Empires of India

What was the name given to a group of people in what was believed to be an ideal social structure of four groups?

• Caste System

• Varnas

• Brahmin

• Brahma

What is the set of rigid categories in Ancient India that determined a person’s occupation and economic potential?

• Hinduism

• Social Structure

• Caste System

• Varnas

What is the name for the Ultimate Reality?

• Buddhism

• Vedas

• Varnas

• Nirvana

What is the earliest known Indian literature

• Varnas

• Vedas

• Lineage

• Caste

Life in ancient India centered around what?

• Money

• Farming

• Family

• Trade

Who is at the top of the Varnas pyramid?

• Priests

• Warrior

• Folk

• Sudras

Who are the lowest level of the caste system?

• Priests

• Untouchables

• Sudras

• Folk

What is the name for people outside of the cast system

• Sudras

• Brahmins

• Vaisya

• Untouchables

What determines a person's place in the caste system?

• Marriage

• Birth

• Money

• Hard work

How did Hindu's believe they achieve oneness with the Brahman?

• Enlightenment

• Yoga

• Hard work

• Money