World History Chapter 9 Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 3. A Buddhist shrine, usually dome-shaped
- 7. To place all of one's attention on something
- 8. A teacher
- 9. A religion of ancient India that does not believe in a supreme being. It emphasizes nonviolence and respect for all things.
- 11. A major religion that developed in ancient India
- 16. To become smaller or weaker
- 18. The rebirth of the soul
- 20. Seasonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
- 24. Taking place at an unnamed later time
- 25. Words written down in a particular form, such as a book
- 26. To focus one's thoughts to gain a higher level of spiritual awareness
- 29. To come into being or become known
- 30. A person who travels to holy sites
- 31. A building or other built object
Down
- 1. Ancient sacred writings of India
- 2. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- 4. A religion founded in ancient India by the religious teacher the Buddha
- 5. A broad flat area of high land
- 6. The universal spirit worshipped by Hindus
- 10. A person's rank compared to others
- 12. Work done by hand
- 13. To encourage the doing of something
- 14. To carry out or do
- 15. A section of the Indian epic "The Mahabharata"
- 17. A group of similar languages
- 18. An Indian prince
- 19. To give or donate something
- 21. The first written language of India
- 22. A person's personal duty, based on the individual's place in society
- 23. To determine an approximate value, size, or nature of something
- 27. A force that decides the form that people will be reborn into in their next lives
- 28. A state of perfect happiness and peace
- 29. To move from one place to another