Topic 8 Crossword
Across
- 2. to strain through overuse
- 3. the position of a country not allying itself with either of the superpowers during the Cold War
- 7. fixed social class into which a person is born
- 11. to thrive
- 14. the belief that one should not hurt any living thing
- 15. a group of merchants or craftsmen working in the same line of business
- 16. thinker or teacher
- 19. to make up for
- 21. peaceful protest against laws considered unjust
- 24. member of the lowest Indian caste grouping made up of people who did jobs no one else wanted to do
- 25. seasonal winds in South and Southeast Asia
- 26. in Buddhism, a being who has gained enlightenment and, out of compassion, tries to help others
- 27. the unfair treatment of people based on gender
- 30. in Hinduism, liberation from reincarnation
- 31. superior by a large margin
- 36. government rules that set limits or standards for businesses
- 38. focused on or gathered in Meditate to calm or clear the mind, often by focusing on a single subject Enlightenment in Buddhism, a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
- 39. an area of north India that is home to many Sikhs
- 40. in Hinduism, one supreme cosmic consciousness, spiritual force, or God
- 41. to slow or block the movement of something
- 42. membership in a community that gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
Down
- 1. something that provides information about something unknown
- 4. the business practice of sending many computer-related tasks to workers outside the company
- 5. to eliminate
- 6. to split or divide
- 8. unfair treatment
- 9. a willingness to respect different beliefs and customs
- 10. in Hinduism, the effect of a person’s actions in this and in previous lives
- 12. according to moral law
- 13. a person who tries to achieve spiritual purity through self-denia
- 17. the physical features of an area
- 18. the rebirth of a soul in a new body
- 20. religious community Missionary someone who tries to convert others to a particular religion
- 22. relating to the whole universe
- 23. forerunner or past relative; what a later thing or person is descended from
- 28. System a system in which power is divided among central,regional, and local governments
- 29. in Hinduism, a person’s duty or what is right for him or her
- 30. making small loans to people who start their own businesses
- 32. something unreal or misleading
- 33. a collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India
- 34. in Buddhism, a state of blissful peace without desire or suffering
- 35. result
- 37. few and scattered