Hinduism

What religion did people practice before Hinduism?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Brahmanism

Under Brahmanism, what was the ONLY caste that could study the Vedas and perform religious ceremonies?

• gurus

• Brahmins

• Dalits

________ began questioning Brahmanism.

How is Hinduism different than Brahmanism?

• people of all castes could study the Upanishads and perform religious ceremonies

• only Brahmins could perform religious ceremonies

What group of people wrote the Upanishads and created Hinduism?

• Brahmins

• Dalits

• gurus

The sacred texts of Hinduism are the Vedas and the __________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the two core beliefs of Hinduism:

• one supreme god called Brahman

• every person is born with a soul

• karma does not exist

The two Hindu texts that explain how people should live are the Upanishads and the _________.

• Bhagavad-Gita

• Vedas

• Kuran

This is when you are reborn into a new life

• karma

• moksha

• reincarnation

This is the effect of a persons actions in this life and previous lives

• moksha

• karma

• reincarnation