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| 13251706026 | Li Bo | (701-762 CE) Accomplished poet of the Tang Era whose poems based in nature reflect the prosperity of that era. |  | 0 |
| 13251706027 | Post Classical Period | 600 CE - 1450 CE characterized by the emergence of trans-regional trade, and the spread of world religions. | 1 | |
| 13251706028 | Sui Dynasty | (589-618 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was like the Qin Dynasty in imposing tight political discipline; this dynasty built the Grand Canal |  | 2 |
| 13251706029 | Sui Yangdi | Second emperor of Sui; completes Grand Canal; high taxes and forced labor spur hostility resulting in his assassination in 618. |  | 3 |
| 13251706030 | Grand Canal | The 1,100-mile waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire. |  | 4 |
| 13251706031 | Hangzhou | China's capital during the Song dynasty, with a population of more than a million people; at the south end of the Grand Canal. | 5 | |
| 13251706032 | Tang Dynasty | (618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system. | 6 | |
| 13251706033 | Tributary System | As the Tang Dynasty grew in influence and size other kingdoms had to pay taxes or service to the Chinese Emperor. | 7 | |
| 13251706034 | Middle Kingdom | In much of Chinese history, but in particular, the Tang, China viewed itself as the center of the world around which all others revolved. | 8 | |
| 13251706035 | Silla Kingdom | This kingdom in Korea had to pay large tributaries to the Chinese emperor. | 9 | |
| 13251706036 | kowtow | A former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission to the emperor and China. |  | 10 |
| 13251706037 | Tang Taizong | Great emperor of the Tang Dynasty from 627-649 CE; known for developing transportation systems, and a postal messenger service. |  | 11 |
| 13251706038 | Civil Service Exam | Used throughout Chinese history, used by the Tang Dynasty to ensure an efficient bureaucracy by training highly qualified individuals for government work. | 12 | |
| 13251706039 | Xuanzang | A famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator who described the interaction between China and India in the early Tang period. He became famous for his 17 year trip to India and back. |  | 13 |
| 13251706040 | Hsuan Tsung | (ruled 712-756) Final emperor of the Tang Dynasty; was distracted from gov't affairs by concubine Yang Guifei. |  | 14 |
| 13251706041 | An Lushan | Led rebellion to overthrow Tang. | 15 | |
| 13251706042 | Uighurs | Fought against the rebels to keep the Tang in power. They won, but the Tang dynasty collapsed shortly. | 16 | |
| 13251706043 | Song Dynasty | (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. | 17 | |
| 13251706044 | Jin | Kingdom north of the Song Empire; established by Jurchens; made the Song Dynasty smaller than the Tang. | 18 | |
| 13251706045 | Song Taizu | First Song dynasty emperor who reigned from 960-976 CE. He focused his rule on civil administration, industry, and the arts rather than on military affairs. Inaugurated bureaucracy of merit; education of young me of lower strata. | 19 | |
| 13251706046 | scholar gentry | Important Chinese bureaucrats who were learned in Confucianism and Chinese classics, but not experts in military affairs, which made China vulnerable to outside invasion. |  | 20 |
| 13251706047 | Kaifeng | New capital city of the Song dynasty, moved from Chang'an to get away from threat from nomads. | 21 | |
| 13251706048 | Yuan Dynasty | (1279-1368 CE) The dynasty with Mongol rule in China; replaced the surviving Southern Song Dynasty. | 22 |
