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| 3466663292 | Xuanzang | definition: Buddhist monk that illegally visited India; popularized Buddhism in China (629 C.E.) significance: Popularized Buddhism in China | 0 | |
| 3466663293 | Huang Chao | definition: military commander that led an uprising of Eastern China for almost a decade (875-884) that helped to bring the Tang to a close significance: Weakened the Tang empire, leading to its demise | 1 | |
| 3466663294 | Du Fu | definition: a famous chinese poet who wrote "spring landscape" and his poems were base on the suffering of his own life significance: Wrote about several changes in Chinese history | 2 | |
| 3466663295 | Li Bo | definition: Most famous poet of the Tang era; blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings. significance: Wrote about Chinese social life during the Song dynasty | 3 | |
| 3466663296 | Zhu Xi | definition: (1130-1200) Most prominent of neo-Confucian scholars during the Song dynasty in China significance: demonstrated the influence of Buddhism | 4 | |
| 3466663297 | Sui | definition: a dynasty (581 to 618) that rebuilt the Great Wall and began canal building, restored centralized rule after war | 5 | |
| 3466663298 | Grand Canal | definition: an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China built by the Sui dynsaty significance: facilitated trade in China from north to south | 6 | |
| 3466663299 | Tang | definition: the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907, restored centralized rule after war | 7 | |
| 3466663300 | Chang'an | definition: ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history, today known as Xi'an | 8 | |
| 3466663301 | Equal field system | definition: inheritance system where 1/5 of the land when to the peasant's descendants and the rest went to the government | 9 | |
| 3466663302 | Bureaucracy of merit | definition: civil service examinations; based on Confucian education - no longer decided by family lineage significance: Helped to strengthen the imperial government | 10 | |
| 3466663303 | Middle Kingdom | definition: refers to China because the people believed that their land stood between heaven and Earth significance: rationalized the reason as to why the Chinese ruled over so many | 11 | |
| 3466663304 | Uighurs | definition: A group of Turkic-speakers who controlled their own centralized empire from 744 to 840 in Mongolia and Central Asia. | 12 | |
| 3466663305 | Song | definition: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279 significance: flourished empire of China | 13 | |
| 3466663306 | Khitan | definition: Nomadic peoples of Manchuria; militarily superior to Song dynasty China but influenced by Chinese culture significance: brought the end of the Song dynasty | 14 | |
| 3466663307 | Jurchen | definition: nomadic people that conquered Khitan, overran northern China, and captured the Song capital | 15 | |
| 3466663308 | Foot binding | definition: practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller significance: demonstrated Chinese patriarchal society | 16 | |
| 3466663309 | Dunhuang | definition: A Chinese city on the edge of Taklimaken desert; all silk road routes reached this point significance: Location of a prominent Buddhist monastery, promoted Buddhism | 17 | |
| 3466663310 | Chan Buddhism | definition: Known as Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular with members of elite Chinese society significance: brought Buddhism into China | 18 | |
| 3466663311 | Neo-Confucianism | definition: term that describesthe resurgence of Confusianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the Tang dynasty significance: demonstrated Buddhist influences | 19 | |
| 3466663312 | Silla | definition: Independent Korean kingdom in southeastern part of peninsula; defeated Koguryo along with their Chinese Tang allies significance: Stopped Chinese rule in China, helped extend Chinese influence | 20 | |
| 3466663313 | Vietnam | definition: a southern state below China significance: had fast-ripening Rice, allowed much more food to be produced | 21 | |
| 3466663314 | Nara Japan | definition: Japanese period (710-794) centered around city of Nara, that was the highest point of Chinese influence significance: demonstrated CHinese influence | 22 | |
| 3466663315 | Heian period | definition: (794 - 1100) move the capital to Heian; 300 years of developing a new culture; growth of large estates significance: moved away from chinese culutre, began to become more distinct | 23 | |
| 3466663316 | Tale of Genji | definition: story of Prince Genji and his lovers, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu at end of 11th century, world's first full novel significance: first novel | 24 | |
| 3466663317 | Minamoto | definition: Defeated the rival Taira family in Gempei Wars and established military government (bakufu) in 12th century Japan significance: Brought in the medieval period of Japan | 25 | |
| 3466663318 | Shogun | definition: a hereditary military dictator of Japan significance: established in place of an emperor, fractioned imperial rule | 26 | |
| 3466663319 | Kamakura | definition: Yorimoto's capital during his shogunate, destroyed in 1331 significance: head of the true power of Japan | 27 | |
| 3466663320 | Muromachi | definition: later medieval period of Japan that ran from 1336 - 1573 CE; during the two periods, Japan developed a decentralized political order significance: Japan developed a decentralized political order | 28 | |
| 3466663321 | Samurai | definition: a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy significance: leaders of the military emperor | 29 | |
| 3466663322 | Bushido | definition: traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living significance: provided more time for the Samurai to focus on bettering themselves | 30 | |
| 3466663323 | Seppuku | definition: Ritual suicide or disembowelment in Japan; commonly known in West as hara-kiri; demonstrated courage and a means to restore family honor significance: demonstrated the Samurai's dedication to his profession | 31 |
