1. religious idea that the soul, after death, can begin a new life in a new body

2. Reincarnation

3.  the sum of a person's actions viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.

4. Karma

5. A path in life as determined by ones social standing, often rigid.

6. Dharma

7. Classes of Hindu society, which are determined by birth
Classes of Hindu society, which are determined by birth. Higher classes are closer to spiritual perfection.

8. Castes

9. Known as “the Buddha” a reformer of the Hindu Faith, founding prophet of Buddhism

10. Siddhartha Gautama

11. Core of Buddhist beliefs, concerns the nature of suffering

12. Four Noble Truths

13. A blissful state of nothingness, end goal of the reincarnation cycle in Buddhism

14. Nirvana

15. To disagree with what has been previously accepted or taught

16. Dissent

17. Member of a religious group dedicated to spreading that religion through conversion

18. Missionaries

19. Chinese concept that explain the positive phase of early dynasties and how it become weak over time and will be eventually replaced

20. Dynastic Cycle

22. Feudalism

23. Political leader, believed that peaceful societies where based off mutual (though unequal) relationships

24. Confucius

25. Only Emperor of Qin dynasty, known for brutal tactics but also impressive monuments (Great Wall, Terracotta Army)

26. Shi Huangdi