Classical East Vocab

3. there could be only one legitimate ruler of China
6. pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties in China
10. based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas
12. the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship
13. (in Confucianism) the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one's parents and elderly family members.
14. large landmass that is smaller than any of the usually recognized continents.

1. the good or bad emanations felt to be generated
2. the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
4. the most flourishing period in the history of a nation, literature, etc.
5. final release from the cycle of reincarnation attained by extinction of all desires and individual existence
7. Kǔng Qiū, 551? b.c.–478? b.c., Chinese philosopher and teacher.
8. the doctrine or teaching of the Buddha.
9. an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
11. the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes.
12. servant civil-service employee.