Ancient India and Asia

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  1. 2. a social class system of people in India
  2. 6. a fortress in a city
  3. 8. figure of Buddhism
  4. 9. rains that enable farmers to grow crops
  5. 10. After Asoka died, the Mauryan Empire weakened and split into smaller _____
  6. 11. Meditation was a practice developed by this group
  7. 14. Indian Empire founded by Chandragupta in the 300s B.C.
  8. 15. to change one's beliefs
  9. 17. people who spread their religious beliefs to others
  10. 18. When Aryan and Indian cultures blended, what religion resulted?
  11. 19. Founder of Maurya empire
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  1. 1. The Maurya ruler
  2. 3. Under Chandragupta's rule, the Mauryan Empire's main source of wealth was
  3. 4. India is a huge _______ of Asia
  4. 5. Aryans ancient religious books
  5. 7. According to the Hindu religion, a person's devotion to a personal god brings the soul closer to
  6. 8. Asoka converted to what religion?
  7. 12. the religious and moral duties of Hindus
  8. 13. Before becoming "The Enlightened One," Gautama was a ______
  9. 16. How many important rivers in the Himalaya Mountains?
  10. 18. For centuries, contact between India and other ancient civilizations was limited by