India, Silk Road, & China - Review

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Across
  1. 2. Empress of the Tang Dynasty who commissioned lots of buildings at the Longmen Grottoes.
  2. 4. The Aryans wrote their religious texts in Sanskrit, this eventually became this religion.
  3. 7. The word in Hinduism for your personal soul.
  4. 9. This Indian Empire expanded through conquest, diplomacy, and political marriages.
  5. 12. The group in Indian society who were warriors/soldiers/kings.
  6. 14. The type of government where government officials were determined by ability/merit instead of wealth or status.
Down
  1. 1. The Four Noble Truths acknowledge the existence of ____________________ and explain how to end it.
  2. 3. The name given to Siddhartha Gautama, once he reached enlightenment.
  3. 5. Oracle bones tell us a lot about life during this dynasty.
  4. 6. A new philosophy from the Qin Dynasty that says people are naturally bad.
  5. 8. A person who traveled the Silk Road to spread religion.
  6. 10. This is the ancient written language from the Indus River Valley.
  7. 11. This plant was first made into fabric by the people of the Indus River Valley Civilization.
  8. 13. Two new philosophies emerged during this dynasty (Confucianism & Daoism)