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SS_7-2
SS Chapter 7 Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the language of many nomadic peoples from Central Asia, such as the Hittities? SS 7-2 | Indo-European |
| Who were the Aryans? SS 7-2 | Group of Indo-Europeans who entered India from Central Asia about 1500 BC. |
| What is a caste? SS 7-2 | The term describing a social class whose members are identified by their job. |
| Who were the untouchables? SS 7-2 | The name for the group of people that was considered below all other groups in Indian society. |
| What is Brahmanism? SS 7-2 | The early religion of the Aryans that worshiped many gods and took its name from Aryan priests. |
| What is the modern name for the major religion of India? SS 7-2 | Hinduism |
| What is the Hindu belief that each person has many lives? SS 7-2 | reincarnation |
| What is karma? SS 7-2 | The Hindu belief that what a person does in each life determines what he or she will be in the next life. |
| What is the most important text of Hinduism called? SS 7-2 | Bhagavad Gita |
| Who are the three most important gods in Hinduism, who are part of the one supreme God? SS 7-2 | Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva |