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Indus Valley Vocabulary

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are Rajas?

a)

Aryan leaders or princes

b)

A major religion in Indus Valley

c)

Nomadic people

d)

Priests

2.

One of the most beloved and worshipped Gods in the Hindu religion 

a)

Ganesha

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Noble

d)

rajas

3.

A major religious system. They believed in many Gods and goddesses (most important Brahma)

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Jainism

4.

What is the top position in the social hierarchy of India?

a)

Pharaohs

b)

Nobles

c)

Varnas

d)

Brahmins

5.

Untouchables described the what?

a)

The commoner class

b)

The lowest class level

c)

Largest population of Indians

d)

The highest class level

6.

The seasonal winds in Ancient India were called

a)

Hurricane

b)

Monsoon

c)

Irrigation

d)

Fall

7.

People of India being put into categories, based on their family and economics, this is called  

a)

Varnas

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Caste

8.

What were the military or warriors known as?

a)

Sudras

b)

Vizier

c)

Kshatriyas

d)

Jati

9.

What is the written language developed around 1,000 B.C.E by Aryans?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Vaisyas

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Sanskirt

10.

A group of people nomadic people described as Indo-Europeans immerged

a)

Brahmins

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Nobles

d)

Aryans

11.

The four major social classes in Aryan society

a)

Nobles

b)

Varnas

c)

Vizier

d)

Nomad

12.

The commoner class. Consisted mostly of merchants and farmers.

a)

Sudras

b)

Patriarchal

c)

Vaisyas

d)

Craftsmen

13.

The largest population of Indian- most were peasants or worked in manual labor.

a)

Sudras

b)

Varnas

c)

Brahmins

d)

Caste

14.

The very lowest level in Indian society. They were given degrading tasks and labor other Indians wouldn't do

a)

Karma

b)

Kshatriyas

c)

Untouchables

d)

Vaisyas

15.

The belief that a person's soul is reborn in a different form after death

a)

Caste system

b)

Sudras

c)

Karma

d)

Reincarnation

16.

The idea that a person's actions will determine what their next life will be when they are reborn.

a)

Karma

b)

Ka

c)

Dharma

d)

Nirvana

17.

Divine law that requires people to do their duty, more is expected of the high caste members.

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Ka

c)

Dharma

d)

Buddhism

18.

This religion appeared in Northern Indian and rivalled Hinduism, based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Karma

c)

Buddhism

d)

Nirvana

19.

Achieving wisdom, ultimate reality and reuniting with the Great World Soul.

a)

Sudras

b)

Nirvana

c)

Rajas

d)

Ganesha