Indian Society Quiz ~ 11/4/16

Question 1

Where was the Indus Valley Civilization?

Answer 1

In the Indus Valley

Question 2

Where did the Aryans come from?

Answer 2

The Northwest, traveling through mountain passes.

Question 3

Veneration

Answer 3

Special regard for cattle

Question 4

Acculturation

Answer 4

blending of two or more cultures

Question 5

Vedas

Answer 5

collection of hymns, chants, ritual instruction, religious teachings

Question 6

When was the Vedic Age?

Answer 6

1500 BC to 500 BC

Question 7

What were Rajahs?

Answer 7

• Chiefs who led Aryan tribes
• Most skilled war leaders
• Elected by a assembly of warriors (bureaucracy)

Question 8

Name the rank of the Caste System (5 in total)

Answer 8

1. Brahmins (priests)
2. Kshatriyas (warriors)
3. Vaisyas (Farmers, artisans, merchants)
4. Shudras (little to no Aryan heritage)
5. Dalits (Untouchables)

Question 9

Indra

Answer 9

God of war

Question 10

The Aryan religion was polytheistic or monotheistic?

Answer 10

Polytheistic

Question 11

Brahmin

Answer 11

all powerful soul

Question 12

Def

Answer 12

all powerful spiritual force

Question 13

T/F: One god makes up Brahmin

Answer 13

False, many gods make up Brahmin

Question 14

Name the three main forms of Brahmin

Answer 14

1. Brahma (creator)
2. Vishnu (preserver)
3. Shiva (destroyer)

Question 15

Atman

Answer 15

soul

Question 16

Moksha

Answer 16

union with Brahman

Question 17

Reincarnation

Answer 17

Rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

Question 18

Karma

Answer 18

actions in one life affect fate in the next life

Question 19

Dharma

Answer 19

personal duty

Question 20

What two things involved the Caste System?

Answer 20

Religion and society

Question 21

T/F: You are born into a level of the Caste System

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What are the 4 Noble Truths?

Answer 22

1. The truth of suffering
2. The truth of the cause of suffering
3. The truth of the end of suffering
4. The truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering

Question 23

Nirvana

Answer 23

union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth

Question 24

Golden Age

Answer 24

period of great cultural achievement

Question 25

As far as the Golden Age: Gupta Rulers

Answer 25

They were loose and mild

Question 26

As far as the Golden Age: Gupta Economy

Answer 26

Farming and trade increased the economy

Question 27

As far as the Golden Age: Gupta Education

Answer 27

Had religious schools, taught many of the same subjects in school today

Question 28

As far as the Golden Age: Gupta Mathematics

Answer 28

Developed system of writing numbers, the concept of zero, the decimal system. (ALL ARE USED TODAY)

Question 29

As far as the Golden Age: Gupta Medicine

Answer 29

Had surgeons, physicians, used herbs and remedies to treat illness, developed vaccines

Question 30

As far as the Golden Age: Gupta Literature

Answer 30

Written in Sanskrit (from the Aryans)

Question 31

As far as the Golden Age: Empire Decline

Answer 31

• Weak Rulers
• Civil War
• “White Huns” invaded from Central Asia

Question 32

Joint Family

Answer 32

family organizations with many generations sharing a common house

Question 33

T/F: Families in Indian society revolved around women

Answer 33

False, it revolved around men and most importantly the eldest male

Question 34

T/F: Sons got new homes when they got wives

Answer 34

False, the wives moved in with the son’s family

Question 35

Dowry

Answer 35

payment to the groom or his family

Question 36

Shakti

Answer 36

Creative energy only found in women

Question 37

Rebirth for women

Answer 37

Gained only by devotion to husband

Question 38

Sati

Answer 38

A ritual in which the wife joins her husband’s funeral pyre.