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The number of Hindus today constitute the ________ religion today. third largest
The word Hinduism comes from _________ which means great Indus River in Sanskrit.
Sindhu
The great majority of Hindus live on the South Asian subcontinent
Hinduism is a singular tradition whose adherents practice the same rituals and believe in the
same gods. False
The word "dharma" means duty or way of life
The two major ethnic groups in India are: Indo-Aryans and Dravidians
The most popular Hindu tradition that has attracted American converts is the Hare Krishna
Movement
The civilization that preceded the Vedic culture in India was The Harappa civilization in the
Indus Valley
The aboriginal people of India are thought to be the Dravidians
Archaeological discoveries locate the existence of the Harappa civilization to be between
2500 BCE to 1500 BCE
About 1500 BCE, a people named ______ migrated from central Asia into northern India.
Aryans
, The word for knowledge in Sanskrit is______ Veda
The sixth century BCE is known as __________. The Axis Age
The great ruler of the Maurya Empire who united much of India was_______. Ashoka
The caste system in India includes a merchant class who are referred to as: Vaishyas
The Bhagavad Gita is part of the epic poem named_______ Mahabharata
The revival of Hinduism occurred in the 4th century CE with the ascendancy of the Gupta
Dynasty
_______ became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920. Mohandas K. Gandhi
The language of the Aryans was Sanskrit
The founder of Hinduism was ______________ none of these.
The earliest books of Hinduism which were the liturgical handbooks of early Aryan priests
are____________. The Vedas
There are ______ books that make up the collection of the Vedas. 4
The oldest of the Vedas is the ________ Rig Veda
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The number of Hindus today constitute the ________ religion today. third largest
The word Hinduism comes from _________ which means great Indus River in Sanskrit.
Sindhu
The great majority of Hindus live on the South Asian subcontinent
Hinduism is a singular tradition whose adherents practice the same rituals and believe in the
same gods. False
The word "dharma" means duty or way of life
The two major ethnic groups in India are: Indo-Aryans and Dravidians
The most popular Hindu tradition that has attracted American converts is the Hare Krishna
Movement
The civilization that preceded the Vedic culture in India was The Harappa civilization in the
Indus Valley
The aboriginal people of India are thought to be the Dravidians
Archaeological discoveries locate the existence of the Harappa civilization to be between
2500 BCE to 1500 BCE
About 1500 BCE, a people named ______ migrated from central Asia into northern India.
Aryans
, The word for knowledge in Sanskrit is______ Veda
The sixth century BCE is known as __________. The Axis Age
The great ruler of the Maurya Empire who united much of India was_______. Ashoka
The caste system in India includes a merchant class who are referred to as: Vaishyas
The Bhagavad Gita is part of the epic poem named_______ Mahabharata
The revival of Hinduism occurred in the 4th century CE with the ascendancy of the Gupta
Dynasty
_______ became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920. Mohandas K. Gandhi
The language of the Aryans was Sanskrit
The founder of Hinduism was ______________ none of these.
The earliest books of Hinduism which were the liturgical handbooks of early Aryan priests
are____________. The Vedas
There are ______ books that make up the collection of the Vedas. 4
The oldest of the Vedas is the ________ Rig Veda
