WorksheetsIndia: Caste/Hinduism/Buddhism
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
This is the language of the Indo-Aryan people.
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
We don't know
Hierglyphic
What ancient Sanskrit texts teach us about the Aryan religion and customs?
Harappan
Indus texts
Vedas
Castes
What does Aryan mean in their own language?
"the noble ones"
"the wise ones"
"the religious ones"
"the sacred ones"
What is the oldest and most important of the Vedas?
Rig Veda
Bhagavad Gita
Mahabarata
Panchantantra
How did the Indo-Aryans measure wealth in the Vedic period?
By how much gold they had
By how much land they owned
By how many crops they harvested
By how many cattle they owned
What was the fixed social class called to which a person belonged?
brahmin
caste
karma
moksha
What level of society was at the top of the caste system?
Vaishya
Dalit
Brahmin
Kshatriya
What group was lower than all other groups and had to perform the worst jobs in society?
Vaishya
Dalit
Brahmin
Kshatrya
Into what caste would foreign invaders sometimes gain entry?
Vaishya
Dalit
Brahmin
Kshatriya
What were Dalit also known as?
Untouchable
Noble Ones
Varnas
Castes
From what religion did Hinduism develop?
Buddhism
Catholicism
Brahmanism
Vedism
What were priests called during the Vedic age?
Kshatriya
Brahmin
Brahma
Dalit
Why did priests have so much power during the Vedic age?
They were the wealthiest
They were the only ones who could read
They were the rulers of India
They were the only ones who could perform rituals
What was a Hindu thinker and teacher called?
Guru
Varna
Brahma
Kshatriya
What were the Upanishads?
Hindu epic poems
Stories about ancient Indian heroes
Writings of the gurus about Hindu religious ideas
Scholars who studied ancient Sanskrit
The story of Rama and Sita and their devotion to each other
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Bhagavad-Gita
One of the world's longest epics about two families fighting over a kingdom
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Bhagavad-Gita
A passage contained within a longer work that tells of the most important Hindu beliefs
Mahabharata
Ramayana
Bhagavad-Gita
What is the Hindu belief about the soul?
There is no soul
Everyone has a soul that is part of Brahman
The soul can only be earned by good works
The soul ends at death
The creator aspect of god
Brahma
Brahman
Vishnu
Shiva
god of destruction
Brahma
Brahman
Vishnu
Shiva
god of preservation
Brahma
Brahman
Vishnu
Shiva
the universal spirit that everything is a part of
Brahma
Brahman
Vishnu
Shiva
What is the process of a soul being reborn into another body called?
Moksha
Dharma
Reincarnation
Karma
What is karma?
The caste of warriors and kings
Not harming living things
Liberation from reincarnation
The effect of good and bad actions on this and the next life
What is the final goal of Hinduism?
Dharma
Moksha
Karma
Reincarnation
What river is the most sacred river according to Hinduism?
Ganges
Indus
Nile
Deccan
Hinduism is very open to other religions because all gods are seen as aspects of Brahman. How has this shaped India's political system?
There has never been slavery in India
It guarantees religious freedom
All other religions have been banned
Hinduism was the only religion allowed during the Vedic era
What is Siddhartha Gautama's role in the formation of Buddhism?
He had a law passed that guaranteed religious freedom in India
He became the Buddha and founded the religion
He wrote a sacred text of Buddhism
What was Siddhartha trying to learn about when he started his spiritual quest?
Human suffering
Life after death
Immortality
Reincarnation
Where did Siddhartha meditate?
On the banks of the Ganges
In a holy man's home
In his father's palace
Under a fig tree
What does Buddha mean?
Noble one
Wheel of existence
Enlightened one
Liberation from reincarnation
What did Buddha call living a life that was neither too hard nor too easy?
Eightfold path
The Middle Way
The Four Noble Truths
Nirvana
What did Siddhartha conclude was a part of everyone's life as long as they had selfish desire?
Evil
Nirvana
Enlightenment
Suffering
The Buddha said that you could end suffering and desire by following...
The Four Noble Truths
Your caste's dharma
The Eightfold Path
The Middle Way
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?
Going to heaven after death
Moksha, liberation from reincarnation
The soul rejoining Brahman
Nirvana, a state of perfect peace
