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The era between 220 and 589 that featured endless wars fought by the patchwork of regional kingdoms following the fall of the Han in China was referred to as the __________.
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__________ was a member of a prominent northern family following the fall of the Han who proclaimed himself emperor and established the Sui dynasty.
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The second member of the Sui dynasty __________ murdered his father to gain the throne, then restored the Confucian examination system.
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Minister for Yangdi, __________ the Duke of Tang, took over the empire following the assassination of the last emperor of the Sui dynasty.
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The __________ administered examinations to students from Chinese government schools or those recommended by distinguished scholars.
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The title granted to those students who passed the most difficult Chinese examinations on all of Chinese literature was __________.
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The __________ variant of Buddhism, more attractive to the members of the Chinese elite, stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty.
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The __________ variant of Buddhism emphasized the salvationist aspects of the faith and appealed to the masses of Chinese society.
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__________ was the emperor of the Tang dynasty who openly persecuted the Buddhist monasteries beginning in 840.
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Raised to the status of royal concubine during the reign of Xuanzong, __________ introduced members of her family into the administration leading to revolt.
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A general of nomadic orignins named __________ led a widely supported revolt to depose the Tang dynasty in 755.
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Originally a general following the fall of the Tang, __________ was the founder of the Song dynasty.
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The most prominent of the Neo-Confucian scholars during the Song dynasty, __________ stressed the importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life and action.
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__________ was a Confucian scholar and chief minister of a Song emperor in the 1070s who introduced sweeping reforms based on the Legalists.
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The nomadic __________ were the founders of the Qin kingdom that succeeded the Liao in northern China and forced the Song to flee to the south.
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The rump state of the Song dynasty from 1127 to 1279 was referred to as the __________.
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Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, stern-post rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders were called __________.
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__________ was a Chinese credit instrument that provided vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage.
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The capital of the Tang dynasty with a population of two million was __________.
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__________ was the capital of the later Song dynasty.
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The Chinese counterpart of the Islamic veil and seclusion, __________ produced pain and restricted women's movement outside the household.
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The most famous poet of the Tang era, __________ blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings.
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