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Chapter 12 - Key Terms

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Wendi   from prominent northern family during Sui dynasty; daughter married ruler in Zhou empire and he seized the throne; gained support of military, conquered Chens kingdom 589; lowered taxes and built granaries  
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Li Yuan   Also known as Duke of Tang and minister of Yandi; helped keep military order under Yangdi; took over empire after his assasination; 1st emperor of Tang dynasty 626  
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Pure Land Buddhism   emphasized salvetations aspects of Chinese buddhism; popular among Chinese; many converted to Mahayana Buddhism because it provided refuge from war and unrest  
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Wei   Poisoned her husband and put her son on the throne @ 700 C.E.; there was a palace revolt but another prince won  
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Wuzong   Chinese emperor of Tang dynasties who persecuted Buddhists by destroying monastaries giving land to taxpaying landlords and peasants; reduced Buddhist influence  
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Yang Guifei   A woman belonging to harem of Tang prince; Xuanzong was infactuated with her after his 2nd wife died; her family got to have a role in court politics; she was executed by military after a revolt  
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Zhao Kuangyin   Founder of Song dynasty; originally a general following fall of Tang; took title of Taizu; was an honest, fearless warrior who was scholarly  
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Zhu Xi   Most dominate of neo confusion scholars during the Song dynasty; stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life and action  
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Wang Anshi   Confucian scholar and chief minister of a Song emperor in 1070's; introduced sweeping reforms based on legalists; advocated greater state intervention in society; could tell dynasty would collapse; cheap loans to encourage agriculture  
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Southern Song   Rump state of Song dynasty from 1127 - 1279; carved out of much larger domains ruled by the Tang and northern Song; reign was most glorious in Chinese history  
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Junks   Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, sternpost, rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders; dominant force in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula; had gunpowder propelled rockets for self defense  
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Flying money   money credit instruments that provided credit vouchers to merchant to be redeemed at the end of the voyage; reduced danger of robbery; early form of currency  
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Footbinding   Made to make womens feet smaller; produced pain and restricted womens movement; made it easier to confine women to the household; upperclass men had preference for women with small feet which spread all the way down to the peasant class  
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Gunpowder   Used for fireworks; later used in wars; one of the most important technological advances in the Tang era; first used for fireworks, later explosive powder wass used by armies in grenades and bombs  
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Li Bo   Most famous poet in Tang era; blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings; celebrated the natural world  
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