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  • ______ is a Hindu belief that people move in a constant cycle of life, death, and rebirth; it is the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
    upanishads
    reincarnation
    brahman
    karma
  • A ______ is a storehouse for crops or grain.
    drought
    reincarnation
    granary
    karma
  • A ______ is a hereditary social class in Hinduism, representing a class or group of people.
    caste
    reincarnation
    river system
    varna
  • ______ is the class system in India based on specific occupations, with more than 3,000 jatis in India. It is a subdivision of the Varnas.
    dharma
    brahmanism
    karma
    Jati
  • What is Dalit?
    The lowest class of the Hindu caste system; the "untouchable
    Early Hinduism religion, based on rituals-especially sacrifi
    the religion of India that grew out of the beliefs of the an
  • A ______ is made up of a river and its tributaries, like the water that supplies the Indus River.
    upanishads
    river system
    brahman
    reincarnation
  • What is a river system?
    a river and its tributaries that make up a river system as in the water that supplies the Indus River.
  • What is Brahman?
    liberation from reincarnation
    sacred writings that try to answer difficult questions
    The all-powerful, supreme spiritual, God that Hindus worship
  • What is upanishads?
    sacred writing that try to answer difficult questions about right and wrong life and death, able to be read by all, written by gurus to help connect people to h
  • An ancient Indo-Aryan language, the classical language of India, used in Hinduism and classical literature is called _______.
    sanskrit
  • ______ was the early Hinduism religion, based on rituals—especially sacrifices to the gods—and was also known by this name.
    brahmanism
    hinduism
    river system
    granary
  • What is a caste?
    The Hindu class system of social distinctions
    groups, older system of classification, in the Hindu social
    The oldest Hindu sacred texts originating in ancient India
  • A ______ is a fortress, usually built on high ground to protect a city or its people.
    dharma
    moksha
    citadel
    reincarnation
  • what is karma?
    the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives, determines whether a person is reborn to more suffering or on a path of liberation/moska;merit
  • what is reincarnation?
    a Hindu belief that people move in a constant cycle of life, death, and rebirth; rebirth of a soul in a new body
  • ______ is the religion of India that grew out of the beliefs of the ancient Aryan people. It stresses that one main force connects all of life
    caste
    Hindusim
    caste system
    Vedas
  • The ______ is the Hindu class system of social distinctions determined by birth, which includes Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors), Vaishyas (landowners, bankers, and merchants), and Sudras (farmers, laborers, an...
    jati
    caste system
    dalit
    hinduism
  • What is sanskrit?
    An ancient Indo-Aryan language, the classical language of India, used in Hinduism and classical literature.
  • What is caste?
    a class or group of people, a hereditary social class in Hin
    the class system in India based on specific occupations, the
    groups, older system of classification, in the Hindu social
  • What is Vedas?
    The oldest Hindu sacred texts originating in ancient India
    a class or group of people, a hereditary social class in Hin
    a long period, or a prolonged period, with little or no rain
  • The ______ are the oldest Hindu sacred texts originating in ancient India
    caste
    drought
    caste system
    Vedas
  • What is Jati?
    the class system in India based on specific occupations, the
    a river and it tributaries that make up a river system as in
    fortress, usually built on HIGH ground to PROTECT a city or
  • ______ are sacred writings that try to answer difficult questions about right and wrong, life and death. They are able to be read by all and were written by gurus to help connect people to heavenly forces.
    reincarnation
    Upanishads
    karma
    dharma
  • What is a river system?
    a river and it tributaries that make up a river system as in water that supplies the indus river
  • India is called a ______ because it is separated from Asia by the Himalayan Mountains.
    dharma
    subcontient
    river system
    karma
  • A ______ is a long or prolonged period with little or no rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
    drought
    dalit
    river system
    jati
  • ______ is the effect of a person's actions in this and in previous lives, determining whether a person is reborn to more suffering or on a path of liberation (moksha); it is the merit gained from one's actions.
    karma
    Hinduism
    Brahmanism
    Vedas
  • What is an artifact?
    An object made by a human being, typically of historical or cultural interest.
  • An object made by a human being, typically of historical or cultural interest.
    brahmins
    artifacts
    indus valley
    caste system
  • What is a drought?
    a long period, or a prolonged period, with little or no rain
    The Hindu class system of social distinctions determined by
    a river and it tributaries that make up a river system as in
  • What is a citadel?
    India is called this because they are separated from Asia by
    a long period, or a prolonged period, with little or no rain
    fortress, usually built on HIGH ground to PROTECT a city or
  • what is dharma?
    the laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member; duty early in life
  • The merchant and landowning class that managed trade, commerce, and agriculture is called
    shudras
    dharma
    karma
    vaishyas
  • what is moksha?
    liberation from reincarnation
    the laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste
    subcontient
  • What is Brahmanism?
    The Hindu class system of social distinctions determined by
    a long period, or a prolonged period, with little or no rain
    Early Hinduism religion, based on rituals-especially sacrifi
  • ______ is the all-powerful, supreme spiritual God that Hindus worship.
    citadel
    subcontinent
    Brahman
    Upanishads
  • ______ are groups in the older system of classification in the Hindu social class, based on skill.
    Upanishads
    reincarnation
    Varna
    karma
  • What is varna?
    groups, older system of classification, in the Hindu social
    Early Hinduism religion, based on rituals-especially sacrifi
    the religion of India that grew out of the beliefs of the an
  • What is a subcontinent?
    a river and it tributaries that make up a river system as in
    India is called this because they are separated from Asia by
    storehouse for crops or grain
  • What is Hinduism?
    The all-powerful, supreme spiritual, God that Hindus worship
    sacred writings that try to answer difficult questions
    the religion of India that grew out of the beliefs of the an
  • ______ refers to the lowest class of the Hindu caste system; they are often referred to as the 'untouchables'.
    Dalit
    Hinduism
    Varna
    Jati
  • ______ is liberation from reincarnation, which Hindus try to achieve by performing rituals, good deeds, and gaining an understanding of Brahman.
    caste
    varna
    moksha
    jati
  • ______ in Hinduism refers to the laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member; it represents the duty in early life.
    dharma
    karma
    caste system
    drought
  • The lowest caste, made up of laborers and service providers who worked for the higher castes is called
    artifact
    vaishyas
    shudras
    caste
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