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India Vocab-T/F
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Language of Ancient India | Sanskrit |
| Large section of a continent/smaller than the continent itself | Subcontinent |
| Science of working with metals | Metallurgy |
| Social order that determines one's place in Indian Society based on their family lineage, wealth and job | Caste System |
| Wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons | Monsoon |
| Effect a person's actions have on their soul | Karma |
| Focusing one's mind on spiritual ideas | Meditation |
| One's spiritual duties | Dharma |
| State of peace that is free from suffering and desire | Nirvana |
| Achieved when one is released from the cycle of rebirth | Moksha |
| Collections of religious hymns, rituals, and other texts that influenced early Hinduism | Vedas |
| Non violence and respect for living things | Ahimsa |
| Rebirth of one's soul | Reincarnation |
| The ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were located alongside the Ganges River in the Indo-Aryan civilization | False |
| According to Hindu beliefs, the universe was created by an invisible energy, force, or spirit that is a part of everyone called Brahman | True |
| A Hindu follows their dharma through honesty, self-control, nonviolence, and performing their job to the best of their ability | True |
| Judaism is a non theistic religion and its followers are committed to values such as nonviolence and vegetarianism | False |
| The Indus Valley Civilization created a government that was influenced by Hinduism | False |