Across
- 2. a major Indian religion where followers worship many different gods.
- 6. a type of writing adopted by the Aryans
- 7. a social group based on someone’s job and family tree
- 8. a Mauryan emperor known for his conversion to Buddhism and his kind, charitable ways
- 9. the highest mountains in the world.
- 13. the belief that the individual soul is reborn in a different form after death.
- 14. a method of physical training designed to bring one closer to Brahman
- 15. people who travel to religious places
- 17. to change religions
- 18. social groups that ranked people from high to low
Down
- 1. a major Indian religion which holds that unhappiness is caused by worldly desires.
- 3. Gita one of the great works of Indian literature
- 4. the force generated by a person’s actions that determines how the person will be reborn in the next life.
- 5. a collection of religious chants and stories that forms the basis of Hinduism
- 10. a group of Indo-Europeans that migrated to India in the 1500s BC
- 11. Road a trade route from China to Europe that passess through India.
- 12. ultimate enlightenment
- 16. a seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia