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Who is responsible for creating Hinduism?

No one really knows which one person created the belief

Jesus Christ

Buddha

Elon Musk

The Vedas are considered books of

Truth

Laws

History

The Harry Potter Series

Which class is at the bottom of the jati pyramid, but still above the dalits?

Shudras

Khatriyas

Vaishyas

Swifties

Your daily duty in life is your ____________

Dharma

Karma

Brahmin

Puja

What is the main role of Shiva?

To destroy life so that it can be rebuilt or reborn better

Protect Hindus in battle

Bring the rain so that crops will grow

Serve as an action your body makes when it is very cold

A Vaishya would most likely hold which job?

Farmer

Priest

Warrior

Picking up cow manure from the streets

Hinduism is the world's ________ religion

Oldest

Most strict

Most popular

Most take a bath in Grandma's ashes

What is a dalit?

A Hindu "untouchable" or "unclean" person

A Hindu spiritual leader

A Hindu place of worship

What the flashlight did to the dark night

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are all

Parts of the soul or spirit of Brahmin

Key rivers in India

Social classes in Hinduism

Mountain ranges that allow for travel and trade

What is the process of a cycle of rebirth, over and over, called in Hinduism

Reincarnation

What was the river that Hindus believe wash away bad karma

Ganges

Brahmaputra

Indus

Nile

Which two empires invaded India between 500 BC and 300 BC?

Persia and Greece

Greece and Rome

Rome and Egypt

Egypt and Mesopotamia

How were Indus Valley spouses chosen?

Parents arranged the marriage by the age of 12

"Hey, shawtee..."

The raja chose the spouses

The guru picked a wife for his student

The majority of what was the Indus Valley is in what current country

Pakistan

India

Iran

Syria

Which word describes an Indian teacher?

Guru

Varna

Veda

Raja

What is a citadel?

A high place of safety from attack

A place of worship

A bath where everyone would bathe together

A place to honor the kings and priests

What cities were the Twin Cities of the Indus Valley?

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

Mohenjo Daro and Cairo

Harappa and Yangtze

Minoa and Mycenae

River flooding made the Indus Valley

fertile

arid

tropical

dangerous

True or false: Sudras did the work no one else would do, like carrying dead bodies

False--that was the Untouchables

True

Who was the Kshatriyas made up of?

Warriors and soldiers

Priests

Teachers

Slaves

Who made up the top class (Brahmins) of the Indian caste system

Priests or religious leaders

Warriors

Farmers

Slaves

True or False: People in India frequently moved up and down in the caste system, depending on who was leading the city

False

True

Vedas contained all of the following except:

laws

poems

sacred or holy writings

songs

What was the name of the language that the Aryans introduced into the Indus Valley

Sanskrit

Cuneiform

Papyrus

Hammurabi

Which group invaded the Indus Valley and brought social changes?

The Aryans

The Sumerians

The Egyptians

The Mesopotamians

What is true about houses in the Mohenjo Daro?

They were all about the same size and had = access to water

The size of the house depended on the varna of the family

The size of the house depended on the veda of the family

Only priests were allowed to live in brick homes

What word describes a fortress at the west end of each city?

citadel

Stupa

Varna

Brahman

What would most likely happen to the land during the summer in the Indus Valley?

It would flood

There would be a drought

Crops would grow the fastest

Silt would be left on the banks of the Euphrates

During what season would the monsoons bring cold dry air into the Indus Valley?

Winter

Summer

Spring

Fall

What mountain range did the Aryans travel into the Indus Valley through?

Hindu-Kush

Himalayan

Everest

Aryan

What is the name of the mountain range that separates India from China

The Himalayas

Hindu Kush

Mohenjo Daro

India is a _____________ of Asia

Subcontinent

Continent

Country

City

Which is larger: A caste or a varna

A caste--it is a collection of varnas

Same size

Varna

A varna is

One of the social classes in a caste

A strong seasonal wind

An Aryan prince

An irrigation tool

What is a word that describes a place of peace, with no more rebirth required?

Moksha

Varna

Veda

Shiva

What is a monsoon?

A strong, seasonal wind

What were the twin cities of the Indus Valley?

Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

Harappa and Cairo

Mohenjo Daro and Sumer

Harappa and Himalaya