Caste System
Vocabulary
Gods and People
Other
100

Brahmins

the highest caste

100

Soul in Hinduism

Atman

100

The Hindu God of Creation

Brahma

100

Diwali

Celebration of light

200

Shudras

the lowest caste

200
Loving devotion to God

Bhakti

200

Vishnu

Hindu God of preservation 

200

Name one of the four major types of worship in Hinduism

  • Puja

  • Aarti

  • Darshan

  • Havan 

300

When was the Caste system made illegal?

2013

300

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

The passing of a soul

300

Shiva

God of destruction 

300

When are the earliest recordings of Hinduism?

2300 BCE

400

When was the caste system implemented into the government? 

1820 CE

400

Holi

Festival of color
400

Gandhi

Gandhi is famous for his advocacy to non-violence in response to British colonial repression

400

Important Beliefs For All Hindus

  • Respect for Brahmans and Cows

  • Abstention from meat 

  • Jati: marriage within the caste 

500

What is Jati? 

Marriage within the caste system

500

Upanishadas

Philosophical narratives and dialogues 

500

Mirabai

The most well-known woman in Hinduism known for her resistance to the caste system. 

500

Aksapada Gautama

The principal author of Nyaya Sutras, the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.