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