Ancient India Vocab Quiz (Lesson 1 - 3) (6A)

Ancient India's most important language, on which the Hindi language is based.

• Sanskrit
• Caste System
• Alphabet
• Cuneiform

A division of Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth, or occupation.

• Seal

• Reincarnation

• Hinduism

• The Caste System

The most widespread religion in India today.

• Islam
• Hinduism
• Samskaras
• Mahavira

A large landmass smaller than a continent.

• Subcontinent
• Monsoons
• Sikhism
• Nonviolence

The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.

• Reincarnation
• Karma
• Seals
• Jainism

Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons.

• Monsoons
• Seal
• Nonviolence
• Karma

A nonviolent religion based on the teachings of Mahavira.

• Hinduism
• Sikhism
• Jainism
• Samskaras

Monotheistic religion founded in India in the 1400s

• Hinduism
• Sikhism
• Jainism
• Samskaras

Rites of passage to prepare a person for an event or next stage in life.

• Samskaras
• Reincarnation
• Jainism
• Guru Nanak

The belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn in another person.

• Reincarnation
• Jainism
• Hinduism
• Sikhism