Ancient India Part B

What is Varna?

• A system that categorizes goods.

• A system that categorizes cities

• A system that categorizes people.

• A system that categorizes religion.

What are the four levels of varna

• Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras

• Kings, queens, visers, priests

• pharaohs, merchants, farmers, enslaved people

• Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu, Nirvana

What is the name of the sacred text of the Hindu religion?

• The Bible

• The Tankah

• The Vedas

• The Scrolls

Who are the Brahmins?

The belief that souls experience many lives before finally connecting with the spirit of Brahman

• dharma

• karma

• reincarnation

• shiva

The belief that if someone leads a bad life may be reborn a lower life-form, while those who lead a good life are reincarnated as a higher form.

• karma

• dharma

• reincarnation

• Bahama

An individual's duty is met by observing specific customs or laws.

• reincarnation

• dharma

• karma

• Shiva

Where did Buddhism originate?

• The Indus River

• The Nile Delta

• The Gangetic Plain

• The Himalayas

What is Nirvana?

• perfect peace

• perfect anger

• perfect chaos

• perfect quiet

Who spread Buddhism?

• Alexander the Great

• Shiva

• Brhama

• Ashoka