Vocab Unit 4

Question 1

Veneration

Answer 1

Special regard for cattle

Question 2

Acculturation

Answer 2

The blending of 2 or more cultures

Question 3

Vedas

Answer 3

A collection of hymns, chants, ritual instructions

Question 4

Brahman

Answer 4

A single spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods of Vedas, and that resided in all things

Question 5

Indra

Answer 5

The god of war

Question 6

Sanskrit

Answer 6

Ancient Indian form of writing

Question 7

Atman

Answer 7

Everyone has an essential self

Question 8

Moksha

Answer 8

Union with Brahman

Question 9

Reincarnation

Answer 9

Rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

Question 10

Karma

Answer 10

Refers to all decisions made in this lifetime that affect your next lifetime

Question 11

Rajah

Answer 11

Most skilled war leader, that had been elected to his position by an assembly of warriors

Question 12

Dharma

Answer 12

Religious and moral duties of a person

Question 13

Ahimsa

Answer 13

Nonviolence

Question 14

Caste

Answer 14

Social group in to which people are born into and rarely get out of

Question 15

Dissent

Answer 15

Ideas that opposed those of the government

Question 16

Missionary

Answer 16

People sent on a religious mission

Question 17

Joint Family

Answer 17

Parents, children, offspring share a common dweling

Question 18

Dowry

Answer 18

Payment to the bridegroom