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| 5284493113 | Sui | Dynasty that succeeded the Han in China; emerged from strong rulers in northern China; united all of northern China and reconquered southern China | 0 | |
| 5284496273 | Wendi | Member of prominent northern Chinese family during period of Six Dynasties; proclaimed himself emperor; supported by nomadic peoples of northern China; established Sui Dynasty | 1 | |
| 5284496274 | Yangdi | Second member of Sui Dynasty; murdered his father to get to the throne; restored Confucian examination system; responsible for construction of Chinese canal system | 2 | |
| 5284499298 | Ministry of Rites | Administered examinations to students from Chinese government schools or those recommended by distinguished scholars | 3 | |
| 5284499299 | Jinshi | Title granted to students who passed the most difficult Chinese examination | 4 | |
| 5284501733 | Tang | Dynasty that succeeded the Sui in 618 C.E.; more stable than previous dynasty | 5 | |
| 5284501734 | Wuzong | Chinese emperor of Tang dynasty who openly persecuted Buddhism by destroying monasteries in 840s; reduced influence of Chinese Buddhism in favor of Confucian ideology | 6 | |
| 5284508119 | Empress Wu | Tang ruler 690-705 C.E. in China; supported Buddhist establishment; tried to elevate Buddhism to state religion; had multistory statues of Buddha created | 7 | |
| 5284531077 | Zen (Chan) | Also known as Zen Buddhism; stressed meditation and the appreciation of natural and artistic beauty | 8 | |
| 5284533391 | Xuanzong | Leading Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty who resigned from 713 to 755 though he encouraged overexpansion | 9 | |
| 5284533392 | Yang Guifei | Royal concubine during reign of Xaunzong; introduction of relatives into royal administration led to revolt | 10 | |
| 5284535764 | Song | The dynasty that succeeded the Tang | 11 | |
| 5284538643 | Taizu (Zhao) | Originally a vassal family of Shang China; possibly Turkie in origin; overthrew Shang and established second hand historical Chinese dynasty; renamed himself great warrior | 12 | |
| 5284538644 | Khitans | Nomadic peoples of Manchuria; militarily superior to Song dynasty China but influenced by Chinese culture; forced humiliating treaties on Song China in 11th century | 13 | |
| 5284543079 | Neo-Confucianism | Revived ancient Confucian teachings in Song era China | 14 | |
| 5284543080 | Wang Anshi | Confucian scholar and chief minister of a Song emperor in 1070s | 15 | |
| 5284546697 | Grand Canal | Built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during the Sui dynasty | 16 | |
| 5284546698 | Junks | Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, sternpost rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders; dominant force n Asian seas east of the Malayan peninusula | 17 | |
| 5284549506 | Flying Money | Chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of he voyage; reduced danger of robbery; early form of currency | 18 | |
| 5284552518 | Movable Type | invented between 1041 and 1048 during the Song dynasty; Each movable type had on it only one Chinese character which was carved in relief on a small block of moistened clay.After the block had been hardened by fire, the type became durable and could be used anytime and anywhere. The movable type pieces could be glued to an iron plate and easily detached from the plate. | 19 | |
| 5284556544 | Explosive Powder | AKA gunpowder, used mostly for firework displays in the Tang dynasty | 20 | |
| 5284558454 | 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 house hold | 21 | |
| 5284561502 | Landscape Painting | The time from the Five Dynasties period to the Northern Song period (907-1127) is known as the "Great age of Chinese landscape". In the north, artists such as Jing Hao, Fan Kuan, and Guo Xi painted pictures of towering mountains, using strong black lines, ink wash, and sharp, dotted brushstrokes to suggest rough stone. | 22 |
