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| 6119939285 | Wendi | Proclaimed himself emperor; supported by nomadic peoples of northern China; established Sui dynasty |  | 0 |
| 6119945866 | Yangdi | Murdered his father to gain throne; restored Confucian examination system; responsible for construction of Chinese canal system | 1 | |
| 6119949205 | Li Yuan | Took over empire following assassination of Yangdi; first emperor of Tang dynasty; took imperial title of Gaozu |  | 2 |
| 6119954980 | Jinshi | Title granted to students who passed the most difficult Chinese examination on all of Chinese literature; became immediate dignitaries and eligible for high office |  | 3 |
| 6119958589 | Zen Buddhism | Buddhist sect that emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and stresses simplicity and discipline |  | 4 |
| 6119987187 | Mahayana Buddhism | Emphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism; popular among the masses |  | 5 |
| 6120010689 | Wuzong | Chinese emperor of Tang dynasty who openly persecuted Buddhism by destroying monasteries in 840s; reduced influence of Chinese Buddhism in favor of Confucian ideology |  | 6 |
| 6120029233 | Zhao Kuangyin | General who founded Song dynasty; took royal name of Taizu |  | 7 |
| 6120037866 | Zhu Xi | Most prominent of neo-Confucian scholars during the Song dynasty in China; stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life and action |  | 8 |
| 6120124753 | Grand Canal | One of the engineering wonders of the world and a crucial conduit for carrying goods between northern and southern China. |  | 9 |
