Early Indian Civilization

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Across
  1. 2. People who seek direct communion with divine forces
  2. 5. A large landmass that juts out from a continent
  3. 6. This great epic ancient poem of India is nearly 100,000 verses long
  4. 8. This is the plain that lies just south of the Himalayas
  5. 11. The chief of an Aryan tribe was called this
  6. 12. Migrants from Central Asia initially arrived in this part of India (think direction)
  7. 13. To Indian religious thinkers, this was the name of the notion that believed a single spiritual power existed beyond gods
Down
  1. 1. The blending of two or more cultures
  2. 3. This is a written language of India, initially used by priests to write sacred texts
  3. 4. Seasonal winds that regularly affect India
  4. 7. The river that gives India its name
  5. 9. This was the chief Aryan deity (the god of war)
  6. 10. A collection of hymns, chants, ritual instructions, and other religious teachings