| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Harappa | ancient city on Indus River |
| citadel | massive fort |
| lapis lazuli | blue stones; trade item |
| migrate | move from one place to another |
| Vedas | collection of Aryan songs |
| Hinduism | one of world's oldest religions |
| caste system | A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life |
| reincarnation | constant circle of birth, death, and rebirth |
| dharma | laws and duties of a caste |
| Siddartha Gautama | founder of buddhis; known later as The Buddha |
| monk | man who devotes his life to a religious group |
| karma | belief that the end result of a person's good and bad acts decide the person's rebirth |
| Four Noble Truths | as taught by the Buddha, the four basic beliefs that form the foundation of Buddhism |
| Eightfold Path | set of instructions on the proper way to live |
| Middle Way | a way of life; not too strict or too easy |
| Himalaya | tallest mountains in the world |
| subcontinent | large landmass separated from the rest of a continent |
| Indus River | site of early Indian cities; runs mainly through Pakistan |
| guru | spiritual teacher |
| Ragas | form of sacred Hindu music |
| secular | pertaining to the world or to things not sacred or religious |
| sadhu | Hindu holy man |
| enlightenment | being made able to see or comprehend truth; free from pain |
| India | nation in which the majority of people are Hindus |
| Thailand | nation in which the majority of people are Buddhists |
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