Across
- 1. a group from Central Asia who moved into India and established society that followed the caste system
- 6. a military leader who founded the Mauryan Empire
- 8. one's spiritual duties
- 10. a religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha
- 13. Mauryan king who extended his rule across most of India and prioritized his people
- 15. the science of working with metals, which was founded in Ancient India
- 16. nonviolence and respect for living things
- 18. a wind pattern that influences the climate and leads to wet and dry seasons
- 19. a social order that has determined one's place in Indian society
Down
- 2. a prince who discovered enlightenment, known as the Buddha
- 3. the rebirth of one's soul
- 4. the effect of person's actions have on their soul
- 5. India's first civilization, located along the Indus River
- 7. focusing one's mind on spiritual ideas
- 9. a major world religion that developed in India from the Vedas
- 11. a line of hereditary rulers of a country or empire
- 12. achieved when one is released from the cycle of rebirth
- 14. a collection of religious poems, myths, and hymns that influenced Hinduism
- 17. a large landmass that is part of a continent, but smaller
- 20. an important language of ancient India