Ancient India Crossword 1 2 Across 3 1. Hindu god with blue skin

4 and four arms.

5 4. The ruling warrior caste.

6 7 5. A new Hindu empire that came after the Mauryan 8 empire. 9 8. The highest caste in Indian society.

10 11 12 13 9. Warriors who invaded India after the Harappan 14 civilization collapsed. 15 12. Sacred texts from ancient India.

16 15. A group of people who didn't belong to any caste and who were the very bottom of

17 18 society.

19 20 21 16. Seasonal wind patterns that wet and dry seasons. 17. A prince who founded 22 Buddhism. 19. A religion founded by

23 Mahavira that emphasized nonviolence. 22. A religion based on the 24 teachings of Buddha. Down 11. The largest religion in India 23. Hindu god of creation. 1. The Indian word meaning today. 24. The philosophy of caste. 13. A large landmass that is avoiding violent actions. 2. Not eating. smaller than a continent. 3. Empire founded by 14. The belief that we are born Chandragupta. again after we die. 6. King who founded the Mauryan 16. Focusing your mind on dynasty. spiritual things. 7. The ______system. A 18. Mauryan king who converted system that divided people in to Buddhism ancient India into classes. 20. God of the sky and war. 10. Early civilization on the Indus 21. The god of destruction. river.