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India Pre-Assessment
Please fill in the blank with the term that is being described. Karma Dharma Hinduism Moksha

4.) _______________________ This word represents your actions that help you achieve your job. 5.) ________________________ Eighty-three percent of the people in India follow this. 6.) ________________________ This word means breaking the cycle of life and death through action. 7.) ________________________ Your job in life. Please answer the following True/False questions with + for True and 0 as False.

8.) _______Since the Brahmins were at the top of the Caste System, they were allowed to marry whoever they wanted to. 9.) _______ Caste conflict can still lead to violence today. 10.) _______ Critiquing the Indians cultural practices by comparing them to yours is ethnocentrism.

Please answer each question with 2-3 sentences. 1.) How was India isolated from the surrounding areas?

2.) What did Indias isolation lead to?

3.) How did heredity and marriage help to enforce the Caste System?

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4.) Please fill in the triangle with the correct following terms. Vaishya Untouchable (Dalit) Brahmin Kshatriya

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