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Capter 5 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia | monsoon |
| the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions | caste system |
| the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form | reincarnation |
| as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, | karma |
| an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean | silk road |
| a traveler or wanderer | pilgram |
| a record consisting of pictorial symbols | pictograph |
| ideograph | |
| a mode or system of rule or government: | regime |
| the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers | hinduism |
| a religion, originated in India by Buddha | buddism |
| the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, | confucianism |
| the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao. | daoism |