Module 5- Ancient India

5. Stamped images.
7. A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha that developed in India in the 500s BC.
12. A seasonal wind pattern that causes wet and dry seasons.
13. Someone who works to spread religious beliefs.
14. system The division of Indian society into groups based on rank, wealth, or occupation.
15. Going without food for a period of time.
16. An Indian religion, based on the teachings of Mahavira, that teaches all life is sacred.
17. In Buddhism and Hinduism, the effects that good or bad actions have on a person's soul.
19. Injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses against a disease.
20. The most important language of ancient India.

1. The avoidance of violent actions.
2. A Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are born and reborn many times, each time into a new body.
3. The main religion of India; it teaches that everything is part of a universal spirit called Brahman.
4. In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace.
6. Rites of passage to prepare a person for a certain event or for their next stage in life.
8. A large landmass that is smaller than a continent, such as India.
9. numerals The number system we use today; it was created by Indian scholars during the Gupta dynasty.
10. The study of stars and planets.
11. The science of working with metals.
12. Deep, continued thought that focuses the mind on spiritual ideas.
18. A mixture of two or more metals.
20. A monotheistic religion that developed in India in the 1400s.