Chapter 5 Lesson 1

Question 1

What was the name for social groups

Answer 1

varna

Question 2

What does varna mean

Answer 2

color, class, social group

Question 3

Who was first on the social pyramid

Answer 3

Brahmins

Question 4

Who are the Brahmins

Answer 4

priests

Question 5

Who were second on the pyramid

Answer 5

kshatriyas

Question 6

Who were the Kshatriyas

Answer 6

warriors, kings

Question 7

Who were third on the social pyramid

Answer 7

Vaisya

Question 8

Who were the Vaisya

Answer 8

farmers, artisans, herdsmen, majority of the population

Question 9

Who were fourth on the social pyramid

Answer 9

Sudras

Question 10

Who were the sudras

Answer 10

the peasants

Question 11

What is the Caste System

Answer 11

fixed social class system

Question 12

What is birth called

Answer 12

jati

Question 13

What does the word caste originate from

Answer 13

casta in Portuguese

Question 14

What did the Caste system determine

Answer 14

jobs you could have, who you can marry and who you can socialize with

Question 15

What is the lowest level of the social class/caste

Answer 15

untouchables, not apart of social pyramid

Question 16

What are the dalits

Answer 16

the oppressed/untouchables

Question 17

What are the Vedas

Answer 17

collection of hymns, rituals, and spiritual though passed down orally

Question 18

Were the Vedas always written down?

Answer 18

no, only recently they were written

Question 19

What is Brahman

Answer 19

A form of ultimate reality, all-knowing

Question 20

What is atman

Answer 20

the human soul, meant to merge with Brahman after death

Question 21

What is yoga

Answer 21

a training designed to lead union with atman and Brahman

Question 22

Who are the three chief gods

Answer 22

Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer

Question 23

Are the three chief Gods apart of Brahman?

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

What is reincarnation

Answer 24

the belief that the soul is reborn differently after death

Question 25

Karma

Answer 25

How a person’s actions affect them in the next life

Question 26

What are a person’s status a result of

Answer 26

their past lives

Question 27

Which class is closest to being freed of reincarnation

Answer 27

Brahmin class (priests)

Question 28

Which animal is holy

Answer 28

cow

Question 29

Dharma

Answer 29

divine law, requires people to do their duty

Question 30

Which class is held to higher expectations

Answer 30

Brahmin

Question 31

Is killing allowed

Answer 31

if protecting people following their Dharma, yes, otherwise no

Question 32

Why are some Hindus vegetarian

Answer 32

because killing an animal wouldn’t allow it to complete its Dharma and interrupts the reincarnation cycle