Ancient India Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. focusing one’s mind on spiritual ideas
  2. 4. System a social order that has determined one’s place in Indian society
  3. 7. India’s first civilization, located along the Indus River
  4. 12. a monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak that promotes honesty and equality
  5. 13. the science of working with metals, which was founded in Ancient India
  6. 14. a religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha
  7. 16. a group from Central Asia who moved into India and established Vedic society
  8. 17. Gautama a prince who discovered enlightenment and became known as the
  9. 19. one of the largest Harappan cities
  10. 21. an important language of Ancient India
  11. 22. one’s spiritual duties
  12. 23. a religion founded in India by Mahavira that promotes nonviolence
  13. 24. a wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons
Down
  1. 1. a state of peace that is free from suffering and desire
  2. 2. a collection of religious poems, myths, and hymns that influenced Hinduism
  3. 5. nonviolence and respect for living things
  4. 6. the effect a person’s actions have on their soul
  5. 8. Gupta II leader who expanded the Gupta empire and strengthened the economy
  6. 9. a major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas
  7. 10. Maurya a military leader who founded the Mauryan Empire
  8. 11. a large part of a continent
  9. 15. or the “Enlightened One”
  10. 18. the rebirth of one’s soul
  11. 19. achieved when one is released from the cycle of rebirth
  12. 20. Mauryan king who extended his rule across most of India and prioritized the well-being
  13. 25. his people