Across
- 2. to get to the bottom of a stepwell you must descend a ____
- 3. another word for scientist who specializes in metal
- 6. another word for a number or symbol
- 8. the steel was being produced at almost what scale
- 10. the type of metal used for weapons like the Damascus sword
- 12. a lot of religious art was carved from/in ____
- 14. the steel from ancient India was exported in the form of these
- 15. an important writer from the Gupta period
- 17. Indians called negative numbers ____
- 20. consists of many battles
- 21. ancient surgeon and author of a Sanskrit text detailing surgical procedures
- 22. ____ was thrown into stepwells in some areas after they fell into disuse
Down
- 1. the country that occupied India and found stepwells unsanitary
- 4. ancient collection of sacred text
- 5. people went to dance, sing, and socialize (often celebrating something)
- 7. name of the emperor who got an Indian nose job after his was cut off
- 9. a flap of skin was cut from here to preform an Indian nose job
- 11. some stepwells were used as ____
- 13. what Indians called positive numbers
- 16. people who write
- 17. aka gods or goddesses
- 18. essential part in the religious and social lives of people in India
- 19. the first or these were only placeholders
- 23. also called a nose job