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| 5952941643 | gunpowder | an explosive created by the Chinese; first used for fireworks; later weaponized by the Arabs | 0 | |
| 5952951518 | Li Yuan | the duke of Tang; (566-635) minister for Yangdi; took over empire after the asassination of Yangdi; first emperor of the Tang Dyansty | 1 | |
| 5952991849 | Chan Buddhism | known as Zen in Japan; stressed mediation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular with members of elite Chinese society | 2 | |
| 5953026795 | Yang Guifei | "hoochi mama" royal concubine during the reign of Xuanzong; introduction of relatives into royal administration; led to a revolt | 3 | |
| 5953045363 | Zhu Xi | most prominent of Neo-Confucian scholars during the Song Dynasty in China; stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life and action | 4 | |
| 5953080468 | Xi Xia | kingdom of Tangut people, north of Song kingdom in mid 11th century; collected tribute that drained song resources and burdened Chinese peasantry | 5 | |
| 5953098739 | junks | Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, ruddders, compasses, bamboo fenders; dominent force in Asian seas east of the Malayn peninsula | 6 | |
| 5953123681 | Hangzhou | capitol of later Song Dynasty; located near East China Sea; permitted overseas trading; population exceeded 1 million | 7 | |
| 5953151792 | Wendi | member of prominent northern Chinese family during period of 6 Dynasties; proclaimed himself emperor and established Tang Dynasty; supported by nomadic peoples | 8 | |
| 5953196056 | ministry of rites | administrated exams to students from Chinese government schools or recommended by distinguished scholars | 9 | |
| 5953206627 | pure land buddhism | emphasized Salvationists aspects of Chinese buddhism; popular among masses of Chinese society | 10 | |
| 5953232874 | Xuanzong | leading Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty who encouraged over expansion | 11 | |
| 5953262677 | Wang Anshi | Confucian scholar and chief minister of a song emperor in 1070s;introduced sweeping reforms based on legalists; advocated greater state intervention in society | 12 | |
| 5953288766 | Liao | (Dynasty)- founded in 907 by nomadic Khitan people from Manchuria; maintained independence from Song dynasty | 13 | |
| 5953314522 | flying money | Chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage; reduced danger of robbery | 14 | |
| 5953325422 | footbinding | practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; much pain, restricted women's movement and from leaving the house | 15 | |
| 5953348231 | Yangdi | second member of Sui Dynasty; murdered his father to receive the throne restored Confucian examination system | 16 | |
| 5953370510 | Jinshi | title granted to students who passed the most difficult exam on all of Chinese literature; became immediate dignities and eligible for high office | 17 | |
| 5953686859 | Wuzong | Chinese emperor of Tang Dynasty who openly persecuted Buddhism by destroying monasteries in 840s and reduced influence of Chinese Buddhism in of Confucian idealology | 18 | |
| 5953749617 | Zhao Kuangyin | founder of Song Dynasty; originally a general following fall of Tang; took title of emperor Taizu, failed to overcome northern Liao dynasty that remained independent | 19 | |
| 5953796569 | Jurchens | founders of gin (jin) kingdom that succeeded the Liao in northern China annexed most of the yellow river basin and forced the Song to flee to the south | 20 | |
| 5953852764 | Southern Song Dynasty | rump state of the song dynasty from 1127 to 1279; carved out much larger domains of the Tang and northern song | 21 | |
| 5953866899 | Changan | city of the wei valley in eastern China; became the capitol of the Zhou kingdom and the Qin and early Han empires | 22 | |
| 5953878019 | Li Bo | famous Chinese poet | 23 | |
| 5953887936 | Sui Dynasty | Wendi & Yangdi | 24 | |
| 5953890550 | Tang Dynasty | Li Yuan, Empress Wu, Wuzong, Xuanzong | 25 | |
| 5953897238 | Song Dynasty | Taizu & Wang Anshi, Zhou Kuangyin | 26 | |
| 5953911867 | Sui | emperor of this dynasty favored scholar gentry | 27 | |
| 5953925859 | Who founded the Sui Dynasty? | Wendi | 28 | |
| 5953929223 | Founded the Tang Dynasty | Li Yuan | 29 | |
| 5953945875 | The period of political disorder and chaotic warfare that followed the Qin-Han era is referred to as the? | Era of Division/ 6 dynasties | 30 | |
| 5953960440 | Who ruled much of China during this period, and what religion eclipsed Confucian teaching? | nomadic warriors; Buddhism | 31 | |
| 5953971440 | The dynasty that ended the period of political chaos after the fall of the Qin-Han was the? | Sui and Tang | 32 | |
| 5953981908 | Despite problems during the Han dynasty, what still protected them from invaders? | great wall, mountains | 33 | |
| 5953989629 | What made possible the rapid revival of empire under the Tang? | spread of religion | 34 | |
| 5954000389 | What made the reunification of China under the first Sui emperor possible? | conquered the Chen and got military support of military leader | 35 | |
