Across
- 5. vast, arid region northern China/southern Mongolia
- 9. religion of the Muslims
- 10. Indian lawyer/anti-colonial nationalist/political ethics
- 12. state of perfect happiness/peace in Buddhism
- 13. seasonal reversing wind accompanied corresponding changes precipitation
- 16. total mass of organisms
- 17. trans-boundary river Asia which flows India/Bangladesh.
- 21. policy/ideology of extending rule over peoples/other countries
- 22. mountain range in South/East Asia separating plains
- 24. divides Hindus into four main categories/Brahmins/Kshatriyas/Vaishyas/ Shudras
Down
- 1. region of northern Indian Ocean
- 2. polytheistic belief system
- 3. characterized by belief in/ worship more than one god
- 4. system of philosophical/ethical teachings
- 6. world's oldest religion, according scholars
- 7. longest river in Asia
- 8. a network trade routes that connected East/West
- 11. swampy coniferous forest/high northern latitudes
- 14. 800-kilometer-long mountain range that stretches/ Afghanistan
- 15. east Indonesian archipelago comprising 2 provinces Maluku/North Maluku
- 18. field of international relations
- 19. destiny or fate/following as effect from cause
- 20. northeastern part Indian Ocean
- 23. non-theistic religion/no belief in creator god