Across
- 6. - group of nomadic people's who may have come from the steppes
- 8. Veda- it contains 1,028 hymns to Aryan gods.
- 10. is a collection of religious beliefs that developed slowly over a long period of time.
- 11. a dry grasslands that stretched north of the Caucasus.
- 12. civilization- the Indus valley civilization is sometimes refered to this because of the many archeological discoveries made at that site.
- 15. one of the greatest epics of India
- 18. Gautama- the founder of Buddhism.
- 19. Four Noble Truths- Buddha finally understood his enlightenments and called those ideas.
- 20. they have a sacred literature that left a picture of Aryan Life.
- 22. Noble Truth- the way to end suffering is to end all desires
- 23. good or bad deeds that influences specific life circumstances.
- 25. also known as the protector
- 27. the creator
- 28. the destroyer
- 29. the four major group is also known as
Down
- 1. the teachers' comments were later written down
- 2. A wall of the highest mountains in the world --- the Hindu, Kush, Karakorum, and Himalayan ranges--- seperates this region from the rest of the Asian Continent.
- 3. also known as wisdom
- 4. the Buddha's word for release from selfishness and pain
- 5. explorer from Portugal encountered this social system and called the groups
- 7. also known as rebirth whereas an individual soul or spirit is born again and again until moksha is achieved.
- 9. a great mother goddess
- 12. group of speakers
- 13. another Indo-European people whose homeland was probably somewhere between the Caspian and Aral seas.
- 14. is when the person achieves the perfect understanding
- 16. also called as Asia Minor
- 17. movements of a people from one region to another
- 21. the founder of Jainism.
- 24. a seasonal winds that dominate India's climate.Harrapan civilization- the Indus valley civilization is sometimes refered to this because of the many archeological discoveries made at that site.
- 26. it is part of the Aryan groups based in occupation and priests are here