Across
- 3. the four social classes of ancient India: Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra; also known as the Caste System
- 5. bands of nomad farmers from Europe and Asia who migrated to India
- 8. a religion based on the Four Noble Truths and the idea that spiritual truth led to inner peace
- 12. prince who led an Aryan tribe in India
- 15. a group of similar languages that share common origins
- 17. a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine.
- 18. the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding
- 19. to move from one country or region to another and settle there
- 20. A religion native to India, featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation
Down
- 1. the principle of nonviolence toward all living things
- 2. lowest class of people in the caste system of India; performed the work that the other groups would not
- 4. seasonal winds that bring warm, wet weather necessary for crops to grow
- 6. a large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent
- 7. an important work of literature contained in the Mahabharata
- 9. in Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties
- 10. classical language of India, developed by the Aryans after they settled there
- 11. a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
- 13. an Indian faith that taught that the way to nirvana was through nonviolence and extreme poverty
- 14. the belief that actions in this life, whether good or bad, will decide your place in the next life.
- 16. a subgroup of one of the castes that usually consisted of people working in the same occupation.