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1
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These people become the dominat group of India and their beliefs helps start the basics of Hinduism

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Aryans

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In Ancient India this divided Indian society into castes or levels based on a persons birth or occupation

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Varna

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3
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priest that are the highest varna or caste in ancient India

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Brahmin

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4
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Hinduism is one of the world most______ religions

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complex,oldest,tolerant

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5
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This religion that originated in India,based upon the beliefs of Aryans and Indus peoples.

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Hinduisms

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In Hinduisms and Buddhism,the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s souls

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karma

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7
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The ancient sacred language of India and Hinduism

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Sanskrit

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8
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considered unclean,they are the outcastes of Hindu society

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Dalit

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9
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containing Aryan,Sanskrit prayer,hymns and rituals these are the oldest holy books in Hinduism

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Vedas

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10
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Doing the job of your caste,doing your duty as a human

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Dharma

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11
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This is the cycle of death and rebirth

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Samsara

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The warrior in Hinduism, the second highest in the caste system

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13
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The belief in many gods

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polytheism

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14
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The modern day country in which Hinduism and Buddhism began

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India

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15
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River valley where the Aryan settled

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Indus

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16
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In Hinduism,when you do your dharma as a Brahmin, this is the end of the cycle of rebirth

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Moksha

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17
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A Kshatriya prince,who started a new religion without the caste system, became the Buddha

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Siddhartha

18
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For a Hindu,finding enlightenment,the meaning of human life and escaping the suffer of rebirth is

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Moksha

19
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Found in India,this is the holiest and most sacred river in Hinduism

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Ganges river

20
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This is the belief in one god

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Monotheism

21
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In Ancient India,this varna includes the merchants

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Vaishya

22
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In the caste system this varna includes the servants and laborers

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Shudra

23
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Which of the following do both Buddhism and Hinduism have in common

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The belief in Samsara

24
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The main message of the story of the Bhagavad Gita is

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To perform the dharma of your caste

25
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In Hinduism doing your dharma involves

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Performing the duties of your caste

26
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The third god of the Trimurti is known as destroyer

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shiva

27
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A warrior dies while fighting bravely in battle, you can refer that

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he performed his dharma, and he will be reincarnated in higher caste

28
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One of the Trimurti this god is the preserver of life and he has 10 important avatars

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Vishnu

29
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Hindu worship in a temple that vary in size from small village shrines to large building called

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Mandirs

30
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Many Hindus pilgrimage to the holy city of Varanasi to die, it is located on the______ river

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Ganges River

31
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Holy men who live ascetic life to achieve spiritual enlightenment are called

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Sadhus

32
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Which of these is not part of the Trimurti

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Hanuman

33
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Hinduism emerged near what river

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Indus

34
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Which god do Hindus believe is the creator of the world and all creatures

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Brahma

35
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Who are the two main charterers in the sacred epic the Ramayana

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Rama and Sita

36
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The Hindu festival that celebrates spring,love, new life and fun

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Holi

37
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This popular god is fav of students because he removes obstacles

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Ganesha

38
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This “festival of light” symbolizes the spiritual “ victory of light over darkness and good over evil

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Diwali

39
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This ancient,sacred epic is the story of two branches of a family who battles for the throne of a kingdom

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Mahabharata

40
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This religious that includes essays written by ascetics on the ideas and teaching of Hinduism

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Upanishads

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