| A | B |
| Dowry | the payment an Indian bride's family makes to a bridegroom |
| Loess | the fine, windblown, yellow soil carried by the Huang River in China |
| Rajah | the chief of an Aryan tribe |
| Acupuncture | a medical treatment developed during the Han period |
| Castes | Indian social groups into which people are born |
| Feudalism | a system of government under the Zhou |
| Karma | all the actions of a person's life that affect his or her fate in the next life |
| Clans | groups of families that claim a common ancestor |
| Monsoons | the seasonal winds of India |
| Warlords | local military rulers in China |