Hinduism - Ancient India

Hinduism - Ancient India

Poll

What do you think Hinduism is?

• A religion in India

• A leader in India

• A language in India

• A town in India

Multiple Choice

Where is the Indian Subcontinent located?

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

Multiple Choice

What mountain range separates the Indian Subcontinent from the rest of the continent?

• The Rockies

• The Grand Tetons

• The Himalayas

• The Sierra Madre

Multiple Choice

80% of the people who live in India, practice the ______________ religion.

• Judaism

• Christian

• Muslim

• Hinduism

Multiple Choice

Polytheism means....

• belief in many gods

• belief in one god

Multiple Choice

Monotheism means....

• belief in many gods

• belief in one god

Multiple Choice

The single unifying force that is part of everything and everyone.

• Dharma

• Brahmin

• Brahman

• Samsara

Multiple Choice

What is the term for a person being reborn after a previous life?

• maya
• reincarnation
• recluse
• dharma

Multiple Choice

Your good or bad actions in this life is called your ___________________, you should always try to have the good kind.

• Karma

• Dharma

• Reincarnation

• Vedas

Open Ended

Give me an example of Karma in your life.

Multiple Choice

What is the system that is a class society?

• Hinduism
• Vishnu
• Caste
• Moksha

Multiple Choice

How did a person become a member of a caste?

• They were born into it
• They got to choose their caste
• The Brahmins selected it for you

Multiple Choice

Collections of hymns and prayers that make up the earliest Hindu sacred writings.

• Qu'ran

• Torah

• Vedas

• Bible

Multiple Choice

If a young woman is helping a man learn to read in rural India, which Hindu belief is she following?

• She is following her dharma by performing her duties and living in an honorable way.
• She is following her karma by performing her duties an dliving in an honorable way.
• She has reached moksha.
• This has nothing to do with Hinduism.

Open Ended

On this slide, list 4 life goals on how you can live positively like the ancient people of India who followed Hinduism.

Open Ended

Write two sentences about what you learned about Hinduism!