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| 8509637938 | Sui Dynasty | 589-618 | 0 | |
| 8509631873 | Wendi | AKA Yang Jian, first ruler of the Sui dynasty, dramatically increased size of empire. | 1 | |
| 8509634034 | Yangdi | Murdered Wendi, his father, and took the throne, extending the empire further and made legal and education reforms; Assassinated in 618. | 2 | |
| 8509652818 | Grand Canal | built by peasants ordered by Yangdi during the Sui Dynasty; linked North to South, nearly 1200 miles long. | 3 | |
| 8509653327 | Tang Dynasty | 618-907 | 4 | |
| 8509650898 | Li Yuan | Duke of Tang, took over after the assassination of Yangdi in 618; First emperor of the Tang Dynasty. | 5 | |
| 8509666518 | Chang'an | Capital city of Tang Dynasty, contained 2 million people, the largest city in the world at that time. | 6 | |
| 8509668875 | Ministry of Rites | administered examinations to students from government schools. | 7 | |
| 8509702403 | Empress Wu | Tang ruler from 690-705; wanted to elevate Buddhism to state religion; created multistory sculptures of Buddha. | 8 | |
| 8509710710 | Emperor Wuzong | Tang ruler from 841-847; persecuted and restricted Buddhism, destroying monasteries and supporting Confucianism. | 9 | |
| 8509731800 | Yang Guifei | Royal concubine during the reign of Xuanzong; introduction of her relatives into the royal administration led to revolt and her execution. | 10 | |
| 8509741131 | Song Dynasty | 960-1279 | 11 | |
| 8509742199 | Zhao Kuangyin | AKA Emperor Taizu, founded Song Dynasty; took back over all rivals except northern Liao Dynasty, led by Khitan. | 12 | |
| 8509761157 | Zhu Xi | most prominent of the Neo-Confucian scholars during the Song Dynasty. | 13 | |
| 8509762950 | neo-Confucians | revived ancient Confucian teachings during the Song era. | 14 | |
| 8509772954 | Southern Song Dynasty | 1167-1279 | 15 | |
| 8509810152 | Li Bo | most famous poet of the Tang Era; blended philosophy with the world. | 16 |
