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7783038124Sui Dynastywas a short-lived imperial dynasty of China of pivotal significance.0
7783038125Tang Dynastywas an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture.1
7783040470Xuan Zong- Emperor of Tang - also commonly known as Emperor Ming of Tang or Illustrious August, personal name Li Longji, also known as Wu Longji from 690 to 705, -was the seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty in China, reigning from 713 to 756 C.E2
7783040471Empress Wu Zhao- alternatively named Wu Zetian - also referred to in English as Empress Consort Wu or by the deprecated term "Empress Wu", was a Chinese sovereign who ruled unofficially as empress consort and empress dowager3
7783042041Chang'an- was an ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history, today known as Xi'an - By the time of the Ming dynasty, the name was again changed to Xi'an, meaning "Western Peace", which has remained its name to the present day.4
7783047417Anti-Buddhist Campaigninitiated by Tang Emperor Wuzong reached its height in the year 845 AD. Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse China of foreign influences.5
7783047418Song Dynastythe imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy. Song, Sung, Sung dynasty Type of: dynasty. a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family.6
7783050564moveable type (China)- The world's first movable type printing press technology for printing paper books was made of porcelain materials - was invented around AD 1040 in China during the Northern Song Dynasty by the inventor Bi Sheng (990-1051).7
7783052085Yuan DynastyIt was the khanate ruled by the successors of Möngke Khan after the division of the Mongol Empire. In official Chinese histories, the Yuan dynasty bore the Mandate of Heaven, following the Song dynasty and preceding the Ming dynasty.8
7783052086Ming DynastyA major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The Ming Dynasty is known for its porcelain and enamel-based decorative art.9
7783053689tribute systemthe Imperial Chinese tributary system was the network of trade and foreign relations between China and its tributaries, which helped to shape much of East Asian affairs.10
7783053690bureaucracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.11
7783055657civil service examare examinations implemented in various countries for recruitment and admission to the civil service. intended as a method to achieve an effective, rational public administration on a merit system.12
7783057679Grand CanalAn inland waterway, about 1,115 mi long, of eastern China extending from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south. Begun in the sixth to fifth century bc, it was extended in the seventh century ad and completed in the 13th century13
7783060223Neo-Confucianisma movement in religious philosophy derived from Confucianism in China around AD 1000 in response to the ideas of Taoism and Buddhism.14
7783062946Footbindingthe compressing of the feet of girls with tight bandages so as to keep the feet from being over three or four inches long. (mostly used in China)15

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