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| 5530396994 | Grand Canal | The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire. | 0 | |
| 5530396995 | Middle Kingdom | A reference to China, reflecting the traditional Chinese view of China as the center of the known universe. | 1 | |
| 5530396996 | Neo-Confucianism | term that describes the resurgence of Confucianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the T'ang Dynasty; a unification of Daoist or Buddhist metaphysics with Confucian pragmatism | 2 | |
| 5530399152 | Tale of Genji | story of Prince Genji and his lovers, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu at end of 11th century, world's first full novel | 3 | |
| 5530399153 | Bushido | The Feudal Japanese code of honor among the warrior class. | 4 | |
| 5530399154 | porcelain | a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China | 5 | |
| 5530399155 | magnetic compass | Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north | 6 | |
| 5530401520 | Equal-Field system | The Tang plan to avoid the concentration of land in the hands of the wealthy was called the | 7 | |
| 5530401521 | Foot binding | Practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; produced pain and restricted women's movement; made it easier to confine women to the household. | 8 | |
| 5530401522 | Nara Japan | Japanese period (710-794) centered around city of Nara, that was the highest point of Chinese influence. Agricultural nature, focused around villages. | 9 | |
| 5530401523 | Shogun | In feudal Japan, a noble similar to a duke. They were the military commanders and the actual rulers of Japan for many centuries while the Emperor was a powerless spiritual figure. | 10 | |
| 5530403224 | Seppuku | form of ceremonial suicide of defeated or disloyal samurai to avoid dishonor | 11 | |
| 5530403225 | gunpowder | The formula, brought to China in the 400s or 500s, was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannonballs, shot, and bullets. | 12 | |
| 5530403226 | "flying cash" | Canals and roads made trade easier; Tang created this; block printing allowed it; PAPER CURRENCY | 13 | |
| 5530405662 | Bureaucracy of merit | System where officials are chosen based on ability, not heritage | 14 | |
| 5530405663 | Chan Buddhism | Known as Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular with members of elite Chinese society | 15 | |
| 5530405664 | Heian Japan | Time period of China with mixed traditional Japanese and Chinese Culture. Formal education and documents in Chinese. Fujiwara clan controlled this. | 16 | |
| 5530407196 | Samurai | Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land. | 17 | |
| 5530407197 | Ancestor Worship | Honoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead | 18 | |
| 5530409758 | syncretic faith | a union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies | 19 | |
| 5530409757 | innovations in printing | the Chinese invented block printing, and although Chinese couldn't use it because of its many characters, other countries could and it contributed to the spread of Ren. ideas. The movable type was invented by Bi Sheng | 20 |
