Ancient India Test Review

a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to one’s soul in the next life

• Karma

• varnas

• caste

• dharma

a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life

• Dharma

• divine

• caste

• jati

ancient Indian traditions and texts that are the foundation of Hinduism

• Vedas

• varnas

• dharma

• Karma

four main social classes of India as described in the Vedas. Based on talents and natural giftedness.

• varnas

• vedas

• caste

• dharma

the four basic doctrines, or principles, of Buddhism

• nirvana

• Four Fold Path

• enlightenment

• Four Noble Truths

the state of gaining spiritual insight and finding universal truth; the goal of Buddhists

• enlightenment

• Four Noble Truths

• Eightfold Path

• ascetic

a key idea of Buddhism whereby followers should live their lives according to these eight teachings

• Eightfold Path

• ascetic

• Enlightened Path

• nirvana

the religion founded by Siddhartha, which teaches that life brings suffering that one can escape by seeking nirvana through enlightenment

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

a person who gives up worldly pleasures

• ascetic

• alms

• nirvana

• caste

Priests, scholars, and teachers

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyus

• Shudras