A system of offices that carries out government rules and regulations

• bureaucracy

• governor

• major

• Mayor

A fixed social class that a person is born into

• class

• caste

• royalty

• casting

A state of pure goodness

• wealth

• Caste

• Veda

• enlightenment

A rainy period of time

• drought

• Monsoon Season

• hurricane season

• tornado season

The rebirth of the human soul

• reincarnation

• enlightenment

• Shiva

• Ramayana

a large landmass that is set apart from a larger continent by land or water

• plateau

• valley

• subcontinent

• peninsula

Many scholars think that this is the world's oldest religion

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

This religion started in India and spread to China and beyond

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

The first civilizations in India developed around the ____________

• Indus River Valley

• Ganges River Valley

• Mississippi River Valley

• Po River Valley

Includes the four noble truths

• Buddhism

• Hinduism