India and China Vocabulary

2. wall to hold back, water.
9. a symbol that represents a word or group of words.
11. to set rules to make things more similar.
12. special building used to hold grain.
13. occupation based caste.
14. total disorder and confusion.
15. collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by the Aryans of ancient India.
18. fixed social class into which a person is born.
19. a dustlike material that can form soil.

1. a picture that represents a word or idea.
3. in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature.
4. a large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent.
5. seasonal wind that brings rain to the Indian subcontinent during parts of the year.
6. long wall running east to west along the Chinese Empire’s northern border.
7. main river and all of the other rivers and streams that drain into it.
8. an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order.
10. military ruler.
14. fortified area
16. grouping based on one’s skill.
17. to ban dangerous or offensive ideas, or remove material form published works or prevent its publication.
20. animal bone or shell carved with written characters that was used to predict the future in Ancient China.