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Name:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
Mr. Smith
Global I
HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
(World History: Connections to Today pages 76-78)
1. TRUE////FALSE: Hinduism has no single founder and no single sacred text.
2. TRUE////FALSE: Hinduism is a complex religion with certain basic beliefs.
3. Hinduism has the belief that all the universe is part of a changing////unchanging,
all powerful spiritual force called Brahman.
4. Hindus worship one////a variety of gods that give a concrete form to Brahman.
5. The most important Hindu god is…
a. Vishnu
b. Brahma
c. Shiva
d. All of the above
6. TRUE////FALSE: Hindu teachings were never recorded.
7. To Hindus every person has an essential self or moksha////atman. The ultimate
goal of existence is to achieve moksha////atman or union with Brahman.
8. In order to achieve moksha////atman individuals must free themselves from selfish
desires that separate themselves from Brahman. Most people cannot achieve
moksha////atman in one lifetime. But Hindus believe in rebirth of the soul known
as ________________________________.
9. All the actions of a persons life that affects his or her fate in the next life is known
as __________________________.
10. Religious and moral duties of an individual is known is known as
__________________________.
11. A key moral principle of Hinduism is ahisma or
____________________________.
12. Mahavira founded _____________________________ a new religion that grew
out of Hindu traditions.
13. Jains////Hindus practiced an extreme form of ahisma///moksha. To avoid killing a
living thing, even an insect, Jains////Hindus carried ___________________ to
sweep the ground in front of their feet.