| A | B |
| Ashram | non- caste community |
| Moksha | freeing of the soul from rebirths |
| Vedas | religious book of the Aryans |
| Monsoon | seasonal winds |
| cultural diversity | differences within a culture |
| Hinduism | polytheistic religion that broken into social classes |
| Buddhism | major religion that sses desire as the cause of all suffering |
| Siddhartha Guatama | Founder of Buddhism |
| Dharma | duties or obligations within your caste |
| Kharma | your fate in your next life is determined by this |
| reincarnation | the belief that you are reborn |
| Nirvana | the point where you desire nothing |
| Islam | The main religion of Pakistan |
| Khyber Pass | the passage way through the Hindu Kush Mountains |
| Mount Everest | The highest mountain in the Himalayas |
| Eight Fold Path | Moral values followed to escape pain and suffering |
| Four Noble Truths | Buddha's explanation for the source of pain and suffering |
| Brahmin | Priests and teachers of the highest caste |
| Civil Disobedience | protest to an unjust law |
| Bapu | Father |
| Mahatama | Great Soul |
| Rajah | Arayan tribal chief |
| Varna | Aryan social classes |
| Jati | Varna broken down into groups based on occupation |
| Jinnah | First President of Pakistan; leader of the Muslim league |
| Robert Clive | Administrator of the East India Company |
| East India Company | British company that set up trading posts in India |
| Nehru | First Prime Minister of India |
| India National Congress | Political Party in India that called for drastic change during British Imperialism |
| Imperialism | When a foreign country takes over another country and sets up a government |