| A | B |
|---|
| Imperial Bureaucracy | System of government in the Persian Empire: Dividing the empire into provinces |
| Zoroastriainism | Monotheistic faith of the Persian Empire |
| Caste System | Unchanging social group set up by the Aryans |
| Hinduism | Dominant Religion in India: Caste System, karma, Reincarnation |
| Karma | Action in this life affect the next |
| Vedas and Upanishads | Sacred text of Hinduism |
| Siddhartha Guatama | Founder of Buddhism |
| Buddha | Enlighten One: Name given to Siddhartha |
| Four Noble Truths | Main ideas or beliefs of Buddha |
| Eightfold Path | Described by Buddha as the only way to be released from suffering |
| Aryans | Indo-European group that migrated into India and set up the caste system |
| Reincarnation | Rebirth of a soul into a new body |
| Asoka | Sent missionaries to spread Buddhsim |
| Great Wall of China | Started by Qin Shi Huangdi to protect China from invaders |
| Confucianism | Stresses Ancestor worship, respect for elders and is still used in Chinese society today |
| Taoism | Stresses simple life and inner peace- Goal is Harmony with nature |
| Mandate of Heaven | Based on the divine right to rule |
| Silk Roads | Trade routes that linked China to the West |
