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| 38304576 | Period of the Five Dynasties | Era of continuous warfare (220-589) among the many kingdoms that followed the fall of the Han. | 0 | |
| 38304577 | Wendi | Member of prominent northern Chinese family during the Period of the Six Dynasties; with support from northern nomadic peoples established Sui dynasty in 589. | 1 | |
| 38304578 | Yangdi | Second Sui ruler; restored Confucian examination system; constructed canal system; assassinated in 618. | 2 | |
| 38304579 | Li Yuan | Duke of Tang; minister for Yangdi; took over empire after assassination of Yangdi; first Tang ruler. | 3 | |
| 38304580 | Ministry of Public Rites | Administered the examinations for state office during the Tang dynasty. | 4 | |
| 38304581 | Jinshi | Title given students who passed the most difficult examinations; became eligible for high office. | 5 | |
| 38304582 | Chan Buddhism | Called Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular among the elite. | 6 | |
| 38304583 | Mahayana Buddhism | Emphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism; popular among the masses | 7 | |
| 38304584 | Wuzong | Tang emperor (841-847); persecuted Buddhist monasteries and reduced influence of Buddhism in favor of Confucianism. | 8 | |
| 38304585 | Yang Guifei | Royal concubine of Tang emperor Xuanzong; introduction of relatives into administration led to revolt. | 9 | |
| 38304586 | Khitan Nomads | Founded Liao dynasty of Manchuria in 907; remained a threat to Song; very much influenced by Chinese culture. | 10 | |
| 38304587 | Zhu Xi | Most prominent neo-Confucian scholar during the Song dynasty; stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life. | 11 | |
| 38304588 | Southern Song | Smaller surviving dynasty (1127-1279); presided over one of the greatest cultural reigns in world history. | 12 | |
| 38304589 | Jurchens | Founders of Qin kingdom that succeeded the Liao in northern China; annexed most of the Yellow River basin and forced the Song to flee south. | 13 | |
| 38304590 | Grand Canal | Great canal system begun by Yangdi; joined the Yellow River region to the Yangzi basin. | 14 | |
| 38304591 | Junks | Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, stern-post rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders; dominant force in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula. | 15 | |
| 38304592 | Flying Money | Chinese credit instrument that provided vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of a venture; reduced danger of robbery; an early form of currency. | 16 | |
| 38304593 | Changan | Capital of Tang dynasty; population of 2 million; larger than any contemporary world city. (modern day Xian—home of terra cotta warriors) | 17 | |
| 38304594 | Huangzhou | Capital of later Song; location near East China Sea permitted international commerce; population of more than 1,500,000. (south of Shanghai) | 18 | |
| 38304595 | Foot binding | Male-imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household. | 19 | |
| 38304596 | Bi Sheng | 11th-century artisan; devised technique of printing with movable type; made it possible for China to be the most literate civilization of its time. | 20 | |
| 38304597 | Li Bo | Most famous poet of the Tang era; blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings. | 21 | |
| 38304598 | Empress Wu | (690 - 705 C.E.) Tang ruler who supported Buddhist establishment; tried to elevate Buddhism to state religion; had multistory statues of Buddha created. | 22 | |
| 38304599 | Xuanzong | Leading Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty who reigned from 713 to 755, though he encouraged overexpansion. | 23 | |
| 38304600 | Sinfication | Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less typical of Vietnam. | 24 | |
| 38304601 | Neo-Confucians | Revived ancient Confucian teachings in Song era of China; great impact on the dynasties that followed; their emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreign systems made Chinese rulers and bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and influences. | 25 |
