Anvient China and India

Subcontinent

• seasonal wind
• Indian god
• Large landmass that juts out from a continent
• Used to ask the gods a question

Plateau

• tribal chief
• fine silt
• the rise and fall of dynasties
• raised area of level land

Monsoon

• seasonal wind
• union with Brahman
• Buddha
• seasonal rains

Caste

• people who devote their lives to seeking spiritual truth
• a social group you are born in
• a persons essential self
• a creative energy that men lack

Brahman

• moral and religious duties of an individual
• the philosophy of living in harmony with nature
• a single spiritual power beyond the other gods
• a tribal chief

Mystic

• union with the universe
• a creative energy that men lack
• people who devote their lives to seeking spiritual truth
• a tribal healer

Rajah

• tribal chief
• mystic healer
• wandering holy man
• a Hindu god

Loess

• a city in China
• the Chinese writing
• a crop grown in India
• a fine silt

Dynastic Cycle

• the rise and fall of kings
• the rise and fall of countries
• the rise and fall of a dynasty
• none of the above

Union with Brahman

• Moksha
• Nirvana
• Shakti
• Reincarnation