Ancient India

2. This flows across most of northern India
6. known for true happiness and peace
7. They travel to certain sites to purify their souls
9. The collection of sacred texts written in Sanskrit
12. The longest mountain range in India
14. This means "The awakened one"
16. is a subcontinent of Asia
18. This holiday means "Row of lamps" which represents good winning over evil.
19. These people deny any offerings and often reject food
21. This thing is seen as a law of cause and effect
23. One of Ashoka's edicts portray being respectful and acting morally
25. The water here is precious, and monsoons are very brief but strong
26. This person is ever-present and all-powerful
28. These were ancient Hindu society's priests and religious scholars.
29. The first name of the prince that found enlightenment

1. This is a triangle-shaped area that lies between two mountain ranges in southern India
3. This ends when the a soul escapes the cycle of rebirth
4. This means a fortress
5. Many Hindu children have learned about their religion by listening to readings of this thing.
8. One of the many settlements in the Indus River valley
10. A group of people that does a job that they were born into
11. This represents the various aspects of the Brahman, or the Absolute
13. This artifact shows many various animals and usually has a small loop on the back, and perhaps people wore them
15. The first empire to unify India
17. The freedom from the cycle of rebirth
18. This thing is often described as a duty
20. The name of the river that is the best to settle near
22. This religion is based on the teachings of Buddha and was a way of life based on simple teachings
24. describes four main social classes
26. The name of the tree Siddhartha meditated under
27. His reign started violent, but later he decided to spread Buddhism across the globe