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7996397844KamiSacred spirits of Japan, whether ancestors or natural phenomena their worship much later came to be called Shinto0
7996397845Foot BindingChinese practice of tightly wrapping girls' feet to keep them small1
7996397846Neo-ConfucianismA philosophy that emerged in Song-Dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements2
7996397847Murasaki ShikibuPerhaps Japan's greatest author, a woman active at the Heian court who is best known for the Tale of Genji, which she wrote around 1000 CE3
7996397848Tribute SystemChinese method of dealing with foreign lands and people that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required the payment of tribute--produce of value from their countries--to the Chinese emperor4
7996397849Sui DynastyRuling dynasty of Chine (581-618) that effectively reunited the country after several centuries of political fragmentation5
7996397850SamuraiMembers of Japan's warrior class, which developed as political power became increasingly decentralized6
7996397851NaraJapan's first captial city, modeled on the Chinese capital of Chang'an7
7996397852UighursTurkic empire of the steppes; flourished in the eighth century CE8
7996397853YiKorean Dynasty (1392-1910)9
7996397854Tang DynastyRuling dynasty of China from 618 to 907; noted for it openess foreign cultural influence10
7996397855JurchenA nomadic people who established a state that included parts of northern China (1115-1234)11
7996397856Silla DynastyThe first ruling dynasty to bring a measure of political unity to the Korean peninsula12
7996397857Song Dynasty Economic RevolutionA major ecomonic quickening that took place in China under the Song dynasty (960-1279); marked by rapid population growth, urbanization, economic specialization, the development of an immense network in industrial production and innovation13
7996397858HeianJapan's second captial city (now known as Kyoto), modeled on the Chinese captial of Chang'an14
7996397859Trung SistersTwo Vietnamese sisters who launched a major revolt against the Chinese presence in Vietnam in 39 CE15
7996397860The Grand CanalConnected Yangsee and Yellow rivers, good for trade, brought in faster growing rice16
7996397861Silk Roads17
7996397862Black deathspread through trade deathly disease18
7996397863srivijayaeast Asian city affected by indian culture19
7996397864borobudurhuge Buddhist monument constructed in ninth century20
7996397865Swahili civilizationsfarmed and fished and traded21
7996397866Sand roadstrade routes through like the saharah22
7996397867Great zimbabweconnected to growth in gold very wealthy23
7996397868Ghana, mali, and Songhaycitystates of the hausa people, court life, great riches24
7996397869hangzhouCapital of later Song dynasty; located near East China Sea; permitted overseas trading; population exceeded 1 million25
7996397870xiongnuThe nomadic people who lived in the steppes above China. They constantly raided China during the Han dynasty but were China's only connection of trade to the west.26
7996397871hangulKorean alphabet27
7996397872Chu Nom"Southern Script" Varitation of chinease writing Vietnamese28
7996397873Shotoku TaishiLauched series of large scale mission to china, japenese people to china then they brought back what they learned29
7996397874Bushidothe way of the warrior, celebration of the samurai and military japans30
7996397875Chinease BuddismReceived from india, only large scale borrowing in china31
7996397876Emperor WendiA noble. Won control of northern China with support of nomadic military leaders. In 589, he defeated the Chen kingdom, which ruled most of the south; established Sui dynasty as ruler. He won popularity by lowering taxes and establishing granaries to ensure a stable, cheap food supply.32

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