Across
- 2. strong seasonal winds
- 8. Aryan language and writing system
- 10. Hindu priests who made up the highest social class
- 11. a state of bliss or the end of suffering. The goal of Buddhism.
- 13. sacred Hindu texts
- 14. the rebirth of another person's soul in another body after death
- 16. system a strict social hierarchy
- 18. kingdom in northeast India where the first great empires of India started
- 19. a person's actions which determines where they will be reborn
- 20. South Asia is an example of this large landmass
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- 1. a religion that teaches about the cause of suffering and
- 3. the founder of Buddhism's first name
- 4. city a city built with a specific layout in mind
- 5. one of the oldest religions that believed in many gods
- 6. a group of tribes who migrated to India and established kingdoms
- 7. ruler of the Mauryan empire who helped spread Buddhism throughout Asia.
- 9. a medical practice also known as vaccination
- 12. age a period of great cultural achievement
- 15. one of the major rivers of northern India
- 17. poem the Mahabharata and Ramayana are examples of these