Unit 3 Ch.1-2 Vocabulary Quiz

A series of rulers who are all from the same family.

• dynasty

• republic

• empire

• federation

Baked or hardened brownish-red clay.

• terra-cotta

• brick

• ceramic

• porcelain

A wind from the south or southwest that brings heavy rainfall to Asia during the summer months.

• monsoon

• typhoon

• cyclone

• hurricane

A command; a responsibility given by an authority.

• mandate

• suggestion

• request

• proposal

A division of society based on differences in wealth, social status, and occupation; a term introduced by the British to describe this element of Indian society.

• caste

• class

• tribe

• clan

An object that is pressed into a soft material to leave a design or other mark.

• seal

• stamp

• imprint

• emboss

Rebirth in a new form of life.

• reincarnation

• transformation

• metamorphosis

• evolution

A state in which the human soul is at perfect peace.

• nirvana

• samsara

• karma

• moksha

The study of ideas about knowledge, life, and truth; literally, the love of wisdom.

• philosophy

• psychology

• sociology

• anthropology

A dome-shaped monument where special religious objects are kept and people can worship.

• stupa

• temple

• mosque

• church