The Caste System
Hindu Life
Deities
The Mandala
Potpourri
100
priests or religious scholars, these were the highest in the caste system
Who were the Brahmins?
100
These are portable or mobile centers where Hindus can stop and visit to pray.
What are shrines?
100
The Hindu supreme God of the universe, and creator of all things.
Who is Brahman?
100
The Hindu belief represented by a drop of water over an ocean wave.
Who is Brahman?
100
Places or worship built so the doors always faced east, towards the rising sun.
What are temples?
200
Found in the middle of the caste system, this Indian word means "herders" or "merchants."
What is Vaishyas?
200
Vegetarian foods eaten by Indians.
What are yogurt, rice, spicy peppers, flatbread, peppers, or chickpeas?
200
The deity of thunder.
Who is Indra?
200
The Hindu belief regarding law, obligation, or duty; doing one's job.
What is dharma?
200
Two reasons why it was a benefit for India to use ships to trade.
What are safety, able to carry more goods, and increased the riches of South India?
300
Shudras were low in the caste system, and usually worked at this difficult job.
What are servants?
300
Two items India traded with China and West Africa.
What are cotton, cloth, cinnamon, or pepper?
300
The Hindu deity known as the Preserver.
Who is Vishnu?
300
The different faces of Brahman; the gods.
What are deities?
300
The reason Vishnu was shown having many arms.
What is to symbolize strength?
400
The rulers and warriors of the Hindu people.
Who were the Kshatriyas?
400
Two techniques used by Hindus to focus on Brahman.
What are yoga, meditation, singing, prayer, or breathing exercises?
400
The Hindu deity known as the Destroyer.
Who is Shiva?
400
The belief that good or bad choices in one life determine one's status in the next life.
What is karma?
400
Symbolized by this, it indicated that deities were able to see events from a distance.
What are three eyes?
500
The lowest class in the caste system, they were responsible for the dirtiest of jobs.
Who are the Untouchables?
500
Two reasons why so many Hindus are vegetarians.
What are non-violence, and the belief that cows were sacred?
500
The Goddess of all female energy.
Who was Diva?
500
The belief in reincarnation, represented by a circular arrow and a flower.
What is Samsara?
500
The river to which Hindus travel when making a pilgrimage to bathe in its sacred waters.
What is the Ganges?
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