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| 93630446 | Yang Guifei | royal concubine during reign of Xuanzong, greatly distracted him | 0 | |
| 93630447 | Yang Guifei | introduced her family members into government which led to a revolt | 1 | |
| 93630448 | An Lushan | 755, a main military leader,a general of nomadic origins, led a widely supported revolt during Xuanzong's reign | 2 | |
| 93630449 | Zhao Kuangyin | Song ruler 960-976, first Song ruler | 3 | |
| 93630450 | Zhao Kuangyin | originally a general following fall of Tang, took title of Taizu, failed to overcome northern Liao dynasty that stayed independent | 4 | |
| 93630451 | Liao dynasty | founded in 907 by nomadic Khitan peoples from Manchuria, maintained independence from Song dynasty | 5 | |
| 93630452 | Zhu Xi | 1130-1200 Most prominent of neo-Confucian scholars during Song, stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life and action | 6 | |
| 93630453 | Xi Xia | kingdom of Tangu people, north of Song kindom, in mid-11th century | 7 | |
| 93630454 | Xi Xia | saw weakness of Song thru Liao and collected tribute that drained Song resources and burdened Chinese peasantry | 8 | |
| 93630455 | Tang | dynasty that succeededthe Sui in 618, more stable than previous dynasty | 9 | |
| 93630456 | Sui | dynasty that succeeded the Han in China, emerged from strong rulers in northern China, united all of N China and reconquered S China | 10 | |
| 93630457 | Southern Song | rump state of Song dynasty 1127-1279, carved out of much larger domains ruled by the Tang nad N Song, culturally one of the most glorious reigns in Chinese history | 11 | |
| 93630458 | scholar-gentry | Chinese class created by the marital linkage of the local land-holding aristocracy with the office-holding shi | 12 | |
| 93630459 | neo-Confucians | revived ancient Confucian teachings in Song, great impact on the dynasties that followed | 13 | |
| 93630460 | neo-Confucians | emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreign systems made Chinese rulers nad bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and influences | 14 | |
| 93630461 | Li Bo | 701-762 most famous poet of the Tang era, blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings | 15 | |
| 93630462 | Khitans | nomadic peoples of Manchuria, militarily superior to Song but influenced by Chinese culture, forced humiliating treaties on Song in 11th century | 16 | |
| 93630463 | Jurchens | founders of the Qin kingdom htat succeeded the Liao in northern China, annexed most of Yellow River basin and forced Song to flee to South | 17 | |
| 93630464 | junks | Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, sterpost rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders | 18 | |
| 93630465 | junks | dominant foce in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula | 19 | |
| 93630466 | Jin | kingdom north of the Song Empire, est. by Jurchens in 1115 after overthrowing Liao dynasty, ended 1234 | 20 | |
| 93630467 | Grand Canal | built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty, nearly 1200 miles long | 21 | |
| 93630468 | Grand Canal | designed to link hte original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south | 22 | |
| 93630469 | Yang di | instituted building of Grand Canal | 23 | |
| 93630470 | footbinding | practice in Chiense society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller | 24 | |
| 93630471 | footbinding | produced pain and restricted women's movement, made it easier to confine women to hte household | 25 | |
| 93630472 | flying money | Chinese credit instument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of hte voyage, reduced danger of robbery, early form of currency | 26 |
