Across
- 2. Siddhartha's last name
- 6. river flowing out of Himalayas that provided fertile farmland for civilization
- 8. effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul
- 13. process of rebirth
- 16. focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas
- 17. the name of the religion of Brahmins (priests)
- 20. seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons
- 22. social divisions of India
- 23. Prince who left his home to travel India searching for the meaning of life
- 24. religion based on the teachings of Buddah
- 28. A stat of perfect peace
- 29. four guiding principles at the heart of Buddha's teachings
- 30. had roots in the teachings of Guru Nanak
- 31. largest religion in India today
Down
- 1. Compiled collections of Aryan Brahminis' thoughts written about the Vedas
- 3. people who work to spread their religious beliefs
- 4. large city that stood near a towering fortress
- 5. going without food, typically for religious reasons
- 7. the avoidance of violence
- 9. group of people that arrived in India around 2000BC via NW mountains Hindu Kush
- 10. A middle way between human desires and denying oneself and pleasure
- 11. system that divided Indian society into groups based on birth, wealth, occupation
- 12. the mountains in northern India
- 14. the other major city in India that is not Harappa, located 300 miles away from Harappa
- 15. large landmass smaller than a continent, separated by physical features
- 18. the mountains west of India
- 19. Aryan religion was based on these, each containing sacred hymns and poems
- 21. the practice of nonviolence based on the teachings of a man named Mahavira
- 25. the Enlightened One
- 26. one of the most powerful kings in India
- 27. the most important language of ancient India