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TRADITIONAL INDIA TEST REVIEW PACKET
RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
Hindu Deities
Name
Brahma
pp. 177-182 & Hinduism Packet
Physical Description
Religious Significance
Vishnu
Shiva
Ganesh
Lakshmi
Kali
Hindu Stories
Story
Summary
Hindu Belief
Six Blind
Men and the
Elephant
Lord’s Song
– Arjuna’s
Sorrow
(Bagavad Gita)
Jataka
Parable
Mahagiri
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Term
Definition
Dharma
Karma
Reincarnation
Puja
Atman
Mokshe
Brahman
Describe additional major Hindu beliefs
What is the caste system? What does it represent?
How the beliefs of Hinduism support the caste system? (Be specific)
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Caste
Jobs
Brahmin
Which cast is
the largest?
Kshatrya
Vaishya
Which caste is
the smallest?
Shudra (Sudra)
Untouchables (Pariahs)
EARLY CIVILIZATIONS OF INDIA
pp. 170-174
Why is the Indus River Valley Civilization is significant? Why did it begin where it did?
Describe the Aryan civilization and how it affected modern-day India?
POWERFUL EMPIRES PP. 183-188
Identify/Define:
Taj Mahal
Sultan
Dynasty
stupa
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Maurya
Gupta
Muhgul
Time Period
Acheivements
Major
Leader(s)
Ashoka (Asoka)
Akbar
Differences
Similarities
What is cultural diffusion?
How did invaders help shape India?
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PATTERNS OF LIFE PP. 189-193
Purdah
 How did the caste system regulate people’s lives?
 Describe village life (how it was run, how it supported itself, etc.).
 Describe the traditional Indian family
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