What is the cycle of rebirths (the process of reincarnation) called?

What famous Indian poet earned the title of “the Indian Shakespeare”?

Language of ancient India

The great god of Hinduism is

What are the rigid social divisions of India called?

Indian ruler of the Mauryan Empire who renounced war and became a convert to Buddhism.

established the Mauryan Empire

TRUE or FALSE?

Hindus believe all religions to be equally true and equally false.

The early Indus civilization ended suddenly, and it was at this time (1500 BC) that a warlike people called the migrated into the Indus Valley. Who were these invaders?

The basic tenets of Hinduism are found in the religious literature of ancient India called by what name?

What Indian religion states that the ultimate purpose and goal of every person, according to the Vedas, is to reunite his soul with the world soul.

What religion is built on works and moral behavior and states that once a man has absolutely freed himself from his selfish cravings, he enter into "nirvana," the state of absolute peace and happiness where one loses himself into nothingness?

The most important group in India's caste system was the priests, called the

The lowest class group (composed of servants and serfs) in the Indian caste system was the