Across
- 5. avoidance of violent actions
- 7. Indian religion based on the teachings of Mahavira that teaches all life is sacred
- 8. main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman
- 12. governors of the villages
- 13. a state of perfect peace
- 16. religion based on teachings that developed in India in the 500s BC
- 18. large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- 21. number system we use today created by Indian scholars during the Gupta Dynasty
- 22. ruler who founded the Mauryan empire in northern India
- 24. originally an Indian prince named Siddhartha Guatama
- 25. injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defense to a disease
Down
- 1. mixture of two or more metals
- 2. most important language of ancient India
- 3. the division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation
- 4. someone who works to spread religious beliefs
- 6. ruled India during the height of its power
- 9. Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body
- 10. social divisions in ancient India; Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras
- 11. study of stars and planets
- 14. seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons
- 15. deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas
- 17. the science of working with metals
- 19. in Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul
- 20. going without food for a period of time
- 23. ruler of Mauryan Empire; extended control over most of India and promoted spread of Buddhism