South Asia

3. a river in south Asia, an important water source flowing more than 1,500 km from its source
5. the founder of Buddhism and known as a buddha
8. a state of perfect wisdom, free of suffering
9. the Hindu and Buddhist concept of rebirth of a soul into a new body
10. the Muslim empire established by the early 1500's across much of India
14. a movement that uses all means of protest except violence
15. a region in north India and pakistan where several destructive wars have been fought
16. the first civilization in this region that was located in what is now Pakistan
17. he was the emperor of the Maurya empire that came up with dharma

1. this practice of calming and clearing the mind was started by Buddha
2. were the priestly caste in the caste system
4. are the Hindu holy writings
6. a collection of hundreds of sacred hymns found in the Indo-Aryan writings
7. the Aryan system of social classes in India and one of the cornerstones of Hinduism in which each person is born into a caste and can only move into a different caste through reincarnation
11. the area where Sikhism was born and where most Sikhs still live
12. the Indian leader who tried to gain independence from Britain through non-violence
13. the dominant religion of India