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HINDUISM HISTORY VIDEO
Questions (Start 1:06)
1. According to this source Hinduism is the o___________living religion in the world.
It is the t___________ largest religion in the world.
The Origins of Hinduism
2. Saraswati Indus Region. (6000 years ago)
This vast areas extends to.
____________________ in the South
___________________________ in the North
___________________________ in the West
______________________________ in the East
3. The Saraswati civilization developed in the region eventually becoming…
(finish the sentence)
4. What two great rivers are located in this northern part of the sub-continent?
5. It is also know as the Harappan culture after the site of its first discovery in
___________
6. How big were the cities in this ancient society?
7. Describe the direction of trade routes.
Religious Symbols from Harappan Culture
8. There is an ancient seal/tablet that scholars believes represents Lord C_________
worshiped today.
9. Another tablets reveals the L______________ posture used today in y________
10. An ancient swastika tablet has also been discovered. TRUE or FALSE.
11. There are ancient statues of the m____________________ Goddess.
12. Ancient b______________ have also been discovered.
13. They have also founded ancient statues related to the traditional
Hindu greeting called…..
14. An ancient status shows a women with r______ powder in the part of her hair.
As a consequence what do married Indian woman do today?
The Decline of the Sarawati Culture
15. Why did this culture start to decline around 2000BC?
16. Where did the people migrate as a consequence?
Hindu Scriptures
17. The four V____________ - the central holy books of Hinduism were composed
in sand script at least _____________ years ago.
18a. The earliest of the four is the R_________ Veda.
18b. Describe their religions practices.
18c. What is said about their economy?
19. The Vedas call their territory the land of __________ r___________.
20. Explain the origin of the word Hindu & India?
21. Ancient & modern Hindus believe in a form of f_____________ worship.
22. Today there are priests which can chant from memory _______________ verses
which takes 50 hours.
Mahabharata: The World’s Longest E___________
23. What is the story about?
24. What is the main message?
Section Three – The Hindu Society
25. By ________BC the practices and traditions of modern day Hinduism were evident.
The Caste System
Arranged in Hierarchical Order:
Brahamins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
Shudras
Who were they?
26. The video states that these groups eventually became hereditary
What does this mean??
27. Who is not included in the caste system? What are they called?
28. There occupations are considered u_____________>
29. What does the video say are the benefits of the system?
30. This caste systems influences both p______________ and m___________________ today.