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Across 4. ____________ was the grandson of Chandra Gupta. 7. ____________ were part of a larger group called Indo- Europeans. 8. ____________ were typically priests and or scholars and were viewed as the purist for the caste system. 10. The Indian version of the social hierarchy. 11. ____________ is east on the Indian subcontinent. 12. ____________ is their written language. 13. Ashoka fought his ______ battle against the kingdom of Kalinga. 14. India's climate is determined by _____________. 15. ____________ was the third and final leader of the Mauryan empire.

Down 1. ____________ includes the largest mountain in the world. 2. ____________ became the first ruler of the Gupta dynasty. 3. The Mauryan empire was a _________ empire. 5. ____________ is one of the two largest cities in the Indus River Valley. 6. ____________ were warriors, priests, and rulers. 9. the word Himalayans means _____________.