Across
- 2. People who seek direct communion with divine forces
- 5. A large landmass that juts out from a continent
- 6. This great epic ancient poem of India is nearly 100,000 verses long
- 8. This is the plain that lies just south of the Himalayas
- 11. The chief of an Aryan tribe was called this
- 12. Migrants from Central Asia initially arrived in this part of India (think direction)
- 13. To Indian religious thinkers, this was the name of the notion that believed a single spiritual power existed beyond gods
Down
- 1. The blending of two or more cultures
- 3. This is a written language of India, initially used by priests to write sacred texts
- 4. Seasonal winds that regularly affect India
- 7. The river that gives India its name
- 9. This was the chief Aryan deity (the god of war)
- 10. A collection of hymns, chants, ritual instructions, and other religious teachings