| Term | Definition |
| Cleanse | to clean |
| monsoon | a strong wind in and around the Indian Ocean, bringing heavy rain in summer. |
| barren | not producing any fruit, children. |
| dragon | a fierce mythical monster that breathes fire. |
| shadowy | dark, vague, indistinct. |
| tunnels | a passageway under the ground or through a hill. |
| bandit | a thief or a robber. |
| execute | to kill somebody as a punishment. |
| mindful | remembering, thinking of. |
| occurrence | an event something that happens. |
| perish | to die |
| rice | grain used for food. |
| warlords | a military leader. |
| founded | to create and establish something. |
| influenced | to have the power to make someone or something change. |
| neccessarily | in an unavoidable, definitely. |
| poulated | inhabited. The land is thinly populated. |
| principles | a general truth, belief or rule. |
| tolerates | to allow something that you do not agree with 2) to suffer something without complaining to endure or put up with something. |
| innocent | not guilty or wicked, 2) harmless. |
| jade | a dark green precious stone. |
| peasantry | the collectivename for people who work on land. |
| access | a way to reach something. |
| barbarian | an uncivilized, savage person. |
| famines | a period of time when there is very severe shortage of food. |