| A | B |
|---|
| Goals that were to be accomplished by following what Buddha called the eight rules for conduct. | Middle Way |
| Reversal in wind direction that brings heavy rains for periods of time. | monsoons |
| Yellowish soil that is deposited along a river's path, creating rich soil for farmers | loess |
| Utter extinction of sorrow to the perfect peace in the religion of Buddhism. | Nirvana |
| It favors no special religion. | secular |
| Where people work together and share whatever they produce | collective farms |
| Belief that one's actions determine one's fate. | Karma |
| Large haze of pollution that reduces rainfall and temperatures primarily in India & China. | brown clouds |
| Philosophy based on good deeds and morality. | Confucianism |
| The name that Hindus have given to the gods they believe are part of a supreme spirit. | Brahman |
| Belief that the soul does not die with the body, but enters the body of another being, either a person or animal. | reincarnation |
| Belief that people could find peace if they could reject greed and desire. | Buddhism |
| The Book of Knowledge that contains prayers and rituals of the Hindu religion. | Vedas |
| A two-house legislature that is elected by the Japanese people. | Diet |
| A religion in Japan which means "way of gods." | Shintoism |
| The rules of conduct that a person practices in the Buddhist religion. | Eightfold Path |
| India's village council that holds local power in the government. | panchayat |
| The divine spirit that followers believe lives in nature. | Kami |
| A religion that believes in many gods that are part of a supreme spirit named Brahman. | Hinduism |
| A belief that a social class is inherited. | caste system |
