5.2 Hinduism

Ahimsa means

• Violence

• Non violence

• Moksha

• Salvation

Which of the following beliefs is shared by both Hindus and Buddhists?

• Caste System
• Reincarnation
• Four Noble Truths
• Eight fold Path

Which religion has the belief that you are born into a class or caste because of your karma?

• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Islam

Good or Bad Deeds

• Reincarnation
• Karma
• Jainism
• Siddhartha Gautama

Why was the need of new religion in ancient India?

• Vedic religion was simple

• Inequality of humans in society

• Vedic books were in local language

• Vedic rituals were simpler

What is the word used to identify the 4 main social classes described in the Vedas?

• Jatis

• Varnas

• Vedas

• caste system

Along which two physical features did the earliest civilizations in India develop?

• Deccan Plateau and Easter Ghats

• Hindu Kush and the Himalayas

• Indus River and Thar Desert

Which city was one of the earliest in the Indus River Valley?

• Mohenjo Daro

• Mesopotamia

What is Sanskrit?

• ancient Indian language

• holy stories

The belief that a person' soul is reborn into a new body after death is

• reincarnation

• karma

• monism