Ancient India

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  1. 3. a body of religious and philosophical beliefs
  2. 4. Hindu deity who was the Destroyer
  3. 5. the peace that Buddhists giving up selfishness
  4. 8. the, a mountain range extending 1500 mi.
  5. 10. This religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama
  6. 14. a seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia
  7. 15. to relocate, or move to a different area.
  8. 18. the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen) depending on the person's own actions.
  9. 19. System a set of rigid social categories that
  10. 20. religious or moral duties.
  11. 21. complete control and power over people.
  12. 22. major, yet mysterious city in ancient India
  13. 25. A Hindu god considered the creator of the world.
  14. 26. a large landmass that juts out
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  1. 1. a person who spreads religious beliefs
  2. 2. The son of an Indian prince,
  3. 6. A Hindu god considered preserver of the world
  4. 7. the hindu idea of nonviolence
  5. 9. Empire Indian empire founded by Chandragupta
  6. 11. change from one religion to another
  7. 12. to think deeply about sacred things.
  8. 13. Nomadic warriors from Central Asia who migrated
  9. 16. the path between self sacrifice
  10. 17. grandson of Chandragupta; most honored emperor
  11. 19. the founder of the Maurya Empire.
  12. 23. a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
  13. 24. created and used the Hindu sacred text, the Vedas.