India and China Terms

2. New language in India left behind by the Aryans.
4. Religion that is ingrained into the Indian way of life.
6. The foremost Indian poet and dramatist of the Gupta period.
8. Chinese invention that involved carving smaller separate blocks of Chinese characters for printing.
12. Empire that ushered India into a new, and perhaps greatest, era of prosperity and achievement.
14. Extended family that included the children, grandchildren, wives, and close blood relatives of a common ancestor.
16. Known as "the Master", the most honored teacher in Chinese history.
18. Name used by the ancient Chinese because they believed China to be the center of the earth.
19. Han ruler who drove back the Huns and extended China's territory.

1. Great Hindu god that permeates everything in the Universe.
3. First emperor to unite China proper under one strong centralized government.
5. Legendary founder of Taoism, second in importance only to "the Master."
7. The cycle of rebirths that Hindus believe aids in reuniting with the world soul.
9. Dominant religious cult in China.
10. Most popular and prolific Chinese poet who wrote thousands of poems expressing emotional and sentimental themes.
11. Warlike people that migrated to the Indus Valley sometime after 1500 BC.
13. A rigid social group that determines your status in life from birth.
15. Religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the "Enlightened One."
17. Most famous of the Mauryan rulers who extended the Mauryan Empire to include almost all of India.