India Crossword

1. A secret group of these people reported on crime, corruption and speaking out against the Mauryan government.
8. This numbering system based on 10 was also developed in India. Many find it easier to deal with than fractions.
9. The river that India gets its name from.
10. The walls of the capital Pataliputra included 530 of these.
11. The tall mountain range in the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.
12. This mathematical concept or number was first developed in India.
15. A famous play by Kalidasa. It tells the story of a king who marries an orphan but loses his memory.
18. A collection of hymns, chants, and ritual instructions that provides stories of early India. It is also a sacred text of Hinduism.
19. A written language used in India.
20. An ambassador from this country helped to describe what India might have been like between 321-185 BCE.
21. The schools in India changed the study of this subject worldwide.

2. Some historians attribute the India's Golden Age to this style of rule. It wasn't tight.
3. People sent to spread religion.
4. India experienced a Golden Age or a time of cultural achievement under this empire.
5. Although it didn't last after his death, Ashoka was able to do this with the diverse people of his empire.
6. Ashoka had these placed on stone pillars along with promises of a fair government.
7. Chandragupta's grandson who converted to Buddhism.
13. Invasions from this "white" group from central Asia weakened the Gupta Empire.
14. The Indian Subcontinent also includes this country to the northwest of India.
15. Fine textiles and these were sent from Southern India to customers in the Roman Empire.
16. These kingdoms in the southernmost part of India were sometimes ruled by queens.
17. The first Indian empire formed by Chandragupta.