India Test Vocab

Question 0

Aryans

Answer 0

Indo-European people who migrated to India from Central Asia

Question 1

Brahmanism

Answer 1

The Aryans’ early religion, similar to other polytheistic religions

Question 2

Caste

Answer 2

a social class whose members are identified by their job

Question 3

Dravidians

Answer 3

People living in India when the Aryans arrived.

Question 4

Harappan

Answer 4

City dwellers who occupied space twice the size of India

Question 5

Subcontinent

Answer 5

A large landmass that is like a continent only smaller

Question 6

Vedas

Answer 6

Ancient sacred texts of the Hindu religion

Question 7

Name the 4 major “gods” of this religion

Answer 7

Brahma the creator
Shiva the destroyer
Vishnu the protector

Question 8

Name the 4 ranks and who are in them (highest to lowest)

Answer 8

1. Brahmin, contained priests and academics
2. Kshatriya, contained kings and worriors
3. Vaishya, contained merchants and landowners
4. Sudra, contained commoners, peasants, and servants

Question 9

Untouchables

Answer 9

outcasts, shunned by others, usually street sweepers or latrine cleaners

Question 10

Sanskrit

Answer 10

Indo-Aryan language. Religious Language of Hinduism and Buddhism

Question 11

Monsoon

Answer 11

Seasonal winds causing climate change