| A | B |
|---|
| monsoon | a seasonal wind |
| subcontinent | land mass that juts out from a continent |
| caste system | a social system in India/hereditary |
| Rama and Sita | one of India's greatest epics |
| Indus River | area around which 1st Indian civilization grew |
| Harappa | one of the twin city capitals of Indus |
| Mohenjo-Daro | built in grid pattern/houses of brick |
| Veda | Collection of prayers, hymns, and teachings |
| Vedic Age | time when stories were told, not written |
| Aryans | came through the Khyber Pass to invade India |
| brahman | single spiritual power lived in all things |
| mystics | poepole who sought the spiritual truth |
| rajahs | leader of Aryan tribes |
| loess | windblown yellow soil |
| River of Sorrows | Huang He |
| Shang Dynasty | Chinese civilization began during this time |
| clans | groups of families who claimed a common ancestor |
| Yin and Yang | balance between forces of darkness and light |
| ideographs | signs that expressed thoughts or ideas |
| oracle bones | Shange priests asked questions of the gods on these |
| calligraphy | fine handwriting-almost an artform |
| Zhou Dynasty | took over the Shang Dynasty |
| Mandate of Heaven | divine right to rule |
| dynastic cycle | the rise and fall of the many dynasties in China |
| feudalism | system of government/lords owned land/owed loyalty to king |
| silkmaking | China's most valuable export |
| chinese | first to write books |
