Across
- 3. one of the four classes of people in the Indian social system
- 6. Chandragupta Maurya’s grandson – converted to Buddhism
- 8. after his wife died, he built the Taj Mahal for her (2 words)
- 11. The ultimate goal to achieve union with the Brahman
- 14. in Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn
- 16. Persian princess who ruled for her weak husband (2 words)
- 20. killed his older brother and put his father in jail
- 23. son of Akbar, was a weak ruler who left the affairs of state to his wife
- 24. the act of moving from one place to settle in a another
- 25. the preserver of the world
- 26. the 11-year-old boy got kicked out, and came back
- 27. relating to a social system in which the father is head of the family
Down
- 1. the destroyer of the world
- 2. the good and bad deeds performed by a person, which is believed to determine caste in the next life
- 4. Dry grasslands
- 5. seasonal wet & dry winds
- 7. the creator of the world
- 9. Babur’s grandson. Known as the “Great One” and good at cultural blending
- 10. Muslim Holy book
- 12. Indo-European people who migrated to the Indian subcontinent
- 13. When you achieve union with the universe and stop the cycle of rebirth
- 15. a beautiful tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife (2 words)
- 17. Muslims who invaded the Indian subcontinent
- 18. sacred literature of the Aryans
- 19. relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family
- 21. a person so low they are not in the caste system
- 22. a member of the social class made up of priests