A storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern around an area of low atmospheric pressure

A huge sea wave caused by an undersea earthquake

In India, a group that defines one's occupation and social position

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining raw resources from colonies and selling finished products back to the colonies

The actions by which one country is able to extend power to control another country

The sum of good and bad actions in one's present and past lives

A village council in India

A business or manufacturing activity conducted from a person's home

Agricultural revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; helped to support rising Asian populations

A god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)

Ancient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism

The term for The Universal Soul in Hinduism. A single spiritual power that Hindus believe lives in everything

The cycle of life and rebirth in Hinduism and Buddhism

In Hindu belief, a person's religious and moral duties

The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths

A condition of great peace or happiness; the state of enlightenment for Buddhists

A religious leader and spiritual teacher

The rebirth of a soul in a new body

In Buddhism, the basic rules of behavior and belief leading to an end of suffering and achievement of Nirvana