India Crossword
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- 2. Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic?
- 5. What ocean is south of India?
- 7. This dynasty ruled India from 320 to 550 C.E.
- 10. India is found on what continent?
- 11. The Golden Age of the Gupta Empire was a time of great achievement and ___.
- 14. Gupta rulers knew trade and travel were important, so they built thousands of miles of ___.
- 15. Capital city of the Maldives.
- 16. Indian religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama that spread to China and Japan.
- 18. The supreme being in Hinduism. All other gods represent aspects of this supreme being.
- 19. Just like Buddhists, Hindus believe in ___ after death until you reach enlightenment.
- 21. Hindus believe you can find ___ in other religions.
- 22. What river forms the western border of India and is where India gets its name from?
- 23. Hindu belief that your actions in this life affect your next life.
- 24. Mountain range on the northern border of South Asia. It divides India and China.
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- 1. Hindu belief that you must fulfill your duty in life, be honorable, selfless, and in harmony with nature.
- 3. The oldest and largest religion in India, with over 1.25 billion followers.
- 4. Indian mathematicians were the first to treat ___ as a number.
- 6. In Hinduism, this god is known as the Preserver.
- 8. This mathematician calculated the size of the earth and calculated that a year was 365.258 days long.
- 9. What city had the most famous university in India?
- 12. Most Hindu scripture is written in what language?
- 13. Unfortunately for peasants, paintings were only enjoyed by ___ familes
- 16. The most sacred river in India, the Ganges, flows into the Bay of ___.
- 17. Indian mathematicians invented the ___ system.
- 20. The largest country in South Asia.