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| 7857389492 | Chang'an | capital of Tang Dynasty; population of 2 million; larger than any other city in the world at the time | 0 | |
| 7857389493 | Ministry of Rites | administered examinations to students from Chinese government schools or those recommended by distinguished scholars | 1 | |
| 7857389497 | Empress Wu | Tang ruler 690-705 in china, supported Buddhism establishments; tried to elevate Buddhism to a state religion, had multistory statues of Buddha created | 2 | |
| 7857389498 | Wuzong | Chinese emperor of Tang dynasty who openly persecuted Buddhism by destroying monasteries in 840s; reduced influence of Chinese Buddhism in favor of confucian ideology | 3 | |
| 7857389504 | Zhu Xi | most prominent of neo confucian scholars during the Song dynasty in China; stressed importance of applying philosophy principles to everyday life and action | 4 | |
| 7857389505 | Neo confucians | revived ancient Confucian teachings in song era China; great impact on the dynasties that followed; open to some Buddhist influences | 5 | |
| 7857389512 | Grand canal | Built in 7th century during reign of yangdi during sui dynasty; designed to link the original centers of chinese civilization on north china plain with the yangtze river basin to the south; nearly 1200 miles long | 6 | |
| 7857389513 | Junks | Chinese ships equipped with watertight and bulkheads, sternpost rudders, compasses, bamboo fenders, dominant force in asian seas east of the malayan peninsula | 7 | |
| 7857389514 | Flying money | Chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage; reduced danger of robbery; early form of currency | 8 | |
| 7857389515 | Footbinding | Practice in Chinese society of multi acting women's feet in order to make them smaller; produced pain and restricted movement; made it easier to confine women to the household | 9 | |
| 7857389516 | Li Bo | Most famous poet of the Tang era; blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings | 10 | |
| 7857389517 | Meritocracy | Get the best job based on your merit (how you did on the exam) | 11 |
