WorksheetsOrigins of Hinduism
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the name of the series of texts that focused on a philosophical explanation of the Vedas. The text also introduced extremely important concepts including reincarnation
Grihya-sutra
Upanishads
Diwalis
Varnas
The idea in Hinduism that a person's soul is reborn after death
Reincarnation
Obligation
Karma
Dharma
Hinduism is the ___________________ largest with roughly one billion followers throughout the world
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer are the three chief
Leaders of Ancient India
Aryan warriors whose actions illustrate the importance of duty
Gods of Hinduism
Characters in the Bhagavad Gita, India’s great religious poem
In the religion of Hinduism, _______________ is the divine essence that makes up God.
Brahman
Kshatriya
Upanishad
Brahmin
The Vedas are ____________________
Ancient Hindu warriors warriors
Antiquated laws
Sheep herders
Collection of Hindu sacred texts
How many collections of Vedas are there?
5
4
6
7
Sanskrit is
Ancient Indian language
Ancient Indian song
Ancient Indian religion
None of the above
Knowledge of early stages of Hinduism dates thousands of years to about 1500 B.C. when the __________________ people migrated to the Indus Valley.
Gaul
Peloponnesian
Indo-Aryan
Persian
Aryan priest who were at the top of the caste system
Brahmin
Sudras
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
