Classical East Vocab

3. the exclusive control of a commodity, market or means of productio
6. servant individuals who are employed as a member of the civil service
7. age a period considered the peak in the history of a country or people, a time period when the greatest achievements were made
10. he ultimate unchanging reality
13. each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity
15. cycle a pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties in China.
16. Gautama The Buddha
18. over 50,000 in Mandarin

1. a large, distinguishable part of a continent, such as North America or southern Africa.
2. the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, as deciding their fate in future existences.
4. founding the philosophical system of Taoism
5. a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia
8. the profound peace of mind
9. made Confucianism the official state doctrine of China
11. emerged in response to the need for governments to be able to protect their subjects.
12. an ancient Chinese belief system, which focuses on the importance of personal ethics and morality
14. Huangdi he was the first emperor of China
17. the basic principles of cosmic or individual existence