World Studies Ch 3 Vocab

1.

1 point

upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another

2.

1 point

the way

3.

1 point

seasonal weather pattern in southeast Asia

4.

1 point

a person who practices self denial

5.

1 point

the system of ideas of Confucius

6.

1 point

religion that originated in northern India

7.

1 point

divine law

8.

1 point

system of rigid social categories

9.

1 point

the current government in power

10.

1 point

religion that originated with the Aryans

11.

1 point

princes or leaders of the Aryans

12.

1 point

writing system developed by the Aryans

13.

1 point

trade route between Europe and Asia

14.

1 point

a system of impersonal laws designed to control humans

15.

1 point

highest mountains in the world

16.

1 point

government department responsible for checking the government's work

17.

1 point

duty of members of the family

18.

1 point

person who journeys for religious purposes

19.

1 point

ultimate reality - the end of the self and reunion with the Great World Soul