Classical East Vocab

2. a division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race
3. reputed to have been born about 2704 bc and to have begun his rule as emperor in 2697
4. part of a larger continent, made up of a number of countries that form a large mass of land
7. he extinction of craving, or the extinction of the fires of attachment, aversion and ignorance
8. a religion with various gods and goddesses
10. He was the fifth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-8AD)
12. a person who believes in the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius
13. the force produced by a person's actions in one life that influences what happens to them in future lives
14. a system of political organization (as in Europe during the Middle Ages) in which a vassal served a lord and received protection and land in return
16. reputed author of the Tao Te Ching

1. ounder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god
2. a person who works for the government
5. a pattern to rise and fall of all the dynasties that ruled China
6. the highest universal principle, also called the ultimate or absolute reality
9. the basic principles of cosmic or individual existence
11. it was a long period of stability in which centers of trade became wealthy centers of learning and innovation.
15. a market structure that consists of only one seller or producer