| A | B |
|---|
| tribute | tax paid to a ruler |
| dynasty | line of rulers from same family |
| migration | the movement of people |
| plateau | area of flat land that rises above the surrounding land |
| ancestors | people from whom one is descended |
| oracle bones | read by Shang priests to predict the future |
| subcontinent | large landmass resembling a penninsula |
| Mohenjo-Daro | city with indoor plumbing in 2500 B.C. |
| Himalayas | world's highest mountain range |
| Karma | good and bad acts that determine position of rebirth |
| Caste System | Social classes in Hindu society |
| reincarnation | Hindu/Buddhist belief in cycle of life, death, and rebirth |
| monk | a man who devotes his life to a religious group |
| citadel | walled fort that protects a city |
| architecture | the art and science of building |
| Hinduism | religion of India that came from the Aryans |
| Buddhism | reach peace by ending suffering - Siddartha Gautama |
| Gupta Empire | made great achievements in math and architecture |
| Buddha | "Awakened One" |
| Mandate of Heaven | belief that a Chinese emperor's right to rule came from the gods |
| province | division of land within an empire |
| steppe | dry, grassy, treeless plain |
| bureaucracy | large organization that runs the daily business of government |
| seismograph | detects earthquakes |
| gorge | mountain pass with steep rocky sides |
| Confucianism | In China, the belief that people should lead "good" lives |
| Great Wall of China | built to keep Mongol invaders out |
| famine | starvation due to lack of crops from drought or flood |
| loess | dusty, yellow soil |
