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Period of the Six Dynasties
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Era from 220 to 589 c.e.; featured endless wars fought by the patchwork of regional kingdoms...
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Wendi
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Emperor of North China, conquered and divided Chen kingdom
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Yangdi
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Second member of Sui dynasty; murdered his father to gain throne; restored Confucian examination...
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Li Yuan
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(566-635); Also known as Duke of Tang; minister for Yangdi; took over empire following assassination...
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Ministry of Rites
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Administered examinations to students from Chinese government schools or those recommended...
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Jinshi
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Title granted to students who passed the most difficult Chinese examination on all of Chinese...
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Chan Buddhism
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Known as Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty;...
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Mahayana (Pure Land)
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Emphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism; popular among masses of Chinese society
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Yang Guifei
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Royal Concubine during reign of Xuanzong; introduction of relatives into royal administration...
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Khitan Nomads
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Nomadic peoples of Manchuria; militarily superior to Song dynasty China but influenced by Chinese...
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Southern Song
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Rump state of Song dynasty from 1127 to 1279; carved out of much larder domains ruled by the...
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Jurchens
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Founders of the Qin kingdom that succeeded the Liao in northern China; annexed most of the...
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Grand Canal
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Built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty; designed to link the original...
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Junks
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Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, sternpost rudders, compasses, and bamboo...
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Flying money
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Chinese credit instrument that provided credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the...
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Changan/Xian
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Capital of Dynasty, formerly known as Xian,
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Hangzhou
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Port in E China, capital of Zhejiang province, on Hangzhou Sea (an inlet of the East...
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Footbinding
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Practice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; produced...
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Li Bo
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(701-762); Most famous poet of the Tang era; blended images of the mundane world with philosophical...
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Taika Reforms
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Attempt to remake Japanese monarch into an absolute Chinese-style emperor; included attempts...
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Heian
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Capital city of Japan, created by emperor Kammu, Tried to control Buddhist monks
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Tale of Genji
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Written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any language; relates life history of prominent and...
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Fujiwara
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Japanese aristocratic family in mid-9th century; exercised exceptional influence over imperial...
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Bushi
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Regional warrior leaders in japan; ruled small kingdoms from fortresses; administered the law,...
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Samurai
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Mounted troops of Japanaese warrior leaders (bush); loyal to local lords; not the emperor
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Seppuku
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Ritual suicide or disembowelment in Japan; commonly known in West as hara-kiri; demonstrated...
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Gempei wars
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Waged for five years from 1180, on Honshu b/w Taira and Minamoto families; resulted in destructed...
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Bakufu
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Military government established by the Minamoto following the Gempei wars; centered at Kamakura;...
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Shoguns
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Military leaders of the bakufu (military governments in Japan)
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Ashikaga Takuaji
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Member of the Minamoto family; overthrew the Kamakura regime and established the Ashikaga Shogunate...
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Daimyos
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Warlord rulers of 300 small states following civil war and disruption of Ashikaga Shogunate;...
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Choson
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Earliest Korean kingdom; conquered by Han emperor in 109 BCE
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Koguryo
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Tribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of...
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Sinification
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Extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions; typical of Korea and Japan, less...
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Silla
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Independent Korean kingdom in southeastern part of peninsula; defeated by rival Silla kingdom...
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Yi
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Korean dynasty that succeeded Koryo dynasty following period of Mongol invasions; established...
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Khmers
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Indianized rivals of the Vietnamese; moved into Mekong River delta region at time of Vietnamese...
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Chams
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Indianied rivals of the Vietnamese; driven into the highlands by the successful Vietnamese...
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Nguyen
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Rival Vietnamese dynasty that arose in southern Vietnam to challenge traditional dynasty of...
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