classical east vocabulary

3. large landmass that juts out from a continent
4. period of great cultural achievement
7. rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven
9. 551B.C.–479 B.C.) is China’s most famous philosopher
12. in the belief system established in Aryan India,the single spiritual power that resides in all things
15. in Buddhist belief, union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth
16. in Hindu belief, the religious and moral duties of an individual
17. complete control of a product or business by one person or group

1. written symbols in writing systems such as that of the Chinese
2. government official
5. loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord
6. in traditional Indian society, an unchangeable social group into which a person is born
8. means “Master Lao” or “Old Master” in the Chinese language.
10. was originally named Zhao Zheng. He was the son of the king of the Qin territory.
11. was given the name Liu Che at birth. As the eleventh son of the Han emperor Jingdi
13. “Buddha,” and began teaching his beliefs to others. He taught the Four Noble Truths and encouraged the faithful to follow the Eightfold Path.
14. in Hindu belief, all the actions that determine a person’s fate in the next life