Ancient India and China Vocabulary

Strong seasonal winds that cause a "wet" and "dry" season in India.

• Dharma

• Monsoon

• Buddhism

• Varna

A worldwide religion that has many gods and teaches that people have another life on earth after they die.

• Hinduism

• Meditation

• Daoism

• Legalism

A group of rulers from the same family.

• Mandate of Heaven

• Polytheistic

• Monarchy

• Dynasty

The right to rule from heaven.

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Mandate of Heaven

• Caste System

A social system that determines one place in Indian society.

• Monsoon

• Nirvana

• Dynasty

• Caste System

All the actions (good or bad) in this life that affect your next life.

• Varna

• Karma

• Nirvana

• Buddhism

The Chinese belief that people must be controlled with a strong leader and harsh legal system.

• Daoism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Legalism

A Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature.

• Buddhism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Hinduism

A group of trade routes that connected China to other parts of Asia and the west.

• Caste System

• Silk Road

• Great Wall of China

• Monsoon

A religion centered around the teachings of the Buddha.

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Daoism