India Unit Vocab Quiz

What does the term "guru" mean?

• A student

• A teacher

• A writer

• A skydiver

What does raja most closely translate to?

• A Queen

• A King

• An Airplane

• A Princess

What is Sanskrit?

A subcontinent is

Monsoons are

• Strong winds that bring tornadoes

• Strong winds that bring sandstorms

• The ancient sacred writings of India

• Strong winds that bring storms. It is similar to a hurricane

What is Dharma?

• The Hindu concept of one's personal duty that they must focus on in order to achieve their purpose in life

• The Hindu concept of one's personal duty to reach enlightenment

• The practice of nonviolence

• A landmass smaller than a country

What is the correct term for this definition?: A Buddhist concept of being free of all earthly concerns and being perfectly happy in a peaceful state.

• Samsara

• Dharma

• Brahman

• Nirvana

What is the correct term that goes with this definition?: A religion commonly practiced in India which emphasizes the concepts of karma and dharma. It can also be polytheistic.

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Christianity

What is a language family?

• A polytheistic religion

• When a family speaks the same language

• When a group of people speak the same exact language

• A group of similar languages that come from the same section of the world

What is Jainism?