Ancient India Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. social groups that ranked people from high to low
  2. 6. to change religions
  3. 7. the belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death.
  4. 9. a major Indian religion which holds that unhappiness is caused by worldly desires.
  5. 12. the highest mountains in the world.
  6. 13. a type of writing adopted by the Aryans
  7. 15. a group of Indo-Europeans that migrated to India in the 1500s BC
  8. 16. people who travel to religious places
  9. 17. a collection of religious chants and stories that forms the basis of Hinduism
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  1. 1. a seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia
  2. 2. a method of physical training designed to bring one closer to Brahman
  3. 3. the force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life.
  4. 5. ultimate enlightenment
  5. 8. a Mauryan emperor known for his conversion to Buddhism and his kind, charitable ways
  6. 9. Gita one of the great works of Indian literature
  7. 10. a major Indian religion where followers worship many different gods.
  8. 11. Road a trade route from China to Europe that passess through India.
  9. 14. a social group based on someone’s job and family tree