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The number of Hindus today constitute the ________ religion today. ANS third largest
The word Hinduism comes from _________ which means great Indus River in Sanskrit. ANS Sindhu
The great majority of Hindus live ANS on the South Asian subcontinent
Hinduism is a singular tradition whose adherents practice the same rituals and believe in the same gods. ANS
False
The word "dharma" means ANS duty or way of life
The two major ethnic groups in India are: ANS Indo-Aryans and Dravidians
The most popular Hindu tradition that has attracted American converts is ANS the Hare Krishna
Movement
The civilization that preceded the Vedic culture in India was ANS The Harappa civilization in the Indus
Valley
The aboriginal people of India are thought to be ANS the Dravidians
Archaeological discoveries locate the existence of the Harappa civilization to be between ANS 2500 BCE
to 1500 BCE
About 1500 BCE, a people named ______ migrated from central Asia into northern India. ANS Aryans
The word for knowledge in Sanskrit is______. ANS Veda
, The sixth century BCE is known as __________. ANS The Axis Age
The great ruler of the Maurya Empire who united much of India was_______. ANS Ashoka
The caste system in India includes a merchant class who are referred to as: ANS Vaishyas
The Bhagavad Gita is part of the epic poem named_______ ANS Mahabharata
The revival of Hinduism occurred in the 4th century CE with the ascendancy of the ANS Gupta Dynasty
_______ became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920. ANS Mohandas K. Gandhi
The language of the Aryans was ANS Sanskrit
The founder of Hinduism was ______________ ANS none of these.
The narrator of the first hymn is praying to Agni, God of: ANS Sacrifice
Which of the following does not describe the qualities of Soma according to the second passage, "We have
drunk the Soma"? ANS It ensures fertility in women
The Hymn of Man describes a mythical figure who is the source of creation. Which of the following is not true
of the man's sacrifice? ANS ...
True or False: In the beginning, there was no clear distinction of neither night nor day. ANS True
In the Hymn of Man, Indra and Agni come from the Man's: ANS Mouth
The earliest books of Hinduism which were the liturgical handbooks of early Aryan priests are____________.
ANS The Vedas