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WorksheetsAncient India Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
_____ is a social group based on occupation.
caste/varna
aristocrat
descendant
guru
In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties is called...
caste/varna
darma
karma
samsara
____ is a name for a spiritual teacher
caste/varna
clan
guru
pharaoh
In Hinduism, the belief that how a person lives will affect their next life is called...
caste/varna
darma
guru
karma
A monsoon is a/an ...
strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
channel that brings water to distant places
place where water can be found in the desert
Siddhartha meditated until he reached a state of ____ (true happiness and peace).
dharma
karma
nirvana
samsara
The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death is...
caste/varna
nirvana
reincarnation
samsara
In Hinduism, the belief in a continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called...
karma
nirvana
reincarnation
samsara
Which of the following is an ancient language of India?
hieroglyphics
Mohenjodaro
Sanskrit
Vedas
What do you call a landmass, such as India, that is of great size but smaller than a continent?
citadel
caste/varna
province
subcontinent
