| A | B |
|---|
| monsoon | winds that blow one direction in the winter and the opposite in the summer |
| raja | a prince who led an Aryan tribe in India |
| Siddhartha | founder of Buddhism |
| karma | consequences |
| Brahman | universal spirit in Hinduism |
| caste system | social group that a person is born into and cannot change |
| Indus River | river that flows into the Arabian Sea |
| nirvanna | a state of wisdom and freedom from the cycle or rebirth within Buddhism |
| theocracy | government headed by religious leaders |
| Dalai Lama | Buddist leader (lama) who headed the government |
| sanskrit | written language developed by the Aryans |
| Ganges River | River in India that flows into the Indian Ocean |
| reincarnation | rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies over time |
| Hinduism | system of religion that grew out of the religion of the Aryans in ancient India |
| Krishna | a deity (god or goddess) |
| Himalaya | highest mountains in the world which are located in India |
| Buddhism | religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Budda; taught that the way to be happy was to give up all desires |
| dharma | Hinduism law that requires people to perform the duties of their caste |
