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turbulent time between Zhou and Qin dynasty marked by chaos/disunity

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Warring states period

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turbulent time between Han and Sui marked by chaos/disunity 6 different dynasties all weak

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Era of division

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first politically centralized dynasty following fall of Han and Era of division

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Sui Dynasty

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Duke of Tang first Tang emperor

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Li Yuan

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powerful medieval chinese dynasty following collapse of Sui capital at Chang’an

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Tang dynasty

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capital city of Han , Sui, Tang dynasties

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Chang’an

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Tang ruler know for empires expansion

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Tang Taizong

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educated upper class, elite who worked for chinese gov’t

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scholar gentry

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examinations based on confucianism needed to be passed to obtain gov’t jobs

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civil service system

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subservient relationship

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tributary system

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Nickname given to China belief they were the center of the universe

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the “Middle Kingdom”

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ceremonial ritual tributary delegations had to preform when presenting tributento chinese emperor

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kowtow

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land redistribution system began by Tang in order to limit power of aristocratic land owning families

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equal-field system

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man made water way linking Yangtze and Huang He rivers for trade/transportation

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Grand Canal

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Tang dynasty poet writings reflected free spirit/love of nature

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Li Bo

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Tang dynasty poet writings were formal and concerned with justice

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Du Fu

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buddhism sect, east asia, empasis of meditation

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Chan (Zen)

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nomadic turkish people helped tang emperor put down rebellions in 750s, attacked and stole Chang’an

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uighurs

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powerful medieval Chinese dynasty following collapse of
Tang

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Song dynasty

20
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Pastoral nomads set up the Liao Empire in China’s northern frontier

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Khitan

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Pastoral nomads who set up the Xi Xia Empire in China’s western lands

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Minyak

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Northern nomadic group, forced the Song into a reverse tributary relationship

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Jurchen

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Original capital city of the Song dynasty; given up after invasion by the Jurchen

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Kaifeng

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New interpretation of Confucianism, developed in the Middle Ages, based on
teachings of Mencius and Buddhism

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Neo-Confucianism

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Confucian contemporary scholar who combined Buddhism and Confucianism

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Mencius

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Female Tang empress, legitimized her rule by claiming to be an incarnation of Buddha

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Wu Zhao

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Song dynasty female poet

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Li Qingzhao

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Three political organizations of early Korea – Koguryo, Paekche and Silla

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“The Three
Kingdoms”

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First politically unified Korean dynasty

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Silla Dynasty

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Second politically unified Korean dynasty

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Koryo Dynasty

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Green-glazed porcelain, became a highly valued art form in Korea

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celadon

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Early agricultural settlers in the Red River delta of modern Vietnam

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Viets

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Japanese indigenous religion based on spirits in nature known collectively as the kami

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Shintoism

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Polytheistic Shinto gods and goddesses

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kami

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Medieval shogunate family who ruled Japan during the Heian Era

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Fujiwara family

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Capitals of Japan during Heian Era, ruled over by Fujiwara Shogunate

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Nara & Kyoto

37
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Rule of Fujiwara Shogunate in Japan

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Heian Era

38
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Novel written by Murasaki Shikibu, fictional tale, loosely based on Fujiwara clan

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The Tale of Genji

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Second medieval shogunate family who ruled after the collapse of the Fujiwara

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Minamoto family

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Supreme military ruler, held most semi-centralized political authority

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shogun

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“tent”/military government run by a shogun, emperor has no real political power

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bakufu

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Japanese warriors who protect the daimyo (local warlord families) and owed loyalty to the shogun

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samurai

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Buddhist temple built near Nara, largest wooden building built in history

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Todaji Temple

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Code of conduct followed by Japanese samurai warriors, involved piety, respect for the enemy in battle and ritual suicide

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bushido code

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Ritual suicide performed by a samurai warrior who broke the code of Bushido in order to atone for his sins and bring honor back to his family

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seppuku

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