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| 11414802439 | Buddhist conversion in China | Increased after Shi Le (converted( decision to grant tax free land to Buddhists monasteries-conflicted with Confucianism and family-by 600 Buddhism firmly implanted in country side |  | 0 |
| 11414969309 | Chakravartin | Literally "turner of the wheel," a Buddhist term for the ideal ruler who patronized Buddhism but never became a monk. | 1 | |
| 11415151388 | Sui / Tang rulers model for governing | Buddhist rulers - Use Buddhism to unify with government supported monasteries | 2 | |
| 11415180182 | Emperor Wu | (r. 685-705) The sole woman to rule China as emperor in her own right; she called herself emperor and founded a new dynasty, the Zhou (690-705), that replaced the Tang dynasty until her death in 705, when the Tang dynasty was restored.-promoted Buddhism | 3 | |
| 11415292310 | tax system | used equal field system-nine ranks for households and assigning amount of land and tax paid-great control of large area |  | 4 |
| 11415372127 | education system | under Tang was based on Confucius teachings- top 5% jobs for those that passed written Confucian examination | 5 | |
| 11415382518 | Tang after 755 | In decline-less territory lost battles to Abbasid in central Asia | 6 | |
| 11415410725 | Au Lushan Rebellion | Military leader attempted to overthrow emperor-unsuccessful but weakened emperor and lost loyalty of some of the miltary | 7 | |
| 11415476461 | Chang 'an - layout and markets | checkerboard pattern with wide streets-two markets one domestic goods and one for foreign-largest city in world at the time-no central meeting place like Rome | 8 | |
| 11415502648 | Tibetan expansion | in the 700s expanded into Tang territory and briefly conquered Chang 'an during the Lushan rebellion | 9 | |
| 11415598956 | Three kingdoms period -contact with China | The period of Korean history from 313 to 668 when the Koguryo, Paekche, and Silla kingdoms all fought for control of the Korean peninsula and exercised profound cultural influence on Japan.-Removed Chinese control in the 300's-in 6oos Silla unified all of Korea | 10 | |
| 11415623906 | adoption of Buddhism in Korea | same as China-rulers saw it as an opportunity to strengthen their dynasties-used with confucianism to rule. | 11 | |
| 11415638547 | Korea/ Japan contact | Korean fleeing warfare in Korea fled to Japan bringing Buddhism and bone rank social structure | 12 | |
| 11415660975 | Buddhism in Japan | Brought over by Korean travelers who adopted it in China. In the mid-700s, the Japanese court officially accepted Buddhism. Eventually spread through Japanese society. However, it mixed with Shinto rituals, gods and goddesses. | 13 | |
| 11415762713 | Tang blueprint in Japan | adopted Buddhism- more central control with land reforms and tax system -much to avoid being conquered | 14 | |
| 11415768493 | Chinese influences in Japan | check bored capital city in Nara, Buddhism, land reforms, Tang code of laws | 15 | |
| 11433612356 | Bureaucracy | A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials-officials all took civil service exam-centralized goverment | 16 | |
| 11433634101 | Five Dynasty Period | The period between the Tang and the Song-ruled by different regional governers | 17 | |
| 11433654639 | establishment of the Northern and Southern Song | capital at Kaifeng- used central government with bureaucracy to rule-less power in hands of generals | 18 | |
| 11433666657 | Song political structure | civilian rule with bureaucrats-six ministries to run country | 19 | |
| 11433673425 | role of ministries | Civil appointments, Rites, Works, Punishments, and war | 20 | |
| 11433683824 | administrative districts | 220 prefectures -20 larger units called circuits - magistrates with subordinates below that who collected taxes | 21 | |
| 11433697615 | rise of the JIn and conflict with the Song | Jin (Jurchen) declared their own dynasty in the Manchuria area- partnered with song to defeat KItan but then attacked the Northern Song | 22 | |
| 11433724037 | role of gunpowder in Song military | The Jin used against the Song with flamethrowers and bombs | 23 | |
| 11433729373 | Hangzhou | China's capital during the Southern Song dynasty, with a population of more than a million people. | 24 | |
| 11433740552 | Southern Song rule, population; treaty with Jurchen | 1/2 million people migrated south-South signed treaty with North acknowledging the superiority of JUrchen and tribute paid-but left alone | 25 | |
| 11433766869 | commercial revolution: China before and after | before self sufficient farming in barter economy to cash crops and dependence on the market place afterwards | 26 | |
| 11433802912 | rice farming, land use, technologies, effects on population, role of government | rice grown in South-new crop twice the food: used chain pumps and irrigationincreased population, increased cash crops-used paper money to keep up with commerce | 27 | |
| 11433838124 | role of paper money on economy, trade | used to encourage trade-debate over how much to print-replaced hard to carry bronze coins | 28 | |
