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6762704224Sui Dynastyestablished at the end of the 6th century by a Chinese noble family to reunite China0
6762704225Wendia Chinese nobleman who forged a marriage alliance with a neighboring kingdom and gained support of military commanders1
6763271139Tang Dynastyruled China for almost 300 years2
6763271140Hegemonycontrol over east Asia3
6763271141Equal Field Systemrestricted the inheritance of land4
6763271142Kowtowa deep bow before the emperor in which the forehead touched the ground5
6763271143Middle Kingdomthe Chinese called themselves this because they saw themselves as central to the world around them6
6763271144Grand Canal1100-miles, built by the Sui, it linked the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers as a key component to internal trade within the empire7
6763271145Li Bobeloved poet, known for his freedom of spirit and a love of nature8
6763271146Du Fubeloved poet, poetry was more formal and more concerned with social injustice and the suffering of ordinary people9
6763271147UighursTurkish people who sacked Chang'an and Luoyang as payment for their aid in defeating the rebels10
6763271148XuanzangBuddhist monk, traveled to India and returned in 645 C.E. with hundreds of Buddhist texts (most famous traveler of the time)11
6763271149Chang'anone of the largest cities in the world (during Tang period) as the hub of a vast trade network at the eastern end of the revived Silk Road (modern day Xi'an)12
6763271150Tang Taizongson of Li Huang, built the foundation for the dynasty by extending the empire's borders and placating the nomadic people who had long threatened Chinese stability13
6763271151Wu Zhaoonly woman in Chinese history to rule in her own name14
6763271152Bureaucracygovernment administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials15
6763271153Civil Service Examif one passes the test he will successfully land a high position in government16
6763271154Scholar Gentryimpacted the social class system in China elevating the status of the bureaucrats and relegating the landed aristocracy to marginal government postitions17
6763271155Tributary Systemtraditional Chinese system for managing foreign relations18
6763271156Neo Confucianisma new version of the older system of ideas19
6763271157Champa Riceemissaries from Champa brought this as a tribute gift to the Song Court (fast-maturing)20
6763271158Taizu960 military commander reunited much of China under central imperial control (Song Empire)21
6763271159Hangzhougreatest trading city, became capital of Southern Song22
6763271160Kaifengthe Song capital that severed as a government and commercial center23
6763271161Moveable Typeprinting press technology24
6763271162Junksancient Chinese sailing ship25

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