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- 2. the effects that good or bad actions have on a person’s soul
- 6. Chandragupta’s grandson and last ruler of the Mauryan Empire
- 8. a method of injecting a person with a small dose of a virus to help him or her build up defenses to a disease
- 10. people who spread and teach religious beliefs
- 12. a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
- 14. the numbering system invented by Indian mathematicians
- 15. a nonviolent religion based on the teachings of Mahavira
- 18. a state of perfect peace
- 19. monotheistic religion founded in India in the 1400s
- 22. a mixture of two or more metals
- 23. focusing the mind on spiritual ideas
- 24. teacher whose ideas became the basis of the religion called Sikhism
- 25. divided Indian society into groups based on a person’s birth, wealth, or occupation
- 27. the most widespread religion in India today
- 28. founder of Jainism who taught four basic nonviolent principles to follow
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- 1. Indian military leader who first unified India and founded the Mauryan Empire
- 3. seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
- 4. the study of stars and planets
- 5. ruler who brought great prosperity and stability to India
- 7. rites of passage to prepare a person for an event or next stage in life
- 9. religion based on the teachings of the Buddha
- 11. the belief that the soul, once a person dies, is reborn in another person
- 13. the most important language of ancient India
- 16. the avoidance of violent actions
- 17. going without food
- 20. the science of working with metals
- 21. stamped images
- 26. founder of Buddhism, born an Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama