5 Written Questions

1. when you have achieved the ultimate reality - the end of self and a reunion with the Great World Soul
2. principle of nonviolence
3. major city in ancient India (archaeologists referred to as the "City of the Dead")
4. seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia; a primary feature of India's climate
5. a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation, but also and his/her position in society

5 Matching Questions

1. Hinduism
2. linga
3. rajas
4. devadasi
5. Sanskrit

1. a a writing system developed by the Aryans
2. b religious doctrine of the Aryan people who settled in India after 1500 B. C.; evidence comes from the Vedas
3. c temple dancer
4. d a stone that symbolizes Hindu god Shiva (or Siva)
5. e India was a world of warring kingdoms ... Aryan leaders; a term for princes

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. term meaning blessings
   1. bhajan
   2. gotra
   3. mandala
   4. mubarak
2. the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life
   1. karma
   2. rajas
   3. dharma
   4. varna
3. second level of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; WARRIORS
   1. mahatma
   2. Kshatriyas
   3. karma
   4. dharma
4. one of the varnas in the Hindu caste system; the PRIESTLY CLASS (in charge of the religious ceremonies that were so important in Indian society)
   1. bhajan
   2. chamar
   3. Brahmans
   4. rajas
5. known as "divine law;" this required all people to do their duty
   1. dharma
   2. varna
   3. karma
   4. mahatma

5 True/False Questions

1. Untouchables → cobbler, leatherworker

   True        False

2. varna → the force generated by a person's actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life

   True        False

3. mahatma → known as "divine law;" this required all people to do their duty

   True        False

4. Buddhism → religious doctrine of the Aryan people who settled in India after 1500 B. C.; evidence comes from the Vedas

   True        False

5. gotra → local kin group whose members trace descent through the male line to an ancestral figure

   True        False