| A | B |
| Buddhism | religion founded by Sidhartha Gautama |
| Caste System | person's place determined by the rank of the family |
| Citadel | walled fort that protects a city |
| Dharma | laws and duties that guide the behavior of each caste member |
| Eightfold Path | the way to end suffering was to follow this |
| Four Noble Truths | suffering is central to life |
| Hinduism | religion of India that stresses one main force connects all of life |
| Karma | the end result of all a person's good and bad acts |
| Middle Way | a way of living, neither too strict or too easy |
| Vedas | ancient Hindu books of sacred songs |
| Migrate | to move from one place to another |
| Monk | man who devotes his life to a religious group |
| reincarnation | people move in a constant cycle of life, death, and rebirth |
| subcontinent | a large landmass that is connected to the rest of a continent |