Ancient India

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