The Caste System
What is the caste system.
A social hierarchy in India that divides people into groups based on their occupation and social status.
This is the holy text in Hinduism.
What are the vedas?
This was the founder of Hinduism.
Who Guru Nanak?
This is the founder of Buddhism.
Who is the Buddha or Siddhartha Gautama?
This is a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism
What is belief in Karma and reincarnation?
This caste is at the top of the caste system.
Who are Brahmins?
What is the focus/basic belief in Hinduism?
What is follow your dharma to get good karma and be reincarnated to Moksha.
This is the holy text of Sikhism.
What is the Guru Granth Sahib?
This is the focus of Buddhism.
What is to achieve Nirvana or Enlightenment?
This is a similarity between the Hindu and Sikh belief in God.
What is both see God as a single, eternal being?
This caste was at the bottom/outside of the caste system.
Who are the untouchables/Dalits.
This is the supreme god in Hinduism.
Who is Brahma?
This is one of the five Ks.
Kanga: A wooden comb used to keep hair neat
These are the four noble truths.
What is life is suffering, suffering has a cause, suffering can end, and there is a path to end suffering?
This is a common practice in Indian religions (ommmm)
What is meditation.
This was an effect of the caste system on Ancient Indian society.
This is the significance of the Ganges River in Hinduism.
What is it is considered sacred and is believed to purify the soul?
This is the focus of Sikhism.
What is there is one God and they believe in service, kindness, and equality?
This is the Eightfold Path.
What is a guide to ethical and mental development that should free people from attachments and suffering.
This is a difference between American and Indian toilets.
What is sit vs squat!?
This is an impact of the caste system on modern Indian society.
What are social issues, discrimination, and movements for equality.
This is the founder of Hinduism.
What is no one founder?
This is Langar.
What is the community kitchen where everyone eats together?
Buddhist monks tend to be dressed in robes of this color.
What is orange?
Name one of the first Indian cities.
What are Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa?