Across
- 2. second empire in India, founded by Chandra Gupta; experienced the Golden Age
- 4. the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering
- 5. four collections of sacred writings produced by the Aryans during an early stage of their settlement in India
- 7. founded Buddhism; Buddha
- 11. a series of fortifications built along the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe (Mongols)
- 12. in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
- 15. process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding
- 16. sacred text of Hinduism
- 21. in Buddhism, the end goal to release from pain and suffering achieved after enlightenment
- 22. a Chinese philosopher whose ideas included the importance of education, the civil service system, and the Golden Rule
- 24. the result of the good and bad deeds performed by one person which is believed to determine fate after rebirth
- 25. a state of perfect wisdom in which one understands basic truths about the universe in Buddhism
Down
- 1. a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion
- 3. right view, right aspiration, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration
- 6. four classes of people in the social system of Aryans who settled in India - priests, warriors, peasants or traders, and non-Aryan laborers
- 7. ancient network of trade routes that connected the West to China
- 8. people who about 1500 BC began to migrate into the Indian subcontinent
- 9. an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE; spread ideals of Buddhism
- 10. the first emperor of a unified China and ordered the building of the Great Wall of China
- 13. philosophy based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Laozi, who taught that people should be guided by universal force called the Dao
- 14. first type of writing used in China
- 17. two powers that govern the natural rhythms of life; symbol for Taoism
- 18. world's fourth-largest religion; believe in ending suffering leads to enlightenment
- 19. Indian empire founded by Chandragupta, beginning with his kingdom in northeastern India and spreading to most of northern and central India.
- 20. the administrative departments of government where employees are hired based on their scores of examinations
- 23. each of the four Hindu castes, Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra