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India Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a large landmass, smaller than a continent

a)

Sanskrit

b)

monsoon

c)

subcontitnent

d)

reincarnation

2.

seal

a)

a stamped image that shows humans or animals

b)

Karma

c)

monsoons

d)

caste system

3.

a division in Indian society into groups based on a person's birth, wealth or job

a)

vedas

b)

nirvana

c)

astronomy

d)

caste system

4.

a seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons

a)

reincarnation

b)

monsoon

c)

karma

d)

seal

5.

a polytheistic religion, connected to a strict social class system and a belief in reincarnation; the most widespread religion in India today

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

HInduism

d)

Christianity

6.

the belief that when a human dies, the soul is reborn in another person or being

a)

Hinduism

b)

karma

c)

Buddhism

d)

reincarnation

7.

the most important language of ancient India

a)

karma

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Hindi

d)

nirvana

8.

the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

a)

karma

b)

reincarnation

c)

fasting

d)

Hinduism

9.

religion or belief system based on the teaching of Buddha

a)

Hinduism

b)

karma

c)

reincarnation

d)

Buddhism

10.

the study of the planets and stars

a)

astrology

b)

astronomy

c)

archaeology

d)

planetology

11.

ancient Indian texts containing the oldest scriptures of Hinduism

a)

karma

b)

Vedas

c)

Bible

d)

Buddhism

12.

Siddhartha Guatama became this, which means "enlightened one"

a)

Buddha

b)

karma

c)

reincarnation

d)

nirvana

13.

Two most important rivers in ancient India

a)

Tigris

b)

Indus

c)

Ganges

d)

Nile

14.

the process of injecting a person with a small dose of an illness to help them build up defenses to the illness

a)

karma

b)

fasting

c)

inoculation

d)

monsoon

15.

going without food and focusing the mind on meditation and spiritual ideas

a)

nonviolence

b)

fasting

c)

karma

d)

reincarnation