India: The Vedic Period

What people entered India after the decline of the Harappan (Indus) civilization?

• The Mongols

• The Hindus

• The Persians

• The Aryans

Hindus believed that a soul is reborn to a new life form (human or otherwise). What is that idea called?

• Caste

• Reincarnation

• Dharma

• Karma

What was the rigid social structure that developed in India called?

• Dharma System

• Slave System

• Caste System

• Simple System

Which phrase(s) best describes Holi, the Indian festival of color?

• Holi celebrates the birth of the god Vishnu

• Holi celebrates the triumph of good over evil

• Holi celebrates the beginning of Spring

• Holi celebrates the beginning of cricket season

The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are....

• Known as the Epics

• Like myths, the taught the Aryans about such things as honor, courage, and proper behavior

• Aryan stories that symbolize the victory of good over evil

• All of the above

What determines one's Hindu caste?

• Wealth

• Birth (you are born into a caste)

• Education

• Where you live

What physical feature made it possible for the Aryans to migrate into India from what is now Russia?

• Calm seas and bays and protected harbors

• Wide-open spaces of the Indian subcontinent

• Easy to navigate rivers

• Mountain passes in the Hindu Kush range

What word means "noble one" in Sanskrit?

• Brahman

• Harappa

• Hindu

• Aryan

What phrase best describes Hindu beliefs?

• There are many forms of one god

• The king is a god

• There are two gods who battle for control of the earth

• There is only one God.

What are the Vedas?

• Sacred (holy) Texts

• Sacred relics

• Hindu holy cities

• The three most important Hindu gods