Unit 3A Ancient India Vocabulary Review

The main religion of India that teaches everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman.

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

What is a monsoon?

• A monthly wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.

• A seasonal rain pattern that causes hurricanes.

• A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.

• A seasonal pattern of wind, rain and snow.

A social system people are born in to that groups people based on work, wealth or occupation.

• Buddhism

• Caste System

• Sanskrit

• Karma

What is sanskrit?

• Important language of Ancient Mesopotamia.

• Important language of Ancient Egypt.

• Important language of Ancient India.

• Important language of Ancient China.

What religion is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Daoism

• Islam

What is reincarnation?

• A Hindu and Muslim belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time in to a new body.

• A Hindu and Christian belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time in to a new body.

• A Buddhist and Muslim belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time in to a new body.

• A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time in to a new body.

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

• Plateau

• Continent

• Subcontinent

• Peninsula

What is karma?

• A Hindu and Muslim belief that the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

• A Buddhist and Muslim belief that the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

• A Hindu and Christian belief that the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul

• A Hindu and Buddhist belief that the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul