| A | B |
| Hinduism | religion practiced in ancient India |
| Vedas | the Books of Knowledge in Hinduism |
| reincarnation | the belief that you are born again into another life |
| karma | the belief that your good deeds will be rewarded and bad deeds will be punished |
| monsoon | seasonal winds |
| caste | the social structure of ancient India |
| Untouchable | an outcast |
| specialization | to become good at one particular job |
| irrigation | to water fields by means of canals |
| silt | sediment deposited that creates fertile land |