Chapter 5 Ancient India

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Across
  1. 5. avoidance of violent actions
  2. 7. Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred
  3. 8. main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman
  4. 12. governors of the villages
  5. 13. a state of perfect peace
  6. 16. religion based on teachings that developed in India in the 500s BC
  7. 18. large landmass that is smaller than a continent
  8. 21. number system we use today created by Indian scholars during the Gupta Dynasty
  9. 22. ruler who founded the Mauryan empire in northern India
  10. 24. originally an Indian prince named Siddhartha Guatama
  11. 25. injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defense to a disease
Down
  1. 1. mixture of two or more metals
  2. 2. most important language of ancient India
  3. 3. the division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation
  4. 4. someone who works to spread religious beliefs
  5. 6. ruled India during the height of its power
  6. 9. Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body
  7. 10. social divisions in ancient India; Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
  8. 11. study of stars and planets
  9. 14. seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons
  10. 15. deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas
  11. 17. the science of working with metals
  12. 19. in Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul
  13. 20. going without food for a period of time
  14. 23. ruler of Mauryan Empire; extended control over most of India and promoted spread of Buddhism