Ancient India

3. Rites of passage to prepare a person for a certain event or for their next stage in life.
8. Deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas.
12. The main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman.
16. The most important language of ancient India.
17. Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against a disease.
19. A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body.
20. The study of stars and planets.
21. The science of working with metals.

1. system The division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation.
2. Going without food for a period of time.
4. A mixture of two or more metals.
5. Stamped images.
6. The avoidance of violent actions.
7. numerals The number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty.
8. A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.
9. A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500s BC.
10. A monotheistic religion that developed in India in the 1400s.
11. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India.
13. Someone who works to spread religious beliefs.
14. An Indian religion, based on the teachings of Mahavira, that teaches all life is sacred.
15. In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace.
18. In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.