World History Ch. 3-4 Key Terms

first Qin emperor of China; united the country

civilization in Mexico known for their cities, temples, and calendar

in Buddhist belief, union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth

Chinese founder of Daoism, living in harmony with nature

region of North America including Mexico and Central America in which civilizations developed before Europeans arrived

in the belief system established in Aryan India, the single spiritual power that resides in all things

in traditional Indian society, an unchangeable social group into which a person is born

ancient cities of the Indus civilization located in present-day Pakistan

group of five North American tribes who formed a confederacy

the earliest American civilization in Mexico; carved giant stone heads

in Hindu belief, the ultimate goal of existence, which is to achieve union with Brahman

grandson of Chandragupta Maurya who converted to Buddhism after a war

civilization in South America known large cities and road system

Chinese scholar, concerned about five key relationships

in Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person’s fate in the next life

civilization in Mexico known for their city Tenochtitlan and human sacrifices

civilization in South America known for their line drawings in the desert

city of the Ancestral Puebloans in the cliffs of the American southwest

in Hindu belief, the rebirth of the soul in another bodily form

seasonal wind that regularly blows from a certain direction for part of the year

an Indian prince who founded Buddhism

ruler in India; founded the Mauryan Empire