| 5954008074 | What was the primary reform enacted during the reign of the first Sui Emperor? | eliminated scholar gentry, lowered taxes, grainaries- provided larger and cheaper food supply | 36 | |
| 5954055592 | Unlike his father, the second Sui emperor favored what group? | scholared gentry- Yangdi | 37 | |
| 5954067260 | What led to the downfall of the Sui dynasty? | military conquest with Korea and Turks and his assination | 38 | |
| 5954071719 | What were the accomplishments of the Tang Dynasty? | expanded borders, expanded canal system, repair the great wall | 39 | |
| 5954106306 | What was the attitude of the Tang emperors towards the Confucian scholar- gentry? Who did this hurt? | they liked it; hurt aristocrats | 40 | |
| 5954116567 | What ministry of the central imperial government was responsible for the administration of the exam system? | ministry of rites | 41 | |
| 5954125491 | Although the exam system still existed, how did some still get high office? | marry into it or born into it | 42 | |
| 5954185934 | Members of the elite class of China were more attracted to what variant of Buddhism? | Chan/Zen | 43 | |
| 5954192557 | Explain the teachings of Pure Land Buddhism | mayahana-salvationalists | 44 | |
| 5954205657 | What Tang ruler actually attempted to have Buddhism recognized as a state religion? | Empress Wu | 45 | |
| 5954216540 | What proved to be the most damaging attack on Buddhism's popularity with the people during early Tang? | it was an economic threat because they didn't have to pay taxes | 46 | |
| 5954230307 | In what decade did open persecution of Buddhism within the Chinese empire begin? | 840s | 47 | |
| 5954245098 | What was the result of the imperial attempt to suppress Buddhism within the Chinese empire? | burns monasteries, persecutes Buddhists | 48 | |
| 5954325025 | What was the impact on Confucianism of the Tang repression of the buddhists? | it gets renewed and is the central school of thought | 49 | |
| 5954341998 | Who was the woman who gained influence and power during the later years of the Tang dynasty? | Yang Guiffei | 50 | |
| 5954354747 | What were the problems during the last years of the tang dynasty? | all of the rival 'cliques' and social unrest because of yang Guiffei's influence | 51 | |
| 5954596971 | Who was the founder of the Song ? | Taizu | 52 | |
| 5954605514 | The first song emperor restored the unity of china EXCEPT for what northern dynasty? | Liao | 53 | |
| 5954655674 | how did the song empire compare to the tang in size and power? | smaller and weaker | 54 | |
| 5954437229 | During the Song Dynasty, the interest of Confucian intellectuals in nature was most apparent in their production of? | landscape paintings | 55 | |
| 5954441874 | The outstanding poet of the Tang era was? | Li Bo | 56 | |
| 5954454190 | what artisan was responsible for the development of movable type? | Bisheng | 57 | |
| 5954457664 | status of women in tang-song era | male dominance | 58 | |
| 5954466975 | what was the primary difference between marraiges of the upper and lower class in the tang-song era? | upper class- lived with extended family to prove they lived in a bigger house, lower class did not | 59 | |
| 5954480403 | Which intellectual school was responsible for the production of most literary/artistic works during the tang-song era? | Neo-Confucianism | 60 | |
| 5954477429 | what group was responsible for the fall of the southern song in 1279? | mongols | 61 | |
| 5954497184 | What were the technological advances of the tang-song era? | explosives, movable type, abacus, compus, junks, gun powder, coal for fuel, suspension bridge | 62 | |
| 5954504455 | Purpose of foot binding? | confinement of women | 63 | |
| 5954704101 | what accounts for the relative weakness of the song? | aristocrats ran the military; not strong military | 64 | |
| 5954711730 | describe the position of the scholar-gentry under the song dynasty | so much power | 65 | |
| 5954714953 | who was the most prominent of the neo-confucians of the song era? | Zhu Xi | 66 | |
| 5954720034 | how did the destruction of the mandarins impact the development of neo-confucianism | it had no effects | 67 | |
| 5954729699 | wang anshi, a prime minister, in the 1070s and 1080s attempted to reform song government on the basis of what confucian school of thought? | legalism | 68 | |
| 5954771692 | Reforms introduced by wang Anshi in the face of conservative power? | canal system, taxing scholars, agriculture, reorganized higher educations, trained mercenaries | 69 | |
| 5954778783 | what caused the flight of the song dynasty from their capitol in northern china? | gerkins invasion | 70 | |
| 5954782689 | why was the construction of the grand canal necessary? | feed people; connect north and south to yatzee river | 71 | |
| 5954787587 | describe economic development during the tang and song dynasties | trade by sea, (junks) banking system, reopened silk road, cities had new markets | 72 | |
| 5954750391 | what were the results of the agriculture policies of the sui and tang emperprs | free peasants and farmers increased, lands distributed, decline in aristocratic wealth | 73 | |
| 5954759011 | Capitol of southern song dynasty? | Hangzhou | 74 | |
| 5954762282 | describe growth of cities in tang-song era | rapid | 75 |
