Indus Valley Vocabulary Quiz
  • 1. nomadic civilization from Central Asia known for the Vedas
A) Dharma
B) Karma
C) Aryan
D) Gupta
  • 2. Hinduism's one supreme god
A) Gupta
B) Brahman
C) Buddha
D) Tripitaka
  • 3. major world religion which values love, wisdom, goodness, calm, and self-control
A) Judaism
B) Islam
C) Hinduism
D) Buddhism
  • 4. lifestyle created by the Aryans which says you must do the job you were born to do
A) Caste system
B) Holi
C) Eightfold Path
D) Yagna
  • 5. Prince Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism, title means Enlightened One
A) Karma
B) Brahman
C) Dharma
D) Buddha
  • 6. sacred duty
A) Dharma
B) Middle Way
C) Eightfold Path
D) Reincatnation
  • 7. a way of life designed to guide people without making life too strict or too easy
A) Vedas
B) Epics
C) Eightfold Path
D) Middle Way
  • 8. existed at about the same time as the Roman Empire and dominated northern India
A) Gupta
B) Harappa
C) Aryan
D) Mohenjo-Daro
  • 9. teacher
A) Vedas
B) Guru
C) Karma
D) Dharma
  • 10. an ancient city in the Indus Valley region
A) Aryan
B) Holi
C) Harappa
D) Gupta
  • 11. mountains in northern India which serve as a natural barrier and a source of fresh water
A) Aryan
B) Yagna
C) Shiva
D) Himalayas
  • 12. a major world religion that has no central figure and combines the religious ideas of many people
A) Islam
B) Christianity
C) Buddhism
D) Hinduism
  • 13. a very old festival that probably dates from Aryan times that features a bonfire and colored powder
A) Tipitaka
B) Muslim
C) Holi
D) Vishnu
  • 14. the sum of all your actions, good and bad, which add up to determine your next life
A) Karma
B) Guru
C) Holi
D) Dharma
  • 15. the name Buddhists call ives guided by the laws of the Eightfold Path
A) Middle Way
B) Hinduism
C) Buddhism
D) Guru
  • 16. an ancient city in the Indus Valley
A) Gupta
B) Vedas
C) Mohenjo-Daro
D) Holi
  • 17. the belief that life is a repeating cycle of birth to death
A) Vedas
B) Karma
C) Mahabharata
D) Reincarnation
  • 18. two popular gods that most Hindu families include in their worship
A) Vishnu and Vedas
B) Shiva and Vishnu
C) Shiva and Tilak
D) Shiva and Ramayana
  • 19. Epics stories about Aryan life, wars, and accomplishments
A) Mahabharata and Guru
B) Ramayana and Mahabharata
C) Ramayana and Vedas
D) Mahabharata and Bindi
  • 20. a red dot placed on a woman's forehead as a sign of a happily married woman
A) Guru
B) Tilak
C) Holi
D) Yagna
  • 21. a collection of teachings from the Buddha
A) Ramayana
B) Tripitaka
C) Holi
D) Vedas
  • 22. a collection of poems and sacred hymns
A) Tripitaka
B) Vedas
C) Mahabharata
D) Ramayana
  • 23. a central fireplace
A) Yagna
B) Holi
C) Guru
D) Tilak
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