Chapter 15 Hinduism

The ______ were most likely to work plowing the fields.

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

In the caste system, people were placed into certain social classes based on ________ .

• wealth

• birth

• intelligence

• address

As rituals grew more complex, a special class arose to perform them. This change marked the

transition from early ______ religion to _________ .

• Vedism to Hinduism

• Hinduism to Brahmanism

• Vedism to Brahmanism

• Brahmanism to Vedism

The ______ were a group of nomadic people who moved to India.

• Romans

• Chinese

• Egyptians

• Aryans

People in India studies ________ so they could read the ancient texts.

• Sanskrit

• Persian

• Farsi

• Urdu

The Vedic religion is named for the Vedas, which are a collection of ________ .

• sacred texts

• paintings

• recordings

• music

The ____ became the symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life.

• chicken

• cow

• deer

• mouse

The person who spoke these words most likely belonged to which caste? “I have been learning

about battle. My father is showing me how to use different kinds of weapons so I will be a good

warrior.”

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

The Untouchables often lived in separate communities because they were not considered clean.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The ancient caste system was called _____ . Early Hindus used the phrase varna dharma which

meant that each caste had its own duties.

• dharma

• varna

• kharma

• vedas