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C7L2 Religions of Ancient India Vocab

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness

a)

Moksha

b)

Nirvana

c)

Utopia

d)

reincarnation

2.

The rebirth of the soul

a)

karma

b)

varna

c)

Nirvana

d)

reincarnation

3.

In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called

a)

Brahman

b)

Indra

c)

Krishna

d)

Shiva

4.

One of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today?

a)

Aryanism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Brahmanism

5.

Karma is

a)

a type of food

b)

a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives

c)

a religion of ancient India

d)

to focus one's thoughts to gain higher level of spiritual awareness

6.

"According to karma, people's status in life is not an accident." STATUS means

a)

a person's job

b)

a separation or division

c)

a person's rank compared to others

d)

type of home

7.

Dharma is

a)

a belief in more than one God

b)

the rebirth of the soul

c)

a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into their next lives

d)

obedience to the moral law of the universe

8.

"Many trained their minds to focus and think in positive ways." FOCUS means

a)

a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives

b)

to place all of one's attention on something

c)

to react quickly

d)

to move

9.

Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha, founded a new religion called

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Brahman

d)

Jainism

10.

"Dressed in a yellow robe, he traveled the country, stopping to meditate ..." MEDITATE means

a)

to live simply

b)

to pray

c)

to think deeply in silence

d)

to share your views

11.

To help people seek spiritual truth, the Buddha taught his followers

a)

reincarnation

b)

ahimsa

c)

Jainism

d)

The Four Noble Truths

12.

Buddha's Eightfold Path teaches

a)

how people can end suffering

b)

how people can be reincarnated

c)

how people can increase their status

d)

how people can obtain their desires

13.

"There are an estimated 500 million Buddhists in the world today." ESTIMATED means

a)

to determine the exact value, size, or nature of something

b)

to determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something

14.

The third religion that developed in Ancient India is

a)

Islam

b)

Judism

c)

Christianity

d)

Jainism

15.

The key value of Jainism is ahimsa. This means

a)

the belief that humans are more important than other life

b)

practicing nonviolence toward all living things

c)

practicing daily prayer

d)

the belief in reincarnation