3 Written Questions

1. system of winds in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia that alternates directions in the summer and the winter, resulting in a predictable pattern of heavy rains each summer followed by cold and dry winters
2. Aryan religious hymns that were originally only in spoken form before later being written down
3. society with an economy based on herding domesticated animals (most are nomadic)

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a religiously based system of social stratification; person is born into a social position that is determined by his or her parents' occupations
   1. Vedas
   2. pastoral
   3. caste system
   4. patriarchal
2. still considered a holy language today
   1. monsoon
   2. pastoral
   3. varnas
   4. Sanskrit
3. the Aryan word for its social class groups
   1. Vedas
   2. Sanskrit
   3. pastoral
   4. varnas

3 True/False Questions

1. Sanskrit → language used by the Aryans for their sacred writings

   True        False

2. Vedas → an important influence on the development of Hinduism

   True        False

3. patriarchal → society with an economy based on herding domesticated animals (most are nomadic)

   True        False