| A | B |
|---|
| artisans | specialized worker |
| monsoons | lots of rain and wind |
| Sanskrit | language Hindu text written in |
| Samsara | cycle of reincarnation |
| Karma | effects of thoughts and actions |
| Moksha | freedom from cycle of reincarnation |
| Dharma | good works / code of behavior |
| Artha | pursuit of wealth |
| Caste System | way society organized into classes |
| 4 symptoms of civilization | surplus of food, social structure, trade, and around a river |
| Brahman | single powerful force / made up of all gods |
| meaning of Mesopotamia | between two rivers |
| Rivers around Mesopotamia | Tigris and Euphrates |
| Scribe | person who can read and write |
| Ziggurat | temple in Mesopotamia |
| Hammurabi | united cities / law code |
| Caravan | group of travelers (trade) |
| Assyrians | war-like / geniuses of war |
| Nile River | longest river in world |
| Black land | fertile land |
| Red land | desert |
| Pharaoh | Egyptian ruler |
| Dynasty | family of rulers |
| Regent | holds power until heir comes of age |
| Polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Monotheism | belief in one god |
| Hieroglyphics | picture writing |
| Ra, Set, Horus, Anubis | Egyptian gods |
| Buddha | Siddhartha |
| Meaning of Buddha | Enlightened One |
| Reincarnation | rebirth into new body |
| Enlightenment | understanding the truth |
| Buddhism have a god(s)? | No |
| Four Noble Truths | Understanding and overcoming suffering |
| Qin | united China/Great Wall of China / Terracotta Soldiers |
| Han | peasant that became emperor/Silk Road |
| Tang | Golden Age/Examination Day |
| Ming | Forbidden City/porcelain /traveled and brought back treasure |
