Question

unit 3: section 1 - 3 quiz
a. indo - europeans ac. caste cd. siddhartha gautama
b. steppes ad. brahmin ce. enlightenment
c. hittites ae. mahabharata de. nirvana
d. anatolia bc. reincarnation
e. aryans bd. karma
ab. vedas be. jainism
directions: correctly match the terms or people with the descriptions or definitions below.

1. a group of indo - europeans whose homeland was somewhere between the aral and caspian sea. they crossed through the hindu kush mountains to the indus valley.
2. good or bad deeds that follow one
3. the buddhas word for release from selfishness and pain
4. wisdom
5. process of rebirth of an individual
6. dry grasslands that stretched north of the caucasus
7. the highest ranking, and smallest numerically, of the aryan social groups
8. asia minor
9. founded by mahavira taught against rituals, violence, stealing, or the killing of all living things
10. the founder of buddhism
11. sacred literature of the aryans
12. social system used in india
13. group of indo - european speakers who occupied anatolia
14. group of nomadic peoples who may have come from the steppes

Explanation:

1. The Indo - Europeans who crossed to the Indus Valley match with A. Indo - Europeans.
2. Good or bad deeds that follow one are karma, so BD. karma.
3. The Buddha's word for release from selfishness and pain is nirvana, so DE. nirvana.
4. Wisdom can be related to enlightenment, so CD. enlightenment.
5. The dry grasslands north of the Caucasus are steppes, so B. steppes.
6. The highest - ranking and smallest numerically of the Aryan social groups is Brahmin, so AD. Brahmin.
7. Asia Minor is Anatolia, so D. Anatolia.
8. Jainism, founded by Mahavira, taught against certain things, so BE. Jainism.
9. The founder of Buddhism is Siddhartha Gautama, so CD. Siddhartha Gautama.
10. The sacred literature of the Aryans is the Vedas, so AB. Vedas.
11. The social system used in India is the caste system, so AC. caste.
12. The Indo - European speakers who occupied Anatolia are Hittites, so C. Hittites.
13. A group of Indo - Europeans who may have come from the steppes could be Indo - Europeans, so A. Indo - Europeans.
14. A group of nomadic people could be Hittites or Indo - Europeans, but considering the context, Hittites as they were nomadic at some stage, so C. Hittites.

Answer:

1. A. Indo - Europeans
2. BD. karma
3. DE. nirvana
4. CD. enlightenment
5. B. steppes
6. AD. Brahmin
7. D. Anatolia
8. BE. Jainism
9. CD. Siddhartha Gautama
10. AB. Vedas
11. AC. caste
12. C. Hittites
13. A. Indo - Europeans
14. C. Hittites