World Cultures Unit 7 Lesson 6
What statement best describes the Hindu view of God?
"God" is an ultimate source of power and is split into many less-powerful gods.
Indians boil tea, milk, spices, water, and sugar to make ________
Chai
What statement is NOT true about most Indian families?
Children leave home at an early age.
India hosted and won the 2011 ________ World Cup
Cricket
India's most popular festival is ________-the festival of lights
Diwali
Most southern Indians are ________ and tend to be shorter and have darker skin than other Indians
Dravidians
________ is the language spoken by 41% of Indians. It is one of 14 official languages
Hindi
________ is India's largest religion
Hinduism
________-Europeans make up 72% of India's population
Indo
________ believe renouncing all earthly desires is the only way to find peace
Jains
What island archipelago is south of India?
Maldive Islands
Only Pakistan and Indonesia have more ________ than India, even though this group only makes up 13% of Indians
Muslims
________ combined elements of Buddhism and Hinduism to create a uniquely Indian religion
Sikhism
Sikhs celebrate ________ with ritual bathing, feasting, and religious processions
Vaisakhi
The city of ________ is holy to Hindus
Varanasi
lentil
a brushy plant with flat, oval-shaped orange or brown seeds
muezzin
a man who cries or sings out a call to Muslims to gather for prayer
Even though ________ were abolished after Indian independence, they still influence Indian society today
castes
supernatural
connected to spiritual or otherwise unexplainable events
Kathakali dancers act out ________ stories
supernatural
circumference
the boundary of a circle
cremate
to burn a dead body into ashes
