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| 296349747 | Wendi | Member of prominent northern Chinese family during the period of six dynasties; with support from northern nomadic peoples established Sui dynasty and 589 | 0 | |
| 296349748 | Period of the Six Dynasties | Era of continuous warfare from 220 to 589 among the many kingdoms that followed the fall of the Han dynasty | 1 | |
| 296349749 | Yangdi | Second Sui ruler; restored Confucian examination system; constructed canal system; assassinated in 618 | 2 | |
| 296349750 | Li Yuan | Duke of Tang; Minister for Yangdi; took over empire after assassination of Yangdi; first Tang ruler | 3 | |
| 296349751 | Ministry of public rights | Administered the examinations for state office during the tang dynasty | 4 | |
| 296349752 | Jinshi | Title given to students who passed the most difficult examinations; became eligible for high office | 5 | |
| 296349753 | Chan Buddhism | Called Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural in artistic beauty; popular among the elite | 6 | |
| 296349754 | Mahayana (pure land) Buddhism | Emphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism; popular among the masses | 7 | |
| 296349755 | Wuzong | Tang Emperor 841 to 847; persecuted Buddhist monasteries and reduced influence of Buddhism in favor of Confucianism | 8 | |
| 296349756 | Yang Guifei | Royal concubine of tang Emperor Xuanzong; introduction of relatives into administration led to revolt | 9 | |
| 296349757 | Khitan nomads | Founded Liao dynasty of Manchuria in 907; remained a threat to Song; very much influenced by Chinese culture | 10 | |
| 296349758 | Zhao Kuangyin | General who founded Song Dynasty; took royal name of Taizu | 11 | |
| 296349759 | Zhu Xi | Most prominent neo-Confucian scholar during Song Dynasty; stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life | 12 | |
| 296349760 | Wang Anshi | Confucian scholar and chief minister of a Song ruler in 1070s; introduced sweeping reforms based on the legalism; advocated greater state intervention in society | 13 | |
| 296349761 | Southern Song | Smaller surviving dynasty 1127 to 1279; presided over one of the greatest cultural reigns in world history | 14 | |
| 296349762 | Jurchens | Founders of Qin kingdom that succeeded the Liao in northern China; annexed most of the Yellow River basin and forced Song to flee to the south | 15 | |
| 296349763 | Grand Canal | Great canal system begun by Yangdi; joined the Yellow River region to the Yangtze basin | 16 | |
| 296349764 | Junks | Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, stern post-rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders; dominant force in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula | 17 | |
| 296349765 | Flying money | Chinese credit instrument that provided vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the venture; reduced danger of robbery; an early form of currency | 18 | |
| 296349766 | Changan | Capital of Tang Dynasty; population of 2 million; larger than any contemporary world city | 19 | |
| 296349767 | Hangzhou | Capital of later Song; location near East China Sea permitted international commerce; population of over 1.5 million | 20 | |
| 296349768 | Footbinding | Male imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household | 21 | |
| 296349769 | Bi Sheng | 11th century artisan; devised technique of printing with movable type; made it possible for China to be the most contemporary literate civilization | 22 | |
| 296349770 | Li Bo | Most famous poet of the Tang; blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings | 23 |
