Across
- 2. Building used to store crops
- 6. What Mahayana Buddhists focus on
- 7. The rebirth of a soul into a new body
- 10. To Buddhists, this is what must be overcome in order to end suffering
- 12. A short story with a moral or lesson at the end
- 13. Emperor who built stone pillars all over India. They had messaged encouraging moral behavior carved into them
- 15. The strongest kingdom in India before the Maurya Empire
- 16. Indian scientist who discovered that the moon reflects sunlight and that the motion of the Earth and Moon created eclipses
- 19. Mysterious Indian Civilization whose cities had a high level of planning
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- 1. River that many early Indian Civilizations developed around
- 3. Social classes assigned at birth. The system started as the Varnas with just four groupings, Dalits were added later
- 4. Emperor who called himself the "Exterminator of Kings"
- 5. Founder of the Gupta Empire
- 8. Non-Violence, often associated with Ghandi
- 9. Ancient Hymns. Much of what be know about ancient Indian life comes from these
- 11. The supreme god of force in Hinduism, all Hindu gods are believed to be different forms of this god
- 14. Duty to do what is right or what your role in the universe is
- 17. Ancient Indian Medicine. Many books were written on it, including on how to make medicine from plants, minerals and animal parts
- 18. The way that Indo-Aryan culture spread through India
- 20. Social grouping based on skill, would eventually become the Caste System
