Ancient India

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  1. 5. River in northern India that flows into the Arabian Sea
  2. 9. Another name for the Indus Valley Civilization
  3. 11. Obligations and duties; especially the performance of one's duties according to a person's caste
  4. 12. The first of the Indus Valley cities to be excavated
  5. 13. Warriors/nobles
  6. 15. River in northern India that flows into the Indian Ocean
  7. 17. Religion started by Siddhartha Gautama
  8. 21. A watertight tank in the center of the citadel of Mohenjo-daro, which some experts believe was used for religious ceremonies.
  9. 22. Strict social classes introduced by the Aryans that determined what job a person could have, whom they could marry, and with whom they could eat or drink
  10. 23. The ultimate goal of Buddhism; a state of pure contentment and peace, with no desire
  11. 25. The group that was outside the caste system. They did the most undesirable jobs, such as handling garbage and dead animals
  12. 28. The creator of the universe
  13. 29. Servants and farm laborers (also descendants of the Harappans)
  14. 30. The destroyer of the universe
  15. 31. Nomadic tribes that originally lived in central Eurasia and then migrated to different parts of Europe, Middle East, and India.
  16. 32. The steps one must take to reach Nirvana
  17. 34. The balance of good and bad deeds, which determines one's form in the next life.
  18. 35. Human life is suffering; Suffering is caused by desire; To end suffering, you must end desire; To end desire, you must follow the Eightfold Path
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  1. 1. Original name of the founder of Buddhism
  2. 2. Priests
  3. 3. The path of moderation, preached by the Buddha
  4. 4. Sacred hymns that told the story of the Aryan invasion and life and contain the basic principles of Hinduism.
  5. 6. Indian religion that developed in India after the arrival of the Aryans. Belief in one universal force (Brahman), which appears in the form of thousands of different deities.
  6. 7. The elephant-headed god of learning, good fortune, and success, as well as the remover of obstacles
  7. 8. One of the major passes in the Hindu Kush Mountains, through which invaders entered India
  8. 10. Chief of an Aryan tribe
  9. 14. An Indo-European tribe that conquered the Harappans
  10. 16. An epic Aryan story, which demonstrates the values of Hinduism.
  11. 18. The main god of Hinduism—a universal force
  12. 19. a cycle of death and rebirth in which a person's soul (atman) is reborn as another life form after death
  13. 20. The preserver of the universe
  14. 24. Merchants and farmers/herders
  15. 26. Indo-European language of the Aryans
  16. 27. Home of the Great Bath
  17. 33. Mountain range that separates India from Persia