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| Mohenjo Daro | An ancient city found on the banks of the Indus River |
| Hinduism | An Eastern religion based on many beliefs with no single founder |
| Buddhism | An Eastern religion founded by Siddhartha Gautama |
| Vedas | Religious writings; the basis for Hindu religion |
| Caste | Rigid classes into which one is born |
| Chandragupta Maury | A cruel Indian ruler who ruled most of India by 300 BC |
| Asoka | Chandragupt's grandson who became a kinder ruler |
| Akbar | A Muslim ruler who married a Hindu woman |
| Taj Mahal | The tomb of Shah Jahan's wife |
| Mughals | Muslim invaders who came to rule India |
| Brightest Jewel in British Crown | What Britain called their colony of India |
| Mohandas K Gandhi | An Indian leader who worked for independence from Britain in India |
| Boycott | refusal to buy or use something to make a political statement |
| Mahatma | The Great Soul |
| Bangladesh | Former country of E. Pakistan |
| Untouchables | Harijans--children of God |
| Indira Gandhi | A prime minister of India |
| Angkor Wat | Largest temple in the world |
| Indonesia | Has largest Muslim population in world |
| Philippines | A southeast asian country that is largely Christian |
| Khmer Empire | Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Feerdinand Marcos | Dictator of Philippines |
| Indochina | Laos Cambodia and Vietnam |
| Corazon Aquino | Became president of Philippines after Marcos |
| Kashmir | An area claimed by Pakistan and India |
| Tarbela | A dam in Pakistan that helps provide electricity |
| Hanoi | capital of North Vietnam |
| Saigon | capital of South Vietnam |
| Ho Chi Minh | Communist who led fight agains French in Vietnam |
| Hanoi | present capital of Vietnam |
| Ho Chi Minh city | Present name of Saigon |
| Refugee | A people forced t leave their country because of war |
