Ch 5 Test 8th Grade World History

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, separated from the rest of the continent by physical features

• Country
• Island
• Subcontinent
• Peninsula

Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons.

• monsoons
• typhoons
• El Nino
• Hurricanes

The most important language of ancient India.

• Farsi
• Hindu
• Sanskrit
• Arabic

The division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation.

• Capitalism
• Vedas
• Caste System
• Communism

The main religion of India, it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman.

• Jainism
• Hinduism
• Sikh
• Buddhism

A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body,

• Nirvana
• Reincarnation
• Mummification
• Enlightenment

In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.

• Nirvana
• Meditation
• Enlightenment
• Karma

An Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred.

• Hiduism
• Jainism
• Buddhism
• Christianity

Going without food for a period of time.

• Fasting
• Meditation
• Prayer
• Karma

Deep continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas.

• Fasting
• Nirvana
• Meditation
• Reincarnation