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If you found this. Your lucky, I never speak about uploading words in Hanneman's class. ^^ Also its not a complete set, but most of the words. You pick a 96 on the test or a 56 since you waited for a complete list? your choice.

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103573644Gobi Desertone of the worlds largest deserts, covers part of China and present-day Mongolia0
103573645Liu LingBest known poet of the "seven sages of the bamboo forest"1
103573646Yang Jianconquered the south, unified China, created the Sui dynasty and finally ended the Period of Disunion2
103573647Sui Wendireunited the North and South, founder of Sui dynasty, encouraged economical and political developement, under him society was peaceful and stable3
103573648Sui Yangdisecond emperor of Sui; completes Grand Canal; high taxes and forced labor spur hostility resulting in his assassination in 6184
103573649Xinjianga province in northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan, origin of Shang ruler5
103573650Li YuanAlso known as Duke of Tang; minister for Yangdi; took over empire following assassination of Yangdi; first emperor of Tang dynasty; took imperial title of Gaozu.6
103573651Li ShiminOne of the founders of the Tang Empire and its second emperor (r. 626-649). He led the expansion of the empire into Central Asia. (p. 277)7
103573652Tang Taizong(627- 649) He reconquerored the northern and western land that China had since the decline of the Han Dynasty. He started the achievements of the Tang Dynasty.8
103573653XuangzongEmpress Wu's grandson. Executed favorite consort.9
103573654Yang GuifeiRoyal concubine during reign of Xuanzong; introduction of relatives into royal administration led to revolt10
103573655UighursA group of Turkic-speakers who controlled their own centralized empire from 744 to 840 in Mongolia and Central Asia.11
103573656Kirghizthe Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz people12
103573657KhitanNomadic peoples of Manchuria; militarily superior to Song dynasty China but influenced by Chinese culture; forced humiliating treaties on Song China in 11th century13
103573658Southern songSmaller surviving Song dynasty (1127-1279); presided over one of the greatest cultural reigns in world history.14
103573659HangzhouCapital of later Song dynasty; located near East China Sea; permitted overseas trading; population exceeded 1 million.15
103573660State confucianismthe integration of Legalist practices and Confucian doctrine16
103573661Civil service examinationExams that Chinese bureaucrats passed to serve in state, based on Confucian concepts, Han origins.17
103573662Scholar gentrythe educated upper classes in China18
103573663equal field systemAgricultural reform favoring the peasants under the Tang dynasty in China, inheritance system where 1/5 of the land when to the peasant's descendants and the rest went to the government.19
103573664Wang AnshiConfucian scholar and chief minister of a Song emperor in 1070s; introduced sweeping reforms based on Legalists; advocated greater state intervention in society.20
103573665Blast FurnaceA large furnace which uses a blast of air to melt down ore21
103573666gunpowdermixture of compounds that were used as pesticides and later as explosives. Was BROUGHT to china22
103573667paper currency/flying money/abacuscurrency that used paper instead of coins, and a tool used almost as an older calculator23
103573668silk roadan ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles)24
103573669compass and sternpost rudderdevice used to navigate in seas;steering device created by the Song that could steer a boat25
103573670Wu Zhao "Empress Wu"The only woman to ever declare herself empress, she was a member of the Tang Dynasty.26
103573671foot bindingpractice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; smaller feet were considered beautiful27
103573672TemuchinOrganized scattered Mongol clans under one government.28
103573673Genghis KhanMongolian Emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227)29
103573674Khubilai KhanLast of the Mongol Great Khans (r. 1260-1294) and founder of the Yuan Empire.30
103573675MongolsA people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan, linking western and eastern Eurasia.31
103573676Yuan DynastyDynasty in China set up by the Mongols under the leadership of Kubilai Khan32
103573677fire lanceA medieval chinese weapon in which a lance is lit on fire and is either thrown at enemies or is thrusted33
103573678Khanbaliq"city of the khan"; previously ruled by Jurchens but was new capital for the Mongols34
103573679Marco PoloVenetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)35
103573680Zhu YuanzhangDrove the Mongols from China and founded the Ming Dynasty36
103573681Ming DynastySucceeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China.37
103573682Chana japanese suffix added to the end of a name to show affection38
103573683Pure Land SectDevotional, re the Buddha of the western paradise39
103573684White Lotus Secta Buddhist sect originating in the Southern Song period that consistently opposed the ruling dynasty40
103573685Neo ConfucianismA new teaching that blended Confucianism with elements of Daoism and Buddhism41
103573686Zhu XiMost prominent neo-Confucian scholar during the Song dynasty; stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life.42
103573687Wang YangmingNeo-Confucian thinker of Ming influenced by "School of the Mind" Interpretation in Japan- Oyomei Confucianism43
103573688woodblock printinga form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood and ink is pressed onto it. is is then pressed onto a page, creating and inked-in image.44
103573689Li Bo and Du FuMost famous poet of the Tang era; blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings./ second chinese poet who wrote Spring landscape45
103573690DunHuang cavesCaves of the thousand Buddhas. They were sealed in the 11th century for protection from the Tibetan Raiders.46
103573691Landscape Paintinga Sung technique developed and perfected, pictures of natural scenery done on silk, often combined elements of the mountains and water47
103573692DaoismIt is a philosophy which is founded by Laozi. Daoism emphasizes living in harmony with nature48

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