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| 337004778 | Rebuilding the Bureaucracy at start of tang | rebuild chinese bureaucracy, confucian ideology, strengthen scholar-gentry class, offset power of land owning aristocracy. capital moved | 0 | |
| 337004779 | where does Tang move capital to? | Changan | 1 | |
| 337004780 | growing importance of academies in Tang | increased number of academies, train and educate bureaucracies in the confucian classics, emphasis on morals and organization, rise in scholar gentry class (money and power) | 2 | |
| 337004781 | what is ministry of rites? | administers exams to students | 3 | |
| 337004782 | what exams gave you highest offices if you passed? | philosphy, law or literature | 4 | |
| 337004783 | what's Jinshi awarded with? | name announced throughout the Empire; secured highest positions in Government. success= immediate increase in social status | 5 | |
| 337004784 | corruption with bureaucracy | eventually wealth/family status means more than exam performance | 6 | |
| 337004785 | emphasis on confucian learning threatens | buddhism and aristocracy | 7 | |
| 337004786 | pureland | Mahayana Buddhism; popular and salvationist; refuge from war and turmoil. Buddah as savior, "great vehicle" | 8 | |
| 337004787 | chan buddhism | zen Buddhism, meditation and appreciation for beauty, appeals to educated/elite. ultimate wisdom-enlightenment; release from cycle of rebirth through meditation | 9 | |
| 337004788 | tang rulers and religion | patronize Buddhism and emphasize confucianism | 10 | |
| 337004789 | response to Buddhist popularity | taoist and Confucian envy. Taoists promote mysticism. Confucian embrace education and civil service exam | 11 | |
| 337004790 | dominant force in China | Confucianism | 12 | |
| 337004791 | Song politics | settle for partial restoration. nerver match Tang in political/military strength. promote scholar-gentry class. increased corruption in civil service system. too many bureaucrats with no real responsibility | 13 | |
| 337004792 | revival of Confucian thought | emphasis on recovering old texts. new academies focus on classical texts. hostility towards "outside" schools of thought; esp. Buddhism | 14 | |
| 337004793 | Neo confucians | focus on ancient teachings. founded by Zhu Xi. reinforce class, age, and gender distinctions, patriarchal ideas | 15 | |
| 337004794 | roots of Song decline | increasing number of nomadic tribes along northern borders. | 16 | |
| 337004795 | Tangut tribes | from tibet, Xi Xia Empire. force song to pay tribute. increases financial strain | 17 | |
| 337004796 | Jurchen tribes | over through Liao dynasty. est. jin dynasty. invade and annex much of song empire- Qin Empire | 18 | |
| 337004797 | southern song empire | song forced south move capital to Hangzhou | 19 | |
| 337004798 | Grand canal | built by Emperor Yangdi; connects north chinese plain with Yangtze river basin, covers 500+ miles. connects millet regions of north to rice regions of south | 20 | |
| 337004799 | tang dynasty promotes exchange with central Asia and middle east | horses, persian rugs, tapestries, silk textiles, porcelain, paper, woods, spices, etc. | 21 | |
| 337004800 | junks | ocean and canal going ships used for trade | 22 | |
| 337004801 | deposit shops | earliest chinese banks, introduction of paper money | 23 | |
| 337004802 | Changan | Tang capital. population of 2million +. estimated 10% of total chinese population lived in cities | 24 | |
| 337004803 | Hangzhou | song capital. famed for it's size, wealth and cleanliness | 25 | |
| 337004804 | expanding agrarian production | state sponsored migration of peasants to new lands. constructs military garrisons. state regulated irrigation adn canal systems | 26 | |
| 337004805 | new farming techniques | fertilizationm wheelbarrow, weeding, soil preparation etc. | 27 | |
| 337004806 | breaking up aristocratic estates | increased egalitarianism among peasant farmers | 28 | |
| 337004807 | family in Tnag-Song era | extended family household preferred, primarily aristocratic | 29 | |
| 337004808 | confucian family influence | patriarchal. preserve heirarchy and social order. children who struck parents/ grandparents-beheaded. 2 1/2 years of hard labor for striking older sibilings. women lack political rights | 30 | |
| 337004809 | neo-confucian assertion of male dominance | stresses patriarchal society. women-mothers, homemakers, bearers of sons. advocated virginity of brides, fidelity of wives, chastity for widows, etc. men= pre-marital sex without scandal. could take concubines if they could afford them. women excluded from education and inheritance laws, civil services and politics | 31 | |
| 337004810 | footbinding | all classes, as early as age 5; "lotus petal" or "golden lily", pain and difficulty; limited mobility ; easier confinement | 32 | |
| 337004811 | glorious age | Creation of banks, paper money, Grand Canal, irrigation systems, arched suspension bridges, explosive gunpowder (fireworks), household chairs, kites, coal as a source of energy, compasses for sea navigation, abacus, movable-type printing, paper, etc. | 33 | |
| 337004812 | Scholarly Refinement and Artistic Accomplishment | 1. Patronization of Buddhist art and architecture by courts, aristocrats, & wealthy merchants 2. Confucian art and literature | 34 |
