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WHAP Midterms-12
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History
10th Grade
01/15/2009

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Ministry of Public Rites
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people that gave examinations to Chinese government students.
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Jinshi
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the title students earned after they passed the most difficult exam on Chinese literature.
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Chan/Zen Buddhism
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a type of Buddhism that stressed meditation and appreciation of nature's beauty.
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Pureland/Mahayana Buddhism
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a type of Buddhism that emphasized salvationist views.
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Wuzong
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a CHinese empreor during the Tang Dynasty
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Zhu Xi
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the most famous neo-Confucian scholar during the Song Dynasty.
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Zhao Kuangyin
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a general after the fall of Tang.
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Neo-confucian
Definition
a type of Confucianism founded/developed in the Song Dynasty.
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Junks
Definition
Chinese ships with watertight bulkheads, stern post rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders.
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Jurchens
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founders of the Qin Kingdom that succeeded the Liao.
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Flying money
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a credit instrument that merchants used to receive money at the end of their voyage.
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footbinding
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to bind Chinese women feet and restrict their movement.
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Bi Sheng
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invented the movable type printer.
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Li Bo
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the most famous poet during the Tang Dynasty.
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Li Yuan
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the Duke of Tang and the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
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The Era of Division
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when China was plagued with nomadic invasions and regional wars after the fall of the Han Dynasty.
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Wendi
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a member of a northern chinese noble family; established Sui Dynasty.
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Wang Anshi
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a Confucian scholar and chief minister of a Song emperor.
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Empress Wu
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a ruler of China during the Tang Dynasty.
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