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| 4144734462 | Warring States Period (403 BCE - 221 CE) | Turbulent time period between Zhou and Qin marked by civil war and disunity | 0 | |
| 4144758012 | Era of Division (221-589 CE) | Turbulent time period between Han and Sui marked by civil war and disunity (6 weak dynasties) | 1 | |
| 4144768421 | Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE) | First politically centralized dynasty following the fall of the Han and Era of Division | 2 | |
| 4144778062 | Li Yuan | Duke of Tang, first Tang emperor 618 CE | 3 | |
| 4144792815 | Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) | Politically centralized powerful medieval Chinese dynasty following the collapse of the Sui; capital at Chang'an | 4 | |
| 4144799182 | Chang'an | Capital city of Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties | 5 | |
| 4144808708 | Tang Taizong | Tang ruler known for empire's expansion | 6 | |
| 4144822215 | scholar-gentry | Educated, upper-class elite who worked for the government in China | 7 | |
| 4144828183 | civil service exam system | Examinations based on Confucianism, needed to be passed in order to obtain a government job | 8 | |
| 4144834159 | tributary system | Process through which China forced less powerful kingdoms/tribes into a subservient relationship | 9 | |
| 4144849732 | the "Middle Kingdom" | Nickname for China reflecting the ethnocentric belief that China was in the center of the universe | 10 | |
| 4144854589 | kowtow | Ceremonial ritual that tributary delegations had to perform while presenting tribute to the Chinese emperor | 11 | |
| 4144877441 | equal-field system | Land redistribution system began by the Tan in order to limit the power of aristocratic land-owning families | 12 | |
| 4144883125 | Grand Canal | 1100 mile, man-made water way linking the Yangtze and Huang He rivers for trade and transportation purposes | 13 | |
| 4144901286 | Li Bo | Tang dynasty poet whose writings reflected his free spirit and love of nature | 14 | |
| 4144907798 | Du Fu | Tang dynasty poet whose writings were formal and concerned with social justice | 15 | |
| 4144917919 | Chan (Zen) | Buddhism sect, developed in east Asia, strong emphasis on meditation | 16 | |
| 4144921458 | Uighurs | Nomadic Turkish people, helped Tang emperor put down rebellion in 750s, attacked and stole from Chang'an | 17 | |
| 4147802933 | Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) | Politically centralized, powerful medieval Chinese dynasty following the collapse of the Tang | 18 | |
| 4147810162 | Khitan | Pastoral nomads who set up the Liao Empire in China's northern frontier | 19 | |
| 4147815731 | Minyak | Pastoral nomads who set up the Xi Fa Empire in China's western lands | 20 | |
| 4147821665 | Jurchen | Northern nomadic group who forced the Song into a reverse tributary relationship | 21 | |
| 4147825156 | Kaifeng | Original capital city of the Song dynasty; given up after invasion by the Jurchen | 22 | |
| 4147830103 | Neo-Confucianism | New interpretation of Confucianism, developed in the Middle Ages, based on teachings of Mencius and Buddhism | 23 | |
| 4147836106 | Mencius (370 BCE - 290 BCE) | Confucian contemporary scholar who combined Buddhism and Confucianism | 24 | |
| 4147841155 | Wu Zhao | Female Tang empress, legitimized her rule by claiming to be an incarnation of Buddha | 25 | |
| 4147846995 | foot-binding | Process of breaking and binding young girls feet in order to produce a socially desired look of small feet; became a status symbol for upper class | 26 | |
| 4147859152 | Li Qingzhao | Song dynasty female poet | 27 | |
| 4147860483 | "The Three Kingdoms" | Three political organizations of early Korea - Koguryo, Paekche, and Silla | 28 | |
| 4147872027 | Silla Dynasty | First politically unified Korean dynasty | 29 | |
| 4147875604 | Koryo Dynasty | Second politically unified Korean dynasty | 30 | |
| 4147878114 | celadon | Green-glazed porcelain, became a highly valued art form in Korea | 31 | |
| 4147882999 | Viets | Early agricultural settlers in the Red River delta of modern Vietnam | 32 | |
| 4147890607 | Shintoism | Japanese indigenous religion based on spirits in nature known collectively as the kami | 33 | |
| 4147893381 | kami | Polytheistic Shinto gods and goddesses | 34 | |
| 4147901586 | Fujiwara family (794-1185 CE) | Medieval shogunate family who ruled Japan during the Heian Era | 35 | |
| 4147911740 | Nara & Kyoto | Capitals of Japan during the Heian Era, ruled over by Fujiwara Shogunate | 36 | |
| 4147917586 | Heian Era (794-1185 CE) | Rule of Fujiwara Shogunate in Japan | 37 | |
| 4147919078 | The Tale of Genji | Novel written by Murasaki Shikibu, fictional tale, loosely based on the Fujiwara clan | 38 | |
| 4147925355 | Minamoto family | Second medieval shogunate family who ruled after the collapse of the Fujiwara | 39 | |
| 4147929968 | shogun | Supreme military ruler, held most semi-centralized political authority | 40 | |
| 4147933437 | bakufu | "tent"/military government ran by a shogun, emperor has no real political power | 41 | |
| 4147936712 | samurai | Japanese warriors who protect the daimyo (local warlord families) and owed loyalty to the shogun | 42 | |
| 4147940158 | Todaji Temple | Buddhist temple built near Nara, largest wooden building built in history | 43 | |
| 4147943515 | bushido code | Code of conduct followed by Japanese samurai warriors, involved piety, respect for the enemy in battle and ritual suicide | 44 | |
| 4147948296 | seppuku | Ritual suicide performed by a samurai warrior who broke the code of Bushido in order to atone for his sins and bring honor back to his family | 45 |
