Sui Tang and Song dynasties
169252563 | Era of Division | Era between Han and Sui. | 0 | |
169252564 | wendi | First ruler of the Sui. Used marriage alliances with nomadic groups and built granaries. | 1 | |
169252565 | Yangdi | Last emperor of the Sui. killed his father and attempted to create huge building projects which led to rebllion | 2 | |
169252566 | Li Yuan | Founder of Tang dynasty. Known as duke of Tang | 3 | |
169252567 | Ministry of Public Rites | part of government in china in charge of the civil service exam. | 4 | |
169252568 | Jinshi | Name given to those who pass the hardest exams in china | 5 | |
169252569 | Mahayana Buddhism | Buddhism adapted in china | 6 | |
169252570 | Chan Buddhism | Buddhism that appealed to the elites. | 7 | |
169252571 | Pure land Buddhism | Buddhism that appealed to the masses. | 8 | |
169252572 | Empress Wu Zhao | Ruler who patronized many Buddhist ideas and monuments. | 9 | |
169252573 | Emperor Wuzong | Ruler who attempted to rid Buddhist ideas. | 10 | |
169252574 | Yang Guifei | Married to XuanZong and greatly influenced him. Introduced many relatives into the government | 11 | |
169252575 | Khitan Nomads | Also known as the Liao Dynasty. | 12 | |
169252576 | Zhao Kuangyin | Started the Song dynasty | 13 | |
169252577 | Zhu Xi | Associated with Neo-Confucianism | 14 | |
169252578 | Wang Anshi | created many economic reforms in the Song Dynasty | 15 | |
169252579 | Southern Song | Dynasty that began after the Jurchens attack the North | 16 | |
169252580 | Jurchens | Group that took over the Liao Dynasty | 17 | |
169252581 | Flying Money | Credit vouchers in china. Made travelling with money safer and easier | 18 | |
169252582 | Changan | One of the largest and most powerful cities during the Tan era. Very cosmopolitan | 19 | |
169252583 | Grand Canal | Huge canal built by the Tang. It connected the East and the West while transporting goods between the north and the south | 20 | |
169252584 | Junks | Huge chinese ships. Mainly used for trading. Helped China dominate the seas | 21 | |
169252585 | Huangzhou | Huge city of the Song. Merchant classes thrived here. | 22 | |
169252586 | Foot-binding | example of woman's decline in China. | 23 | |
169252587 | Bi sheng | invented the movable type in china | 24 | |
169252588 | Li bo | Famous Chinese poet during the song | 25 |