| A | B |
|---|
| The rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the 1940s to the early 1990s | Cold War |
| Emperor of the Russian Empire | Czar |
| Islamic houses of worship | Mosques |
| People who often move from place to place | Nomads |
| Huge waves created by undersea tectonic activity, such as earthquakes | Tsunamis |
| Among Hindus and Buddhists, the positive or negative force caused by a person’s actions | Karma |
| A system in which people’s position in society is determined by their birth into a particular group | Caste System |
| Among Buddhists, the escape from the suffering of life | Nirvana |
| The belief that the human soul is reborn again and again in different bodies | Reincarnation |
| Chinese cabbage that has been spiced and pickled; Korea’s national dish | Kimchi |
| The movement to establish a Jewish country or community in Palestine | Zionism |
| Violent storms with high winds and heavy rains in South Asia, similar to hurricanes in the Caribbean | Cyclones |
