Chase’s India Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. Large land mass; own geographic identity
  2. 4. Large ancient cities in the Indus Valley
  3. 5. Found at the mouth of the river
  4. 7. Commonly used to make twine
  5. 8. Fundamentalists who ruled Afghanistan prior to 9/11
  6. 10. Classical language of India/Hinduism
  7. 12. A group of islands (Hawaii)
  8. 13. World's oldest organized religion
  9. 14. Process of birth, life, death, rebirth
  10. 16. High area covering most of Southern India
  11. 19. Set of guidelines to escape suffering
  12. 20. Hindu books of knowledge
  13. 21. Located in south-central Asia (Mt. Everest)
Down
  1. 1. Small particles moved by wind, water, or ice
  2. 2. Inherited social class
  3. 3. Area between Himalaya Mts. and Southern India
  4. 6. Languages of Pakistan
  5. 9. Main principles of Buddhism
  6. 11. Siddhartha Gautama founded this faith
  7. 15. Famous Hindu temple
  8. 17. Official language of Pakistan
  9. 18. Ancient ethnic group in Cambodia
  10. 22. Seasonal winds that bring great amounts of rain
  11. 23. Ethnic group that settled in India from Northern Europe