Social Studies Quiz Study Guide

Caste

• a social class in Indian society

• One of the world’s oldest religions, it began with the Aryan invasion of India

• A belief system, Buddha sets followers on the path to Enlightenment

• Another word for reincarnation

Buddha

• the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

• The enlightened one

• One of the world’s oldest religions, it began with the Aryan invasion of India

• A belief system, Buddha sets followers on the path to Enlightenment

Vedas

• The Holy texts or “Books of knowledge” that tell how Hindus should live

• A set of teaching on the proper way to live, according to Buddha

• the good and bad actions that affect a person in the next life

• The Hindu celebration of color

The Eightfold Path

• A set of teaching on the proper way to live, according to Buddha

• Gods and goddesses

• Buddha’s teachings and other important teachings are recorded in this collection of texts

• the good and bad actions that affect a person in the next life

Deities

• Gods and goddesses

• A belief system, Buddha sets followers on the path to Enlightenment

• One of the world’s oldest religions, it began with the Aryan invasion of India

• Means circle and represents the universe

Reincarnation

• the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth

• the good and bad actions that affect a person in the next life

• A belief system, Buddha sets followers on the path to Enlightenment

• One of the world’s oldest religions, it began with the Aryan invasion of India

Sutras

• Buddha’s teachings and other important teachings are recorded in this collection of texts

• A belief system, Buddha sets followers on the path to Enlightenment

• Release from the pain and suffering of rebirth and becoming one with the universal spirit in Hinduism

• Another word for reincarnation

Hinduism

• One of the world’s oldest religions, it began with the Aryan invasion of India

• Means circle and represents the universe

• being at one with the universe; final goal of Buddhism

• The basic rules or doctrines people follow in Buddhism

Karma

• the good and bad actions that affect a person in the next life

• The Indian prince who gave up his lavish life and became known as Buddha

• Gods and goddesses

• A belief system, Buddha sets followers on the path to Enlightenment

Buddhism

• A belief system, Buddha sets followers on the path to Enlightenment

• Being at one with the universe; final goal of Buddhism

• Means circle and represents the universe

• a social class in Indian society