The Aryans and the Varna System Quiz

Which varna was the workers and laborers?

• Brahmins

• Vaisyas

• Dalits

• Kshatriyas

• Shudras

Which varna was the religious and intellectual leaders?

• Brahmins

• Vaisyas

• Dalits

• Kshatriyas

• Shudras

The Caste System was based on which religious beliefs?

• Buddhism

• Taoism

• Sikhism

• Hinduism

Two large cities formed along this?

• Ganges River
• Indian Ocean
• Indus River
• India River

The Indian language?

• Hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform
• Chinese
• Sanskrit

Reincarnation

• The process of recycling
• The process of rebirth
• The process of decomposition
• The process of farming

The effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul?

• Karma
• Carma
• Beliefs
• Charisma

Divided India's society into groups?

• Social Hierarchy
• Caste System
• Social Classes
• Hinduism

What you do in this life determines what happens in the next life is __________.

• dharma
• reincarnation
• rebirth
• karma

What was the only way that someone could gain entrance into a higher caste?

• Become a skilled warrior or buy land
• Live a good life and be reincarnated into a higher caste
• Marry someone in a higher caste
• Provide money and sacrifices to the priests