Ancient India Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. The second most powerful group in the casts system that included warriors and other leaders
  2. 4. Annual change in wind direction that usually brings huge amounts of rain
  3. 7. Sacred Hindu texts written in Sanskrit
  4. 8. The name of Buddha before he gave up his title of prince and began his path to enlightenment
  5. 10. A group of people who were considered below the caste system and did hte worst jobs in society
  6. 11. Indo-Europeans who migrated to India from easterm Europe.
  7. 14. In Buddhism meaning the higher state of consciousness in which there is neither suffering nor desire
  8. 15. The state of all-knowingness achieved by the Buddha
Down
  1. 1. The second to lowest class in the caste system that includes merchants, skilled workers and land owners
  2. 3. One of the Indian empires that occurred after the Maurya Empire
  3. 5. The continent on which India is located
  4. 6. Name for each of the four classes in the casts system
  5. 9. One of the religions of India that can be traced back to prehistoric roots
  6. 12. Largest river in India that is considered sacred in Hinduism
  7. 13. A social class system where people are divided into levels based on heredity