The Earth and It's Peoples
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| 5173620683 | Grand Canal | 1,100 mile waterway linking the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. Was begun in Han period and completed during Sui Empire. | 0 | |
| 5173620684 | Tang Empire | Empire unifying China and parts of Central Asia, (618-907) Emperors presided over the Chang'an court. | 1 | |
| 5173620685 | Tributary System | Time of Han Empire. Countries in East and Southeast Asia not under direct control of the China based empires but still enrolled as tribute states. Acknowledged the power of the emperor in exchange for trading rights and alliances. | 2 | |
| 5173620686 | Song Empire | In Central and Southern China (960-1126) while the Liao controlled the north. The Southern Song (1127-1279) while the Jin controlled the north. | 3 | |
| 5173620687 | Junk | Very large flat bottom sailing ship produced during the Tang, Ming, and Song Empires. Meant for long distance commercial travel | 4 | |
| 5173620688 | Neo-Confucianism | Term to describe the new approaches yo understanding classic Confucian texts that became the basic ruling philosophy from the Song period to the twentieth century. | 5 | |
| 5173620689 | Gunpowder | Mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal. Brought to China in 400s or 500s, used as a fumigator then for explosives and to propel bullets and cannonballs | 6 | |
| 5173620690 | Zen | Japanese school of Mayana Buddhism emphasizing the importance of meditation and intuition. | 7 | |
| 5173620691 | Shaminism | Practice of identifying shamans who will interact with spirits for the benefit of the community. Part of Korean kingdoms and early medieval period of early Central Asian societies. | 8 | |
| 5173620692 | Movable Type | Type is which each individual character is cast onto a separate piece of metal. Korea in thirteenth century. | 9 |
