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 |