Ancient India

The correct order of varnas is

• Shudra, Vaisyas, Kshatriyas, Brahmin

• Brahmin, Vaisyas, Kshatriyas, Shudra

• Kshatriyas, Brahmin, Shudra, Vaisyas

• Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Shudra

When would monsoons be bad for the Ancient India people? Choose all that apply- more than one.

• when monsoons blow over pyramids

• when the monsoons came too early

• when the monsoons came too late

• when the monsoon brought too heavy rain

Where is the present day location of the Indus Valley civilization?

• Egypt and northwest Madagascar

• Pakistan and Turkey

• Pakistan and Northwest India

• Pakistan and Southwest India

Another name for the time period of Ancient India is

• Rajas

• Harappan

• Nomadic

• Ganesha

Hinduism is

• a form of yoga that is used today.

• a major religious system of India

• Aryan leaders who created smaller kingdoms

• a form of ancient writings that tell the story of creation

Karma is

• achieving wisdom and allowing only good vibes to come from you

• the seasonal winds in Ancient India's climate

• The idea that a person's actions will determine what their life will be when they are reborn.

• Divine law that requires people to act in a certain way

Ancient Indians believed reincarnation followed this rule

• If a person works hard, they would be allowed in the holy land.

• The lowest of the caste could be allowed to move into a higher system if they worked hard.

• You can be reborn as a specific animal after death.

• A person's soul is reborn in a different form after death.

The Kshatriyas were

• usually in charge of religious ceremonies.

• warriors or elite military

• merchants or farmers

• considered unclean and unworthy to be a varna

Siddhartha Gautama was the leader of what religion?

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Hinduism

Nirvana, according to the Ancient Indians was

• the ability to achieve wisdom, ultimate reality and reuniting with the Great World Soul

• The top position of the social hierarchy in India

• the belief that a person's soul is reborn in a different form after death

• one of the four major social classes in Aryan society