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| 11285418762 | Sui Dynasty | (589-618 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was like the Qin Dynasty in imposing tight political discipline; this dynasty built the Grand Canal which helped transport the rice in the south to the north. | 0 | |
| 11285418763 | Tang Dynasty | (618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system. | 1 | |
| 11285440264 | Xuan Dynasty | 2 | ||
| 11285447767 | Empress WU Zhao | Rose to power after the death of Emperor Tang Taizong, and declared herself empress in 690 | 3 | |
| 11285457364 | Chang'an | Capital of Tang dynasty; a population of 2 million, larger than any other city in the world at that time. | 4 | |
| 11285479321 | Anti-Buddhist campaign | The Anti-Buddhist Persecution initiated by Tang Emperor Wuzong reached its height in the year 845 CE. Among its purposes were to appropriate war funds and to cleanse China of foreign influences. | 5 | |
| 11285489755 | Song Dynasty | (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. | 6 | |
| 11285498088 | Moveable type (China) | • a way to mass produce books • increased literacy and bureaucrats among the lower classes. | 7 | |
| 11285501895 | Yuan Dynasty | (1279-1368 CE) The dynasty with Mongol rule in China; centralized with bureaucracy but structure is different: Mongols on top->Persian bureaucrats->Chinese bureaucrats. | 8 | |
| 11285504776 | Ming Dynasty | Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China. | 9 | |
| 11285518876 | Tribute system | Chinese method of dealing with foreign lands and peoples that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required the payment of tribute—produce of value from their countries—to the Chinese emperor (although the Chinese gifts given in return were often much more valuable). | 10 | |
| 11285518877 | Bureucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 11 | |
| 11285541127 | Civil service exam | In China, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the bureaucracy. | 12 | |
| 11285556400 | Grand Canal | Built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty; designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south; nearly 1200 miles long. | 13 | |
| 11285560763 | Neo-Confucianism | The Confucian response to Buddhism by taking Confucian and Buddhist beliefs and combining them into this. However, it is still very much Confucian in belief. | 14 | |
| 11285598719 | Footbinding | Male-imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household. | 15 | |
| 11285690817 | Shinto | A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits | 16 | |
| 11285695396 | Taiko Reforms | 645 CE • Bureaucratic & legal reforms modeled after the Tang Dynasty's in China borrowed from Prince Shotoku. • The reforms were enacted after his death. | 17 | |
| 11285710382 | Heinz Period/Fujiwara | 18 | ||
| 11285714077 | Shogun | In feudal Japan, a noble similar to a duke. They were the military commanders and the actual rulers of Japan for many centuries while the Emperor was a powerless spiritual figure. | 19 | |
| 11285716761 | Diamyo | 20 | ||
| 11285723039 | Bushido | 21 | ||
| 11285731343 | Zen/Chan Buddhism | Form of Mahayana Buddhism that teaches that the real truth about life comes from intuitive flashes of insight. | 22 | |
| 11285732879 | Delhi Sultanate | (1206-1526 CE) The successors of Mahmud of Ghazni mounted more campaigns, but directed their goals to creating this empire. | 23 |
