Ancient India

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Across
  1. 2. Highest level of the caste system; priests
  2. 4. Second highest level of the caste system; warriors and governors
  3. 5. The sections of the Vedas that deal with philosophy, medication, and the nature of God
  4. 8. Lowest level in society and required to do "unclean work"
  5. 9. A state of peace that is free from suffering and desire
  6. 10. The oldest of the Vedas
  7. 11. A wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons
  8. 12. Farm workers, laborers, and servants
  9. 13. A religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha
  10. 16. A social order that has determined one’s place in Indian society
  11. 17. The world's longest epic
Down
  1. 1. In this level of the caste system the people were herders, farmers, and merchants
  2. 3. The rebirth of one's soul
  3. 6. A major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas
  4. 7. The effect a person’s actions have on their soul
  5. 14. One’s spiritual duties
  6. 15. Collection of religious poems, myths, and hymns that influence Hinduism