Across
- 3. there are _____ Noble Truths
- 4. what the Buddha says is the cause of all suffering
- 5. This river was home to the earliest civilizations in India
- 8. a social system that puts everyone in their place, where they must stay
- 10. the first of the three forms of suffering Prince Siddharta saw outside the palace walls
- 12. These mountains are the world's highest (on average)
- 14. This plateau sits between the Eastern and Western Ghats
- 15. they're the very bottom of the caste system pyramid, though there are people who have it even worse than them
- 18. the belief that all people are reincarnated after death
- 20. considered India's holiest river
- 21. one of Hinduism's three central deities (gods) whose job is to destroy the universe
- 23. A famous city of the mysterious Indus-Sarasvati civilization that disappeared without a trace thousands of years ago
- 24. they sit at the top of the social ladder in traditional Indian culture
Down
- 1. the universe's central, supreme power, according to Hinduism
- 2. people so low on the social pyramid that they're not really even in the system at all
- 6. the Hindu belief that doing your job is the most important thing you can do
- 7. it helps focus your mind and is on the Eightfold Path
- 9. the emperor Ashoka built these across his empire to promote his government and spread Buddhism
- 11. the invisible force that judges you after you die and determines whether you move up or down when reincarnated
- 12. India's largest religion today by number of followers
- 13. the ancient peoples of India made a lot of these, and you assembled some yourselves a couple weeks ago
- 16. This desert sits in the northwestern corner of India and is extremely hot and dry
- 17. a surprisingly advanced thing to find in an ancient city, but getting clean water in and dirty water out is important
- 19. A 'great' one was uncovered in a famous ancient city in India
- 22. a religion founded by the former prince Siddhartha Gautama