| A | B |
| monsoon | a strong wind that blows across a region at a certain time of year |
| meditate | to think deeply about sacred things |
| nirvana | the lasting peace that buddhists seek by giving up selfish things |
| subcontinent | large landmass that juts out from a continent |
| missionary | person who spreads his or her beliefs to others |
| dharma | in hiduism the relegious or moral duties of each person |
| ahisma | in hinduism the belief of being nonviolent |
| caste | a social class of people |
| citadel | a fortress inside a city |
| landforms that influenced India's development | the surrounding mountains and water |
| summer monsoon | what the Indians depended on to carry moisture that brought sseasonal rain |
| a grid | the way the streets of indian cities where layed out |
| not one single founder | the way Hinduism is different from other major relegions |
| the result of hinduism | when Aryan and Indian cultures blended |