a senior official of Imperial China

member of the lowest social group in India. Their touch was thought to pollute hindus who were part of the caste system.

hereditary Hindu social class.

in Chinese philosophy and art; yin is the female element and stands for darkness, cold, and death, and yang, the male element, the source of life and heat.

In Buddhism, a state of enlightenment in which an individual is free from passion, desire, and suffering

Basic principles of Buddhist practice

One of the four principle social classes in ancient India

A section of the Vedas that dealt with nature of man and the universe

Basic principles of Buddhist practice

succession of rulers belonging to the same family

governor of a province in ancient Persia

the rebirth of the soul in another body

collection of ancient Indian sacred writings that form the basis of Hinduism.

collection of ancient Indian sacred writings that form the basis of Hinduism.

Chinese religion and philosophy based on the ideas of Lao Tzu that teaches simplicity and selflessness.

a person’s lifetime actions that were thought in Hinduism and Buddhism to determine that person’s fate in the next life.

route stretching from the Pacific coast of China to the Mediterranean Sea, along which products from China, especially silk, were carried west by caravans of men and mules. It was built before the year 0 CE.

a section of the Vedas that dealt with the nature of man and the universe.

1500 mile wall in northern China built between 300 BCE and 1500 BCE to keep out invaders from the north

Chinese for Middle Kingdom; based on the Chinese belief that their empire lay at the center of the universe.