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| 249296665 | Sui Dynasty | The short dynasty between the Han and the Tang; built the Grand Canal, strengthened the government, and introduced Buddhism to China | 0 | |
| 249296666 | Tang Dynasty | considered the golden age of Chinese civilization and ruled for nearly 300 years; China grew under the dynasty to include much of eastern Asia, as well as large parts of Central Asia | 1 | |
| 249296667 | Song Dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy | 2 | |
| 249296668 | Grand Canal | an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China | 3 | |
| 249296669 | Equal Field System | This Chinese system allotted land to individuals and their families according to the land's fertility and the recipients' needs. | 4 | |
| 249296670 | Empress Wu | She led the Tang Dynasty (625-705 AD); Only women emperor of China; powerful and cruel, along with talented and intelligent | 5 | |
| 249296671 | anti-Buddhist Campaign | The Anti-Buddhist Persecution initiated by Tang Emperor Wuzong reached its height in the year 845 CE. Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse China of foreign influences. | 6 | |
| 249296672 | 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 | 7 | |
| 249296673 | Tribute system | A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies. | 8 | |
| 249296674 | Tang and Song Economic Revolution | In the Song, the population grew rapidly during this time, and more and more people lived in cities. The Tang built the 1,100 mile Grand Canal, linking the Yellow River in northern China with the Yangzi River in Southern China, encouraging trade. | 9 | |
| 249296675 | Hangzhou | Capital of later Song dynasty; located near East China Sea; permitted overseas trading; population exceeded 1 million. | 10 | |
| 249296676 | Magnetic Compass | Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north | 11 | |
| 249296677 | Flying money | Chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage; reduced danger of robbery; early form of currency | 12 | |
| 249296678 | 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 | 13 | |
| 249296679 | Sinification | Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less typical of Vietnam. | 14 | |
| 249296680 | Syncretism | a blending of two or more religious traditions | 15 | |
| 249296681 | Feudalism | a political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service | 16 | |
| 249296682 | Shogun | a hereditary military dictator of Japan | 17 | |
| 249296683 | Daimyo | a japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai | 18 | |
| 249296684 | Samurai | feudal Japanese military aristocracy | 19 | |
| 249521705 | Genin | Japanese landless laborers | 20 | |
| 249521706 | Shinto | the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma | 21 | |
| 249521707 | Zen Buddhism | a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight | 22 | |
| 249521708 | The Tale of Genji | Written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any languange; relates life history of prominent and amorous son of the Japanese emperor's son; evidence for mannered style of the Japanese society. | 23 | |
| 249521709 | Mongols | A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan, linking western and eastern Eurasia. | 24 | |
| 249521710 | Pastorialism | a type of agriculture activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter | 25 | |
| 249521711 | Ghengis Khan | The title of Temier. Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire. | 26 | |
| 249521712 | Yuan Dynasty | Dynasty in China set up by the Mongols under the leadership of Kublai Khan, replaced the Song (1279-1368) | 27 | |
| 249521713 | Kublai Khan | Mongolian emperor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan who completed his grandfather's conquest of China | 28 | |
| 249521714 | Pax Mongolica | -Mongol Peace-used to describe the eased communication and commerce the unified administration helped to create | 29 | |
| 249521715 | Marco Polo | Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) | 30 | |
| 249521716 | Mongol Impact on Silk Road | Trade increased due to safety created by Mongols. | 31 | |
| 249521717 | Kamikaze | The 'divine wind,' which the Japanese credited with blowing Mongol invaders away from their shores in 1281. (p. 365) | 32 | |
| 249521718 | The Golden Hoard | The western sector of the Mongol Empire. | 33 |
