Topic 8 Crossword Puzzle C.M.

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