WorksheetsC7L2 Religions of Ancient India Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
An emotional or spiritual state of perfect peace and happiness
Moksha
Nirvana
Utopia
reincarnation
The rebirth of the soul
karma
varna
Nirvana
reincarnation
In Hinduism, the one universal spirit, or creator, is called
Brahman
Indra
Krishna
Shiva
One of the oldest religions in the world and is the world’s third largest religion today?
Aryanism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Brahmanism
Karma is
a type of food
a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
a religion of ancient India
to focus one's thoughts to gain higher level of spiritual awareness
"According to karma, people's status in life is not an accident." STATUS means
a person's job
a separation or division
a person's rank compared to others
type of home
Dharma is
a belief in more than one God
the rebirth of the soul
a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into their next lives
obedience to the moral law of the universe
"Many trained their minds to focus and think in positive ways." FOCUS means
a force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
to place all of one's attention on something
to react quickly
to move
Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Buddha, founded a new religion called
Buddhism
Hinduism
Brahman
Jainism
"Dressed in a yellow robe, he traveled the country, stopping to meditate ..." MEDITATE means
to live simply
to pray
to think deeply in silence
to share your views
To help people seek spiritual truth, the Buddha taught his followers
reincarnation
ahimsa
Jainism
The Four Noble Truths
Buddha's Eightfold Path teaches
how people can end suffering
how people can be reincarnated
how people can increase their status
how people can obtain their desires
"There are an estimated 500 million Buddhists in the world today." ESTIMATED means
to determine the exact value, size, or nature of something
to determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something
The third religion that developed in Ancient India is
Islam
Judism
Christianity
Jainism
The key value of Jainism is ahimsa. This means
the belief that humans are more important than other life
practicing nonviolence toward all living things
practicing daily prayer
the belief in reincarnation
