Ancient India Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• brahma : this hindu diety is "the creator"; half man and half woman, this god has 4 heads.
• hinduism : this religion began in india in ancient times, and is still practiced there today.
• brahmins : this group was at the top of the indian caste system, it included priests and scholars.
• farmland : many people settled near the indus river in ancient times since they we farmers and the silt from the rivers produced fertile _ .
• vishnu : this hindu god is the preserver of the universe and the protector of creation.
• mohenjodaro : an ancient indian civilization near the mouth of the indus river.
• kshatriyas : the second highest level in the indian caste system was known as the _ , the warriors and rulers were at this structured level of society.
• aryans : hunters and herders from central asia who settled in ancient india
• upanishads : these sacred ancient texts are also known as smriti (that which is remembered); there are over 200 of these texts that are shared by both hinduism and buddhism.
• caste system : this is a social hierarchy breakdown of the different groupings of people in india
• caste : this rigidly structured society hierarchy in ancient india still impacts society today; it is called the _ system.
• subcontinent : a large portion of a continent
• untouchables : these people, who were considered lower than the caste system, were the outcasts who did the "dirty work" like trash, sewage, and funeral clean-up.
• harappa : ancient city in indus river valley
• vaisyas : skilled workers such as traders, merchants, and craftspeople were at this level is the ancient indian caste system.
• dharma : hindu concept of moral law that governs human conduct; duty.
• writing : the ancient indian _ system has not yet been deciphered, but we know they were intelligent enough to have a language.
• shiva : known as the destroyer, this hindu god is responsible for change in the forms of death and destruction.
• shudra : the lowest level of the caste system in india was made up of unskilled workers; the _ worked on farms and struggled to get by.
• reincarnation : the hindu belief that you return to a different life after you die
• vedas : the _ are the oldest religious texts of hinduism; there are 4 of these sacred texts.
• karma : the hindu belief ...good effects and derived from past good behavior and harmful effects come from past harmful actions.