hinduism

Question 1

classes formed by the aryans that later became the caste system

Answer 1

varna

Question 2

varna of priests

Answer 2

brahmins

Question 3

varna of chieftains and warriors

Answer 3

kshatriya

Question 4

commoners and merchants

Answer 4

vaishyas

Question 5

conquered indus river inhabitants varna

Answer 5

shudras

Question 6

ethnic group of the indus river inhabitants

Answer 6

dravidians

Question 7

racial slur for the indus river inhabitants

Answer 7

Dasa

Question 8

soma

Answer 8

sacred plant to the aryans, juice is delicious and invigorating to the worshiper who drank it and shared it with the gods

Question 9

Agni

Answer 9

god of hearth fire and priests, brings sacrifices to the gods

Question 10

rig-veda

Answer 10

most important veda, collection of 1,000 hymns to the Aryan gods containing the mythology of these gods

Question 11

Indra

Answer 11

most hymns written about him in the vedas, god of the thunderbolt who conquered chaos

Question 12

aryan

Answer 12

“noble ones” invented chariot and first to tame horses

Question 13

was there mobility in the early varnas?

Answer 13

yes

Question 14

agnihotra

Answer 14

ritual of fire where butter and rice and cow dung is burned

Question 15

atman

Answer 15

everything that is a reflection of Brahman

Question 16

maya

Answer 16

illusion

Question 17

avidya

Answer 17

ignorance

Question 18

dharma

Answer 18

duties of each caste

Question 19

ahimsa

Answer 19

non harm

Question 20

ajiva

Answer 20

matter that clings to the soul

Question 21

moksha

Answer 21

release from endless circle

Question 22

4 stages

Answer 22

student, householder, hermit, ascetic

Question 23

4 goals

Answer 23

dharma, artha (material success), kama (pleasure), moksha

Question 24

bhakti

Answer 24

devotion

Question 25

artha

Answer 25

material success

Question 26

jiva

Answer 26

spirit that must escape matter

Question 27

dhyana

Answer 27

meditation