| A | B |
| SUBCONTINENT | LARGE LANDMASS SET APART FROM THE REST OF THE CONTINENT |
| MONSOON | SEASONAL WIND |
| GRANARY | SPECIAL BUILDING TO STORE GRAIN |
| CITADEL | FORTIFIED AREA |
| CASTE | A FIXED SOCIAL CLASS |
| GURU | THINKER AND TEACHER |
| AHIMSA | AVOIDING DOING HARM TO ANY LIVING THING |
| DHARMA | A PERSON'S DUTY OR WHAT IS RIGHT FOR HIM/HER |
| KARMA | THE EFFECT OF A PERSON'S ACTIONS IN THIS AND IN PREVIOUS LIVES |
| REINCARNATION | THE REBIRTH OF A SOUL IN A NEW BODY |
| MOKSHA | LIBERATION FROM REINCARNATION |
| MONASTERIES | RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES |
| STRATEGY | A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR ACHIEVING A GOAL |
| BUREAUCRACY | A SYSTEM OF OFFICES THAT CARRIES OUT GOVERNMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS |
| TOLERANCE | WILLINGNESS TO RESPECT DIFFERENT BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS |
| METALLURGY | THE SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH EXTRACTING METAL FROM ORE AND USING IT TO CREATE USEFUL OBJECTS |
| CITIZENSHIP | STATUS WITH POLITICAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS |
| NUMERAL | A SYMBOL USED TO REPRESENT A NUMBER |
| DECIMAL SYSTEM | A COUNTING SYSTEM BASED ON UNITS OF TEN |
| PROVINCE | A REGION WITH ITS OWN GOVERNMENT |