Ashokas India

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Across
  1. 1. The river that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea
  2. 3. A religion founded in India in the sixth century BC whose members believe that everything in the universe has a soul and therefore should not be harmed.
  3. 8. Members of the Indo-European people who crossed into India around 1500BC
  4. 9. The oldest religion in the world
  5. 11. Ashoka had these inscribed on pillars and put up around the Empire
  6. 12. A wise man born around 563BC. A major religion was founded on his teachings of love, truth, joy of knowledge and a calm mind.
  7. 14. This sacred river flows into the Indian Ocean
  8. 16. These mountains form a natural barrier between the Indian subcontinent and the rest of Asia.
Down
  1. 2. An ancient language of India and the primary sacred language of Hinduism.
  2. 4. The 'untouchables' - lower than the lowest caste members
  3. 5. opposition to war or violence
  4. 6. Chandragupta's grandson
  5. 7. The battle which is said to be the turning point in Ahokas career.
  6. 10. The first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya,
  7. 13. A belief found in Hinduism that a person has a duty to live an honourable life.
  8. 15. The system that determines a persons occupation and place in society.