| A | B |
|---|
| subcontinent | large landmas that juts out from a continent |
| monsoon | strong wind that blows across East Asia at certain times of the year |
| citadel | fortress in a city |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| caste | social class of people |
| brahman | single spirited power that Hindus believe lives in everything |
| avatar | representation of a Hindu god or goddess in human or animal form |
| reincarnation | the rebirth of the soul in the body of another living being |
| dharma | religious and moral duties of Hindus |
| ahimsa | Hindu idea of nonviolence |
| meditate | focus the mind inward to find spiritual awareness and relaxation |
| nirvana | lasting peace that Buddhists seek by giving up selfish desires |
| missionary | person who spreads his or her religious beliefs to others |
| Maurya Empire | Indian empire founded by Chandragupta, beginning in northeastern India and spreading |
| convert | change one's beliefs |
| tolerance | freedom from prejudice |
