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7832745420An LushanForeign-born general who led a major revolt against the Tang dynasty in 755-763, perhaps provoking China's turn to xenophobia0
7832745423Chu NomA variation of Chinese writing developed in Vietnam that became the basis for an independent national literature1
7832745424Foot BindingChinese practice of tightly wrapping girls' feet to keep them small. Begun in the tang dynasty2
7832745428HangzhouChina's capital city during the Song dynasty, with a population of more than a million people3
7832745432KhitanA nomadic people who established a state that included parts of northern china (901-1125)4
7832745435Pure Land BuddhismA school of Buddhism that proved to be immensely popular in China; emphasized salvation by faith in the Amitabha Buddha5
7832745437Neo-ConfucianismA philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements6
7832745439SamuraiMembers of Japan's warrior class, which developed as political power became increasingly decentralized7
7832745441Tribute SystemChinese method of dealing with foreign lands and people's that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required the payment of tribute to the Chinese emperor8
7832745443Sui DynastyRuling dynasty of China (589-618ce) that effectively reunited the country after several centuries of political fragmentation9
7832745444Tang DynastyRuling dynasty of China from (618-907ce) noted for its openness to foreign cultural influence10
7832745447XiongnuMajor confederacy that was established around 200 bce. and eventually reached from Manchuria to Central Asia11

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