Unit 1 Indus Valley

Question 1

Dharma

Answer 1

the religious and moral duties of an individual

Question 2

Karma

Answer 2

the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul

Question 3

Hindu Triumvirate

Answer 3

Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva

Question 4

Vaishya

Answer 4

Merchants in the caste system

Question 5

Ramayana

Answer 5

A Hindu epic written in Sanskrit that describes the adventures of the king Rama and his queen

Question 6

Monotheism

Answer 6

Belief in one God

Question 7

Polytheism

Answer 7

Belief in many gods

Question 8

Atman

Answer 8

the individual soul

Question 9

Reincarnation

Answer 9

the rebirth of the soul

Question 10

Brahman

Answer 10

the universal spirit worshiped by Hindus

Question 11

4 yogas

Answer 11

Jnana, Bhakti, Karma, Raja (Knowledge, Devotion, Service, Meditational)

Question 12

Vedas

Answer 12

The most ancient Hindu scriptures

Question 13

Moksha

Answer 13

Becoming liberated for the cycle of reincarnation in Hinduism.

Question 14

Ahimsa

Answer 14

nonviolence

Question 15

Mahabharata

Answer 15

a great Indian epic poem, reflecting the struggles of the Aryans as they moved south into India

Question 16

Upanishad

Answer 16

a philosophical text from the later period of Vedic literature, also called Vedanta

Question 17

Henotheism

Answer 17

Belief in one primary God and many secondary ones

Question 18

Shudra

Answer 18

servants and laborers (caste system)

Question 19

Puja

Answer 19

the act of worship

Question 20

Bhagavad

Answer 20

A book in popular Hinduism that was a response to Buddhism and made reaching moksha way easier.