Ancient India Vocabulary Word

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Across
  1. 4. In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul
  2. 5. Going without food for a periods of time
  3. 9. the most important language of India
  4. 10. Largest religion in India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman
  5. 11. In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace
  6. 12. Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
  7. 13. The avoidance of violent actions
  8. 14. The number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty
  9. 15. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
  10. 17. Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build a defense to a disease
Down
  1. 1. Deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas
  2. 2. A mixture of two or more metals
  3. 3. People who work to spread religious beliefs
  4. 6. Divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation
  5. 7. The study of the stars and planets
  6. 8. A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body
  7. 16. A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500s BC; led by the Four Noble Truths