| A | B |
|---|
| caste | a social class of people |
| Dharma | in Hinduism the religious and moral dutied of a person |
| Ahimsa | in Hinduism, the idea of being non-violent |
| monsoons | these carry rain that allows farmers to grow crops |
| Indus river | Mohenjo-Daro was built on its banks |
| Chandragupta | believed that a ruler should have absolute power |
| Buddha | means the Enlightened One |
| meditate | to think deeply about sacred things |
| reincarnation | In Hinduism the belief that souls are reborn in the body of another living thing |
| Middle Way | avoids too much pleasure and too much worry about life |
| missionary | a person who spreads his or her religious beliefs |
| subcontinent | a large land mass that juts out from a continent |
| monsoon | strong seasonal wind that blows across a region at certain times of the year |
| citadel | a fortress in a city |
| nirvana | in Buddhism the lasting peace achieved by giving up selfish desires |
