varna

• province

• subcontinent