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5547865138Sui DynastyThis dynasty emerged in China from 589-618, reunifying it by building canals that finally connected the north and south after 300 years of fragmentation.0
5547865137Tang DynastyThis dynasty (618-907), along with the Song Dynasty, followed the Sui and revived art, literature, and Confucian ideals, although it had more gender equality than its counterpart.1
5547865139Song DynastyThis dynasty (960-1279) was part of the "golden age" in China along with the Tang Dynasty, but had a patriarchy that promoted things such as foot binding to force women into submission.2
5547865145HangzhouThis was the capital city of China beginning in the Sui Dynasty because of its specialized ships and restaurants and canals that allowed the population to be supplied easily.3
5547878619gunpowderThis was invented during the Tang Dynasty as an alchemic byproduct to the search for eternal life. It became more heavily weaponized during the Song Dynasty era.4
5547865149economic revolutionTang and Song Dynasty China experienced this, shown by the large increase in population in South China. The main reason for this population growth was an increased agricultural production due to a new strain of rice being adopted from Vietnam.5
5547865147foot bindingThis was a technique developed during the Song Dynasty that consisted of binding women's feet, breaking their bones, in order to "put women in their place" and assert male dominance.6
5547865136tribute systemThis was a series of practices in which non-Chinese authorities honored Chinese authorities by giving kowtows and acknowledging their subordination.7
5547865135XiongnuThis was a powerful nomadic empire that raided China and was placated when China agreed to recognize it as a political equal and give it annual "gifts", or reverse tribute.8
5547865142KhitanThis was a group of nomadic peoples that came in after the fall of the Tang Dynasty (907-1125) and established states in northern China. Their state demanded goods from Song Dynasty China which was to the south, and some of these goods were used to participate in IO trade.9
5547865143JurchenThey were a group of nomadic peoples who went furthest in adopting Chinese ways, by wearing their clothing, learning their language, and intermarrying.10
5547865140Silla Dynasty (Korea)This was a dynasty in Korea that lasted from 688-900 AD. Korea was a part of China's tribute system and adopted Confucian ideology like the patriarchy, but it had political independence and a unique culture.11
5547865146HangulKorean phonetic alphabet that was created in the 1400s. This new alphabet system gave Korea more cultural independence from China, though some elite males continued to use the Chinese script.12
5547865150chu nomA variation of Chinese writing developed by the Vietnamese that gave Vietnam their own literature and was used by most educated women for writing.13
5547865141Shotoku TaishiA major Japanese aristocrat that caused Japan to adopt a Chinese style political system. He launched a series of expeditions into China where Japanese scholars, monks and artists would go and bring what they learned back to China.14
5547865152bushidoA set of values used by Japanese samurai, also known as the "way of the warrior". This included valuing skill in martial arts, bravery, loyalty, honor, etc...15
5547865144Izumi ShibukiShe was an influential woman both in Japanese imperial court, having love affairs with the prince and later his brother, as well as in poetry, which has given insight into her love live and spiritual pursuits.16
5547865151Chinese BuddhismThe term for Buddhism, usually Mahayana, beginning to take hold in China after the collapse of the Han dynasty and gaining state support during the Sui dynasty, which caused it to flourish even more. Despite this, there were many people in China who viewed Buddhism as foreign and barbaric and ~800 CE, the religion began to lose support from the gov.17
5547865148Emperor WendiHe was a Sui emperor (581-604 CE) that showed state support for Buddhism constructing monasteries at the bottom of China's sacred mountains and using the belief sys to justify war. This support led to monasteries gaining lots of wealth, resentment of which caused Buddhism to lose support.18

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