Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras (Untouchables)
dharma
hindu caste system
karma
law of karma
ONLY ONES ALLOWED TO READ THE VEDAS
subcontinent
hindu caste system
three parts of reincarnation
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas
In the caste system
Brahmins
members of which group were responsible for religious rituals and teaching?
Hindus believed a person's position in the caste system could be changed by this law.
brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas
brahman
law of karma
Hindu caste system
Which of the following was a characteristic shared by the early civilizations of India
Egypt
Written forms of communication
Mesopotamia
and China?
The Indus Valley civilization developed primarily because of its location near the?
Indus River
A person's duty to do what is right
dalits
law of karma
karma
reincarnation
These people are at the top of society in India
subcontient
individual achievement
warriors
vedic indian
The most important language of ancient India is
Vedic Indian
warriors
citadel
sanskrit
The people who lived during the first society after the fall of Indus River Civilization ran by the aryan people.
karma
Vedic Indian
dalits
individual achievement
Which group in the caste system was primarily made up of merchants and traders?
Vaishyas
A major city of the Indus valley civilization and were planned out with a high level of thinking is referred to as_____
Granaries
citadel
Mohenjo Daro
subcontinent
The sacred texts of early Vedic society were known as the?
Vedas
The ultimate goal in Hinduism
which means liberation from the cycle of rebirth
is called?
Moksha
A fortress that overlooks and protects a city is referred to as
granaries
sanskrit
warriors
citadel
What are the three parts of reincarnation
karma
hindu caste system
moksha
birth (life), death, rebirth
Archaeologists discovered that cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were built on a grid system with advanced drainage. This suggests that the civilization?
valued urban planning and organization
The belief that a person’s actions in this life affect their next life is known as?
Karma
What was the purpose of granaries in Indus Valley cities?
Storage of surplus grain
Which factor determined a person’s caste in traditional Indian society?
Birth
India is a subcontinent because
the Himalaya Mountains cut off India from the rest of Asia
The Upanishads emphasize the idea that all living beings are part of a universal spirit known as?
Brahman
In order to reach moksha, follow dharma, build good karma ULTIMATE GOAL OF HINDUISM
karma
moksha
dharma
hindu caste system
Members of India's "lowest" caste; literally "broken people", also called "untouchables.
dharma
dalits
karma
subcontinent
The Upanishads teach that all the Gods that Indians worship are all forms of Brahman
dharma
karma
Hindu caste system
Brahman
The most influenced a person's social position in early Indian society is referred to as
dharma
individual achievement
dalits
karma
Which geographic feature helped protect India from invasions from the north?
Himalayan Mountains
The Aryans contributed to Indian civilization by?
introducing Sanskrit and the Vedic religion
Buildings for storing crops are
subcontinent
citadel
granaries
sanskrit
The rebirth of a soul in a new body
law of karma
brahman
reincarnation
karma
Which statement best describes the caste system in ancient India?
Social position was fixed and inherited.