Across
- 3. karma - the idea that a person's actions determine their next life
- 4. monsoon - seasonal winds that impacted the Indus Valley
- 7. rajas - Aryan leaders or princes who created small kingdoms
- 8. castesystem - rigid social categories that determine each person’s position in Indian society
- 10. nirvana - ultimate enlightenment
- 11. varnas - the four major social classes in Aryan society
- 12. dharma - divine law that requires people to do their duty
- 13. untouchables - these people were given degrading tasks and were treated inhumanely
Down
- 1. ganesha - The most beloved god with a human body and elephant head
- 2. sanskirt - a written language developed by the Aryans
- 5. kshatriyas - The warrior and military elite class in the caste system
- 6. reincarnation - the belief that a person’s soul is reborn in a different form after death
- 9. brahmin - the top position in the social hierarchy of India
- 14. hinduism - major religious system of India. Many gods and goddesses are worshipped
- 15. buddhism - based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama