South Asia Crossword Name:_______________________

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Across
  1. 3. a large, distinguishable part of a larger continent
  2. 5. the rigid, hereditary social hierarchy limiting people's social mobility
  3. 6. the goal of breaking the cycle of reincarnation
  4. 10. the third largest religion in the world mostly found in India
  5. 12. region of land contested by both India and Pakistan
  6. 13. the cycle of death and rebirth in eastern religions
  7. 14. the total cosmic good and evil a person has done across lifetimes
  8. 15. the level of economy in a country with a growing manufacturing sector
  9. 16. natural disaster with a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure
  10. 18. name of the Hindu's sacred but polluted river
  11. 19. a seasonal shift in wind direction that brings a dramatic change in rainfall, causing mass flooding
  12. 22. powerful British joint-stock company who helped colonize India
  13. 24. the name for the separation of India and Pakistan
Down
  1. 1. country that broke off from India after gaining independence
  2. 2. the shape of political pyramids for countries with only a primary level economy
  3. 4. a powerful, long ocean wave, natural disaster
  4. 7. the religious offshoot of Hinduism with the goal of enlightenment
  5. 8. policy of one nation or empire ruling over a foreign country
  6. 9. also known as untouchables in the Hindu Caste System
  7. 10. main mountain range of the south asia region
  8. 11. the tallest mountain in the world
  9. 17. form of political protest popularized by Gandhi
  10. 20. the four main religious books of Hindus
  11. 21. lawyer turned spiritual and political activist who lead India to independence
  12. 23. newest of the world's largest religions combining Islam and Hinduism