Ancient India and China
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
D
i
Philosophical system developed by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life
2.
H
i
The religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal
3.
C
f
c
A believer in the teachings of ___
4.
S
The imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC
5.
I
An Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through
9.
P
r
l
Ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
11.
B
n
Any of several breeds of Indian cattle
13.
K
s
a
A member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste (plural)
14.
S
s
A member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste (plural)
15.
H
j
Belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
17.
L
i
Strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
18.
V
Any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit (plural)
19.
S
r
An ancient language of India
20.
R
A prince or king in India
21.
V
d
One of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed
22.
R
a
One of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and
23.
M
a
h
A sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival
24.
U
p
h
A later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions