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Ancient India Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is a social group based on occupation.

a)

caste/varna

b)

aristocrat

c)

descendant

d)

guru

2.

In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties is called...

a)

caste/varna

b)

darma

c)

karma

d)

samsara

3.

____ is a name for a spiritual teacher

a)

caste/varna

b)

clan

c)

guru

d)

pharaoh

4.

In Hinduism, the belief that how a person lives will affect their next life is called...

a)

caste/varna

b)

darma

c)

guru

d)

karma

5.

A monsoon is a/an ...

a)

strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer

b)

area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

c)

channel that brings water to distant places

d)

place where water can be found in the desert

6.

Siddhartha meditated until he reached a state of ____ (true happiness and peace).

a)

dharma

b)

karma

c)

nirvana

d)

samsara

7.

The belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death is...

a)

caste/varna

b)

nirvana

c)

reincarnation

d)

samsara

8.

In Hinduism, the belief in a continuous cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is called...

a)

karma

b)

nirvana

c)

reincarnation

d)

samsara

9.

Which of the following is an ancient language of India?

a)

hieroglyphics

b)

Mohenjodaro

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Vedas

10.

What do you call a landmass, such as India, that is of great size but smaller than a continent?

a)

citadel

b)

caste/varna

c)

province

d)

subcontinent