Ancient India

2. The religion introduced by Siddhartha Gautama.
3. Collection of sacred hymn texts of Hinduism.
7. One of the possible reasons for the disappearance of the Harappans.
9. Siddharth Gautama changed his name to ___.
11. The basic beliefs of Buddhist teaching is called the ___ Noble Truths.
12. One of the possible reasons for the disappearance of the Harappans.
13. In Hinduism the divine being is called ___.
15. One of the greatest rulers of the Mauryan Empire.
18. Water from the ___ River and the fertile soil in the ___ Valley supported agriculture for the Harappans. (Same word)
19. Asoka united the Indian ___.
20. The discovery by John Marshall and his team of archaeologists helped historians begin to understand the past of ___.
21. The religious duties of a Hindu or a Buddhist.

1. one of the two basic social groups in Hinduism
4. The ___ way of life became the characteristic culture of both ancient and modern India.
5. Chandragupta Maurya did not trust his subjects and ___ on them.
6. The belief that after a person dies he comes back in another form.
8. one of the two basic social groups in Hinduism
10. The religion developed by the Aryans.
11. One of the possible reasons for the disappearance of the Harappans.
14. Sir John ___ discovered the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
16. A belief that everything in the universe is part of a supreme being.
17. Written language developed by the Aryan civilization