Ancient India Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. a collection of ancient writings viewed as sacred by many Hindus
  2. 10. a belief found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions that a person has a duty or obligation to live an honorable life
  3. 11. the belief that a person's soul is reborn into a new body after death
  4. 12. a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it
  5. 14. the Indian social class that included priests and scholars
  6. 15. a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
  7. 16. the idea that all existing things in reality come from one original source
Down
  1. 1. a place to store grain
  2. 2. a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer
  3. 3. the Indian social class that included servants and laborers
  4. 4. able to grow crops well
  5. 5. the Indian social class that included merchants, artisans and farmers
  6. 6. the Indian social class that included rulers and warriors
  7. 7. a class, or group, in Hindu society
  8. 8. a concept found in Hinduism and other Indian traditions about how the good and evil done in a past life determines what happens to ones soul in the next life
  9. 9. an ancient Indian language that the Vedas are written in
  10. 13. a fortress built to protect a city