Vocab #3 Crossword

2. The concept of opposite forces working together in balance.
5. Deep respect and duty toward one’s parents and elders.
8. A state of total peace and release from suffering in Buddhism.
9. A Chinese philosophy focused on harmony with nature and the Dao.
13. The Chinese belief that rulers are chosen and supported by heaven.
16. Fine, yellow, fertile soil blown by the wind.
17. An ancient Persian religion teaching a struggle between good and evil.
18. A major ancient religion from India with many gods and traditions.
21. The idea that actions affect one’s future.
22. The universal, eternal spirit in Hindu belief.
23. An ancient Indian empire known for major advances and a golden age.
24. A large South Asian region that includes India and neighboring countries.
25. Acting with the purpose of spreading a belief or mission.

1. service Government jobs earned through exams and qualifications.
3. Wall A long defensive wall built in China to protect against invasions.
4. The oldest sacred writings of Hinduism.
6. The belief in nonviolence toward all living things.
7. A rigid social class system people are born into.
10. Indo-European people who migrated into India and influenced early culture.
11. How Chinese dynasties rise, grow strong, weaken, and are replaced.
12. Buddhism’s main teachings about the reality of suffering and how to end it.
13. Freedom from the cycle of rebirth in Hinduism.
14. The individual soul or inner self.
15. A Buddhist guide for living correctly to reach enlightenment.
19. A person’s moral duty or proper way of living.
20. The cycle of dying and being reborn into a new life.