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Hinduism Survey - February 26, 2014
Answer these ten questions to see what you know about the next religious faith we will study in Social Studies
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- What is the polytheistic religion that originated in India around 5000 years ago... 3000BC? It's the world's oldest organized religion.*
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- Most of the almost one billion Hindu believers today live in what Asian country? *
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- Identify this principal symbol of Hinduism. It both a visual and an oral representation of Brahmin or God. This symbol has another name, Pravana which means, "that by which God is effectively praised." and that "which is ever new." Hindus repeat this word to become one with God.
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- When the followers of Hinduism visit the Ganges River, what do they feel obligated to do?*
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- What Hindu term means "the good and bad deeds which determine your next incarnation - 'What goes around - comes around?"
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- Which one of these statements is not one of a Hindu believers five daily duties?*
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- What is the Hindu term that means "reincarnation"*
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- Known as the Mahatma, or "Great Soul" of the Indian independence movement and one of the first protestors to use non-violence as a political tool to bring about positive change who was India's political leader who was assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu extremist?
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- Name the Hindu term for the ultimate moral balance of all things - It belongs to the universe and the individual as well - the divine order of the cosmic realm and in your personal life
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- What animal is held scared by many Hindus? They believe it was created by Lord Krishna from his own body. According to Hindu belief, the Earth often approaches God in this form
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