5521914765 | Flying Cash/Money | A system of credit where you deposit money in one location and withdraw it in another location | 0 | |
5521921737 | Junk | A ship with multiple sails and 400 ft. long The hull is split into different parts | 1 | |
5521930741 | Sinification | The assimilation of Chinese culture and traditions | 2 | |
5521934754 | Scholar Gentry | Government officials in the Song dynasty | 3 | |
5521937280 | Sui Dynasty | (581-618 C.E.) Short dynasty after 400 years of war First dynasty after Han Was very harsh and militarily run People revolted over taxes Built the Grand Canal | 4 | |
5521955650 | Grand Canal | An ambitious public works project during the Sui Dynasty Built by conscripted peasants Used to transport food from the Yangtze river valley to the South | 5 | |
5521968812 | Tang Dynasty | (618-907 C.E.) Much more stable and prosperous Large tributary system Expanded roads and Bureaucratic system | 6 | |
5522108352 | Song Dynasty | (960-1279 C.E.) Ruled a smaller section of land Prosperous and flourishing arts Opened gov. education for lower classes | 7 | |
5522164537 | Foot Binding | Where girls had their feet bound tightly from a young age Their bone grew wrong It was very painful and limited women's influence in society | 8 | |
5522178538 | Neo-Confucianism | A social and ethical philosophy that combines rational thought with metaphysics from Taoism and Buddhism | 9 | |
5522191843 | Chan (Zen) Buddhism | A new form of Buddhism which emphasized direct experience and meditation | 10 | |
5522199313 | Taika Reforms | Reforms in 646 C.E. in Japan to increase efficiency and take control away from aristocrats | 11 | |
5522210276 | The Tale of Genji | A story written by Murasaki Shikibu It is about a prince It focuses on one plot line and character, so it is considered the first novel | 12 |
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