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| 14845967193 | Song Dynasty | Dynasty that rose in 960 CE after the fall of the Tang Dynasty. Neo-Confucianism became the new religion and the status of women fell again after foot-binding was introduced. Technological advances were introduced such as the movable printing, gunpowder, the calender, flying money, and the economy relied heavily on tax farming which hurt the common people. | 0 | |
| 14845972530 | Neo-Confucianism | A reformed type of Confucianism that strengthened the patriarchy through the foot-binding of women due to the opposing challenges Buddhism spread during the Tang Dynasty | 1 | |
| 14845972531 | Foot-Binding | the custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth to keep women from disrupting the stability of the patriarchal family during the Song Dynasty | 2 | |
| 14845976457 | Filial Piety | A value in Neo-Confucianism in which one must obey their parents with full devotion despite cruel treatment that they may face from their parents. | 3 | |
| 14846393795 | Tributary System | A system in which, from the time of the Han Empire, countries in East and Southeast Asia not under the direct control of empires based in China nevertheless enrolled as tributary states, acknowledging the superiority of the emperors in China. Countries used this as a way to gain access to the Chinese market | 4 | |
| 14846415968 | Grand Canal | 1,100 mile artificial river built to promote commercial activity during the Sui Dynasty in which goods such as grain could be transported to the north more efficiently. Millions of farmers were forced to build the canal and it unified the economy of the Sui Dynasty. | 5 | |
| 14846508301 | Champa Rice | Given as a gift to Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty from the Champa State. The rice was given to feed the Chinese Peasants due to the population of over 100 million. | 6 | |
| 14846515646 | Theravada vs. Mahayana | Mahayana encouraged translating Buddhist scripture into local languages and accepted religious practices not based on written texts. Mahayana also fostered faith in enlightened beings who postponed nirvana to help others achieve enlightenment. Theravada Buddhism suggests that Nirvana can only be reached by Monks and each individual is responsible for their own salvation. | 7 | |
| 14864222994 | Heian Period Japan | Last division of classical Japanese history. A majority of the religions that were in Japan reached their height during this time period of peace and prosperity. | 8 | |
| 14864275432 | Movable Type Printing | Introduced during the Song Dynasty due to increased cultural interactions which greatly impacted the economy. Made printing cheaper and more efficient; replaced woodblock printing | 9 | |
| 14864589011 | Abbasid Caliphate | (750-1258 CE) The caliphate, after the Umayyads. Had a bureaucracy that any Muslim could be a part of and the status of women declined. Mongols sacked the city Baghdad after the empire was collapsing due to heavy reliance on slave armies and weak political leaders. | 10 | |
| 14864697710 | Seljuk Empire | invaded and captured Baghdad. Sultans reduced the political role of the Abbasid calliph. (Don't need this) | 11 | |
| 14864779879 | Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt | Empire of slave Soldiers under the Abbasids that won political control over several Muslim states. Mamluk Generals used their power to established a dynasty that ruled over Egypt. | 12 | |
| 14864786030 | Delhi Sultanate | Started Muslim rule in India and Local Princes were sent to India from the Abbassid empire to Tax Farm (collecting taxes from people who didn't want to convert to Muslim/Islam) | 13 | |
| 14864786031 | House of Wisdom | a center of learning established in Baghdad during the Abbasid Dynasty which was later destroyed by the Mongols after it had been a source of preserving important works | 14 | |
| 14864794452 | Nasir al-Din al-Tusi | -Persian scholar/philosopher/astronomer -credited with creating trigonometry and putting forward the theory of evolution -wrote an important work on ethics for Shiite theology (Don't Need) | 15 |
