| A | B |
|---|
| Imperial Bureaucracy | How Persia governed its empire |
| Zoroastrianism | Belief in two opposing forced; religion of the Persians |
| Indian Subcontinent | Large landmass that juts out from Asia |
| caste system | unchangeable social group in India set up by the Aryans; influenced social interaction and occupation |
| reincarnation | rebirth of a soul into a new body |
| karma | thoughts and actions have future consequences |
| Vedas and Upanishads | sacred writings of Hinduism |
| Siddhartha Guatama | founder of Buddhism |
| Four Noble Truths | ideas about life, pain and suffereing as describe by Buddha |
| Eightfold Path | The only way to overcome desire as described by Buddha |
| Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro | Early cities in the Indus River Valley |
| Aryans | Migrated into India and set up the caste system |
| Asoka | ruler during the Mauryan Empire that sent missionaries to spread Buddhism |
| Mauryan Empire | politically unified much of India; spread Buddhism |
| Gupta Empire | golden age of classical Indian culture; concept of zero; earth as round |
| Confucianism | harmony resulted when people accepted their role in society; respect for elders |
| Taoism | ultimate goal is harmony with nature |
| Qin Shi Huangdi | started the great wall of China |
| Mandate of Heaven | the divine right to rile |
| Silk Roads | Trade routes that linked CHina to Europe |
| Yin/ Yang | opposites for Confucianism and Daoism |
