Across
- 2. These people moved into the Harappan ruins after their civilization collapsed.
- 3. East of India sits the Bay of __________.
- 4. Under Gupta rule, India entered a _________ age.
- 8. The Hindu belief that good things will come to righteous people and bad things will come to evil people.
- 9. Known as the Buddhist King and grandson of Maurya.
- 11. Buddhists believe that they can reach ________ by following the Eightfold Path.
- 13. This mountain range was created when the subcontinent of India collided with the rest of Asia.
- 15. This Hindu god is known as the creator.
- 17. The first civilization in India who had a very advanced sewage system.
- 18. This Hindu god is known as the destroyer.
- 19. This system set the social hierarchy of India.
Down
- 1. These hurricanes strike India every summer.
- 2. West of India sits the _________ Sea.
- 4. This empire took control of India after Asoka's death.
- 5. This natural disaster caused the destruction of the Harappan people.
- 6. Buddha's teachings were gathered into a collection known as _________.
- 7. The religion practiced by the Aryans.
- 10. The first big empire of India was the ________ Empire founded around 321 BC.
- 12. "enlightened one"
- 14. The Harappans settled around this river valley.
- 16. This religion was a mix of Brahmanism and the ancient Harappan religion.