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270558173revived ancient confucian teachings in song era chinaneo-confucians0
270558174had emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreigh systemsneo-confucians1
270558175practice in chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smallerfootbinding2
270558176Royal concubine during reign of xuanzongyang guifei3
270558177introduction of relatives into royal administration led to revoltyang guifei4
270558178rulers of xi xia kingdomtangut5
270558179one of regional kingdoms during period of souther songtangut6
270558180conquered mongols in 1226tangut7
270558181founded in 907 by nomadic khitan peoples from manchurialiao dynasty8
270558182maintained independence from song dynasty in chinaliao dynasty9
270558183tang ruler in china that supported buddhist establishmentempress wu10
270558184tried to elevate buddhism to state religionempress wu11
270558185most prominent of neo-confucian scholars during the song dynasty in chinazhu xi12
270558186stressed importance of applying philosphical principles to everyday life and actionzhu xi13
270558187confucian scholar and chief minister of a song emperorwang anshi14
270558188introduced sweeping reforms based on legalistswang anshi15
270558189advocated greater state intervention in societywang anshi16
270558190duke of tangli yuan17
270558191minister for yangdili yuan18
270558192took over empire during assassination of yangdili yuan19
270558193first emperor of tang dynastyli yuan20
270558194rump state of song dynastysouthern song21
270558195carved out of much larger domains ruled by the tang and northern songsouthern song22
270558196culturally one of the most glorious reigns in chinese historysouthern song23
270558197nomadic people of manchuriakhitans24
270558198militarily superior to song dynasty china, but influenced by chinese culturekhitans25
270558199forced humiliating treaties on song china in 11th centurykhitans26
270558200title granted to students who passed the most difficult chinese examination on all of chinese literaturejinshi27
270558201became immediate dignitaries and eligible for high officejinshi28
270558202founders of the qin kingdom that succeeded the liao in northern chinajurchens29
270558203annexed most of yellow river basin and forced song to flee to southjurchens30
270558204chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, sternpost rudders, compasses, and bamboo fendersjunks31
270558205dominant force in asian seas east of the malayan peninsulajunks32
270558206known as chan buddhism in chinazen buddhism33
270558207stressed meditation and the appreciation of natural and artistic beautyzen buddhism34
270558208capital of later song dynastyhangzhou35
270558209second member of sui dynastyyangdi36
270558210murdered his father to gain throneyangdi37
270558211responsible for construction of chinese canal systemyangdi38
270558212chinese emperor of tan dynasty who openly persecuted buddhism by destroying monasterieswuzong39
270558213reduced influence of chinese buddhism in favor of confucian ideologywuzong40
270558214administered examinations to students from chinese government schools or those recommended by distinguished scholarsministry of rites41
270558215most famous poet of tang era that blended images of the mundane world with philosphical musingsli bo42
270558216known as zen in japanchan buddhism43
270558217stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beautychan buddhism44
270558218popular religion with members of elite chinese societychan buddhism45
270558219kingdom of tangut people that collected tribute that drained song resources and burdened chinese peasantryxi xia46
270558220founder of song dynastyzhao kuangyin47
270558221originally a general following fall of tan dynastyzhao kuyangyin48
270558222kingdom north of the song empirejin49
270558223established jurchens after overthrowing liao dynastyjin50
270558224builty during reign of yangdi during sui dynastygrand canal51
270558225designed to ling the original centers of chinese civilization on the north china plain with the yangtze river basin to the southgrand canal52
270558226member of prominent northern chinese family during period of 6 dynastieswendi53
270558227proclaimed himself emperor of sui dynastywendi54
270558228suppored by nomadic people of northern chinawendi55
270558229established qui dynastywendi56
270558230capital of tang dynastychangan57
270558231leading chinese emperor of the tang dynasty who encouraged overexpansionzyanzong58
270558232chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyageflying money59
270558233early form of currencyflying money60
270558234emphasized salvationist aspects of chinese buddhism; popular among masses of chinese societypure land buddhism61

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