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Pearson India's Vedic Age

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A collection of hundreds of sacred hymns and text composed by the Aryans of Ancient India

a)

Veda

b)

caste

c)

varna

d)

status

2.

Fixed social class into which a person was born

a)

Veda

b)

caste

c)

varna

d)

status

3.

Similar to caste it was considered one's duty to follow the caste or job skill you were born into.

a)

Veda

b)

caste

c)

varna

d)

status

4.

a position in society, some people will have more influence on others based on their wealth, position, or leadership ability.

a)

Veda

b)

caste

c)

varna

d)

status

5.

This is a large class of of farmers, laborers, and servants.

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

Vaishyas

c)

Sudras

d)

Brahmins

6.

The highest of the caste classes. They are on their way to Nirvana

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

Vaishyas

c)

Sudras

d)

Brahmins

7.

The warrior class, second only to priests in the caste system.

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

Vaishyas

c)

Sudras

d)

Brahmins

8.

This is the merchant class. Although not at the top, you would still be doing well living in this social class.

a)

Kshatriyas

b)

Vaishyas

c)

Sudras

d)

Brahmins

9.

Later on, the Hindu people needed a group of people who would take care of the trash and dispose of dead bodies through cremation. These people were called the Dalits or the _________.

a)

Perpetrators

b)

Untouchables

c)

Undertakers

d)

Terminators

10.

The Vedas was first passed down by word of mouth by the ______________.

a)

the lost American people.

b)

Hindu people

c)

Indo-Aryan people.

d)

Buddha people