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23 Cards in this Set
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Who is Wendi?
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founder of the Sui Dynasty
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Who is Yandi?
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murdered his father Wendi, built the Grand Canal
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Who is Li Yuan?
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founder of the Tang dynasty
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Who is Empress Wu?
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first woman emperor who ruled from 690-705 supporter of Buddhism
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Who is Xuanzong?
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ruled from 713-756, he favored Yang Guifei. His reign was the height of the Tang Dynasty.
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Yang Guifei
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concubine of Xuanzong indirectly caused the decline of the Tang Dynasty
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Who is Zhao Kuangyin?
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Taizu, ended the five dynasties era, reunited China, started the Song dynasty
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Wang Anshi
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active Song's reformer
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Bi Sheng
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he devised printing technique with moveable type in mid 11th century
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Loyang
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new capitol built by Yandi in Sui
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Hangzhou
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on Yangtze, Yandi was assassinated by his ministers there in 618, also late Song capitol
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Changan
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new capitol built by Tang Taizong with the population of 2 million people
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Xi Xia
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established by the Tangut tribe from Tibet, southwest of Lao
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Lao
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founded in 907 by Khitans from Manchuria, a threat to the Song dynasty
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savuy
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political know-how
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Jinshi
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title of scholars that pass the Chinese literature exam
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sinified
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the influence of the Chinese culture
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flying money
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credit vouchers, a form of paper money
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Neoconfucians
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those who revives Confucian teachings, believe that cultivating personal morality was the highest goal for humans
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abascus
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ancient calculator
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footbinding
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the binding of a young girl's feet that causes her bones to grow inward so that when she reaches adulthood, her feet will remain small
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junks
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the best ships at the time
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Grand Canal
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a canal spearheaded by Yangdi to improve transportation to north/south
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