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| 7664366013 | Wendi | (581-604) Member of prominent northern Chinese family during period of Six Dynasties; proclaimed himself emperor; supported by nomadic peoples of northern China; established Sui dynasty | 0 | |
| 7664361418 | Yangdi | 2nd leader of sui dynasty, restored Confucian exam system, responsible for canal construction | 1 | |
| 7664361419 | Li Yuan | Duke of Tang, minister of Yangdi, first emperor of Tang dynasty, took title Gaozu | 2 | |
| 7664361420 | Chang'an | capitol of tang dynasty, population of 2 million, larger than any other city at the time | 3 | |
| 7664361421 | Ministry of rites | gave exams to students | 4 | |
| 7664361422 | Jinshi | title for students who passed most difficult Chinese exams on all of Chinese literature | 5 | |
| 7664361423 | Pure land Buddhism | emphasized Salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism; popular among masses of Chinese society | 6 | |
| 7664361424 | Chan Buddhism | known as Zen in Japan, stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular with members of elite Chinese society | 7 | |
| 7664361425 | Zen Buddhism | known as chan Buddhism in china; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty | 8 | |
| 7664361426 | Empress Wu | tang ruler (690-705) tried to elevate Buddhism to state religion | 9 | |
| 7664361427 | Wuzong | Chinese emperor of Tang dynasty who openly persecuted Buddhism by destroying monasteries | 10 | |
| 7664361428 | Xuanzong | leading Chinese emperor of the tang dynasty, encouraged over expansion | 11 | |
| 7664361429 | Yang Guifei | royal concubine during reign of Xuanzong, got relatives into royal administration which led to revolt that got her killed | 12 | |
| 7664361430 | Zhao Kuangin | founder of song dynasty, origionally general after tang fall, took title Taizu, failed to overcome northern Liao dynasty | 13 | |
| 7664361431 | Liao dynasty | founded 907 by nomadic Khitan peoples from Manchuria, maintained independence from song dynasty | 14 | |
| 7664361432 | Khitans | nomadic peoples of Manchuria, militarily superior to Song dynasty china but influenced by Chinese culture | 15 | |
| 7664386598 | Sinified | when a culture adopts Chinese culture | 16 | |
| 7664361433 | 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 | 17 | |
| 7664361434 | Neo Confucians | revived ancient Confucian teachings in song era china, great impact on dynasties that followed, emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreign systems made Chinese rulers and bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and influences | 18 | |
| 7664361435 | Tangut | rulers of Xi Xia kingdom of north west china, 1 of regional kingdoms during period of southern song, conquered by Mongols in 1226 | 19 | |
| 7664361436 | Xi Xia | kingdom of Tangut people north of song kingdom in mid 11th cent, collected tribute that drained song resources and burdened Chinese peasantry | 20 | |
| 7664361437 | Wang Anshi | Confucian scholar and chief minister of the song emperor in 1070's, introduced sweeping reform to legalists | 21 | |
| 7664361438 | Jurchens | founder of the Qin kingdom after Liao in northern china, annexed most of the yellow river basin and forced song to flee south | 22 | |
| 7664361439 | Jin | kingdom north of song empire, established by Jurchens in 1115 after overthrowing Liao dynasty, end 1234 | 23 | |
| 7664361440 | Southern Song | rump state of song dynasty 1127-1279; carved out much of larger domains ruled by the tang and northern song, culturally glorious reigns | 24 | |
| 7664361441 | Grand canal | built 7th cent during Yangdi's reign in sui dynasty, 1200 miles long, designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization | 25 | |
| 7664361442 | Junks | Chinese ships, dominant force in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula | 26 | |
| 7664361443 | flying money | Chinese credit instrument that gave credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage, early form of currency | 27 | |
| 7664386599 | Hangzhou | China's capital during the Song dynasty, with a population of more than a million people. | 28 | |
| 7664361444 | foot binding | practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet and make them smaller | 29 | |
| 7664361445 | Li Bo | most famous poet of the tang era | 30 |
