Chapter 5 Study Guide IV

Because India's monsoons are seasonal they occur in a _________

• regular pattern

• random way

• single year

• unpredictable cycle

The ________ first appeared in India, settling in the Indus River valley.

• Harappans

• Aryans

• Dravidians

• Guptas

The Vedas are written in ________.

• Sanskrit

• Pali

• Persian

• Tamil

The ________ were the highest class in Indian society because they were closest to the Brahmans.

• Brahmins

• Kshatriyas

• Vaishyas

• Shudras

________ were warriors, ________ were servants.

• Kshatriyas, Sudras

• Brahmins, Vaishyas

• Vaishyas, Kshatriyas

• Sudras, Brahmins

________ determined what caste you were reincarnated into.

• Hindu religious beliefs

• Economic status

• Political affiliation

• Geographical location

People were not allowed to have ________ with people outside their own caste.

• relationships

• books

• festivals

• vehicles

The goal of Hinduism is to achieve ________ and reunite with their soul in Brahman.

• Moksha

• Nirvana

• Karma

• Dharma

________, ________, and ________ are 3 major Hindu gods.

• Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu

• Krishna, Rama, Ganesha

• Indra, Agni, Surya

• Lakshmi, Saraswati, Parvati

Hindus believe you will be ________ until you achieve Moksha.

• reincarnated

• forgotten

• punished

• rewarded