| 11433859192 | iron; small and large scale production, goods produced, impact on society | China had large government and private iron making factories-rice surplus freed workers-compared to industrial revolution of Britain | 29 | |
| 11433870374 | footbinding reasons and impact | caused by increased wealth in China-seen as more attractive by men-families wanted women to marry higher social statues-feet were kept from growing at age ten | 30 | |
| 11433900048 | changes in women's lives | 12 and 13th centuries women were more educated because of wealth- still not allowed to take the civil service exam | 31 | |
| 11433909272 | Song epitaphs | biographies about women put on tombstone-tells us that more women were educated | 32 | |
| 11433912650 | woodblock printing | a form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood-lowered cost of books-increased literacy and more could take teh civil service exam | 33 | |
| 11433922855 | movable type | blocks of metal or wood, each bearing a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing-hard with so many Chinese characters | 34 | |
| 11433929538 | Impact of Movable Type Printing on economy, government | more educated people and more people wanting to take civil service exam-more qualified people in government | 35 | |
| 11433974135 | civil service exams, reasons for it, types, who took it | merit based bureaucracy based on Confucius teachings, poetry and writing; initially open to well established families who could afford tutors-but some could attend village school. | 36 | |
| 11433989793 | impact of exam on literacy and learning | increased both | 37 | |
| 11433991634 | negatives of exam | shadow privilege where sons and relatives of high officials got to take an easier exam -cheating occured and so much competition for high ranking government jobs some choose not to take it | 38 | |
| 11447220848 | Chinese religious practice | Usually a mix of Daoist, Buddhism and Neo confucianism | 39 | |
| 11447229587 | Zhu Xi and the white Deer Academy | rejected Buddhism-more modern Confucianism-looking for patterns to understand things-became popular | 40 | |
| 11447253676 | Neo_confucianism: sage, student relationships, conversations | look for the principle in things- the air or qi-achieve sagehood-studied conversations between Confucius and students | 41 | |
| 11447291080 | spread of Neo-Confucianism | students willingness to risk low scores on the civil service exam by writing in Neo Confucian style helped the spread- had to write in this way to pass in latter years-eventually reached Korea, Japan, and Vietnam | 42 | |
| 11447298679 | worthy | A Neo Confucian who displayed the virtues of being educated, honest and concerned about his communities welfare | 43 | |
| 11447305691 | women and Buddhist monasteries | one of the few places women could go unaccompanied by men-they listened to Buddhist texts- some became nuns (more men as monk during Song) | 44 | |
| 11447327690 | Examples of Chinese influence: Japan | -Chinese Writing -Confucianism -Chinese Bureaucracy -Buddhism -artistic expresseion | 45 | |
| 11447333040 | Examples of Chinese influence: Vietnam | -Buddhism -Agriculture and Irrigation -Confucian concepts -Importance of the extended family -civil service examinations -military organization and tech | 46 | |
| 11447350069 | impact of steel-needle compass on travel, trade | Allowed the Chinese starting in the 12 century to go deepwater far trading expeditions-before they stayed close to coastline- now they could go to Vietnam, Cambodia and Southeast Asia | 47 | |
| 11447353447 | Zhao Rugua description of foreign peoples | wrote about trade items and people outside of China-Japan, Vietnam, and Korea | 48 | |
| 11447370755 | Chinese influence in Vietnam: government, education | Buddhism shared, they used mandate of heaven like China-at times were part of the Han and Tang or independent but subordinate to China-used civil service exam- used a modified Tang lew code | 49 | |
| 11447372974 | Vietnam and trade with China | traded rhino horns, elephant tusks, camphor, musk and sandalwood | 50 | |
| 11447377863 | founding of Koryo dynasty | where Korea got its name from, defeated rival dynasty in 936-modeled government after Tang China | 51 | |
| 11447380988 | Chinese influence on Korea | Korean court organized in a similar manner to China Modeled capital - Kumsong - after changan Took chinese writings back to Korea Confucianism popular for elite, chan Buddhism popular for peasants government same | 52 | |
| 11447384116 | Korean Printing | used woodblock printing and movable type for Buddhist texts-oldest printed book from Korea | 53 | |
| 11447389166 | Establishment of Kamakura period | shogun period-military leaders ruled on behalf of the emperor | 54 | |
| 11447391365 | Shogun and administration of government | shoguns ruled for emperor-used family clans to govern-supported by Buddhism and confucianism | 55 | |
| 11447392809 | Zen Buddhism | a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition. | 56 |
