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| 104406705 | Tang Empire | -Empire unifying China and part of Central Asia -founded 618 and ended 907 -magnificent court at their capital, Chang'an, -Mahayana Buddhism -tributary system -grand canal -Chang'an -cosmopolitan -had well maintained roads and water routes | 0 | |
| 104406706 | Grand Canal | -1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers -began in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire -linking northern and southern China. | 1 | |
| 104406707 | 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 in exchange for trading rights or strategic alliances | 2 | |
| 104406708 | Bubonic Plague | -a.k.a the Black Death -deadly disease that spread through Europe -killed one out of every three people | 3 | |
| 104406709 | Uighurs | -nomadic Turks -controlled their own centralized empire from 744 to 840 in Mongolia and Central Asia -hired by the Tang to defeat the rebellion of An Lushan -later sacked Chang'an and Luoyang | 4 | |
| 104406710 | Tibet | -the former headquarters of Buddhism and capital for the Dalai Lama -controlled by China | 5 | |
| 104406711 | Song Empire | -Empire in southern China -1127-1279 -Jin people controlled the north -advances in technology, medicine, astronomy, and mathematics] | 6 | |
| 104406712 | Junk | A very large flatbottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel | 7 | |
| 104406713 | Gunpowder | The formula, brought to China in the 400s or 500s, was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannonballs, shot, and bullets | 8 | |
| 104406714 | Neo-Confucianism | the combination of Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and other local customs in Tang China | 9 | |
| 104406715 | Zen | The Japanese word for a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on highly disciplined meditation. It is known in Sanskrit as dhyana, in Chinese as chan, and in Korean as son | 10 | |
| 104406716 | Movable Type | individual characters made of wood or metal that can be arranged to create a job for printing and then used over again | 11 | |
| 104406717 | Eunuch | a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | 12 | |
| 104406718 | Koryo | Korean kingdom founded in 918 and destroyed by a Mongol invasion in 1259 | 13 | |
| 104406719 | Fujiwara | Japanese aristocratic family in mid-9th century; exercised exceptional influence over imperial affairs; aided in decline of imperial power | 14 | |
| 104406720 | Kamakura Shogunate | The first of Japan's decentralized military governments. (1185-1333) | 15 | |
| 104406721 | Champa Rice | fast ripening rice acquired from the southern Vietnamese kingdom of Champa | 16 |
