SS - Test 11/30/15

Question 1

what is the largest religion in India today?

Answer 1

Hinduism

Question 2

The soul holds the person’s _______.

Answer 2

The soul holds the person’s personality.

Question 3

Definition:

the process of rebirth

Answer 3

reincarnation

Question 4

Brahman is the only ________.

Answer 4

Brahman is the only reality.

Question 5

Everyone has a _____ inside them.

Answer 5

Everyone has a soul inside them.

Question 6

Who were the 3 major gods in Hindu beliefs?

Answer 6

1. Brahma
2. Srua
3. Vishau

Question 7

The ulitmate goal is to unite the soul with ______ the universal spirit.

Answer 7

The ulitmate goal is to unite the soul with Brahman the universal spirit.

Question 8

The blending of many religious ideas caused the creation of what religion?

Answer 8

Hinduism

Question 9

Hindus believe the world is an ______.

Answer 9

Hindus believe the world is an illusion.

Question 10

What were thoughts written down by the Aryan Brahmins called?

Answer 10

Vedic texts

Question 11

How many Vedas are there?

Answer 11

Four (4)

Question 12

The Siva, Destroyer, is usually shown with 4 arms and _____ eyes.

Answer 12

The Siva, Destroyer, is usually shown with 4 arms and 3 eyes.

Question 13

It takes many lifetimes to see through the illusion. That is why they are _____ into another body.

Answer 13

It takes many lifetimes to see through the illusion. That is why they are reborn into another body.

Question 14

What do the Vedas contain?

Answer 14

sacred hymns & poems (like Bible)

Question 15

What were the 4 main social classes in India?

Answer 15

1. Brahmins - priests
2. Kshatriyas - rulers
3. Vaisyas - farmers, craftspeople
4. Sudras - laborers

Question 16

Why were the Brahmins the highes ranking?

Answer 16

because they performed rituals for the gods

Question 17

What is a caste?

Answer 17

an indian based society

Question 18

How many castes existed in India at one time?

Answer 18

3,000

Question 19

The caste in which a person belonged determined what about that person?

Answer 19

It determined his/her place in society

Question 20

The Sudras had ______ lives.

Answer 20

The Sudras had hard lives.

Question 21

What group was worse off than the Sudras?

Answer 21

The Untouchables

Question 22

Could people have contact with the Untouchables?

Answer 22

no; they were seen as unclean

Question 23

What were some of the jobs of the Untouchables?

Answer 23

• tanning animal hide
• disposing of dead animals

Question 24

Name some Caste rules.

Answer 24

• You could not marry someone from another caste.
• You could not eat with someone from another caste.
• If you broke the rules, you would be banned from your home and caste.

Question 25

In 1949 the _______ were given legal rights, but people are still prejudice.

Answer 25

In 1949 the ***_Untouchables_*** were given legal rights, but people are still prejudice.

Question 26

What is the reason for the name of the religion Brahmanism?

Answer 26

Because the Aryan priests were Brahmins.

Question 27

What is Karma?

Answer 27

good or bad luck

Question 28

If you have ***_bad_*** karma, what might you be reborn in?

Answer 28

a lower caste

Question 29

If you have ***_good_*** karma, you will be born into what?

Answer 29

higher caste

Question 30

You were to obey one's dharma. What is that?

Answer 30

a duty to accept his/her plae in the world without complaint

Question 31

In Hinduism, women were inferior to \_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 31

In Hinduism, women were inferior to ***_men_***.

Question 32

What are Hindu women not allowed to do?

Answer 32

Hindu women are not allowed to read the Veda or other sacred texts.

Question 33

What is a subcontinent?

Answer 33

A subcontinent is ***_a large land mass; it is smaller than a continent._***

Question 34

Is India a subcontinent?

Answer 34

yes

Question 35

What is the highest mountain range in the world?

Answer 35

Himalayas

Question 36

What was India's 1st civilization?

Answer 36

Indus

Question 37

What caused the land to be fertile in Pakistan?

Answer 37

flooding

Question 38

Describe the climate of India.

Answer 38

The climate in India was ***_hot and humid._***

Question 39

What is a monsoon?

Answer 39

A monsoon is ***_seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons._***

Question 40

How many inches of rain does India receive in the summer due to monsoons?

Answer 40

India gets about ***_100 to 200 inches of rain_*** in the summer due to monsoons.

Question 41

Describe winters in India.

Answer 41

Winters in India are ***_warm and dry._***

Question 42

What is a citadel?

Answer 42

A citadel is a ***_fortress_***.

Question 43

Who was the Harappan civilization named after?

Answer 43

Maken city of Harappa

Question 44

What type of wells did the Mohenjo Daro and Harappa have?

Answer 44

public

Question 45

What were the public wells used for?

Answer 45

water

Question 46

What did the Harappan houses have?

Answer 46

bathrooms with indoor plumbing

Question 47

Have the Harappan writings been deciphered?

Answer 47

no

Question 48

We do not know how the Harappan civilization ended because \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 48

We do not know how the Harappan civilization ended because ***_there is no written record_***.