AP World History Ch 9

Under this dynasty, China regained unity. This age was signified by the building fo the Grand Canal that unified China.

Maintained a civil service system by drafting officials through standardized examinations and recommendations to office.

Private finance grew, linking the coast to the inland. Marked by commercial expansion. Trade increasedd extensively.

Has been one of the most prosperous cities of China for the last 1000 years.

Practice in Song society to break women's feet in order to make them smaller which made it easier to confine women to the household.

The tribute system was a set of practices that required non-Chinese authorities to acknowledge Chinese superiority. Tribute countries had to pay money to China.

Xiongnu raids in northern China and china recognized the nomadic state as a political equal.

Both the peoples established states that encompassed parts of northern China.

Maintained political independence while still paying tribute to China.

KOREA developed a phonetic alphabet known as hangul

a variation of Chinese writing developed by the Vietnamese

Two sisters that caused and uprising against the Chinese

Japanese aristocrat who sent missions to China to strenghten minds

Bravery, loyalty, endurance, and honor; the way of the warrior used by samurai

Generally Mahayana Buddhism, buddha was a god

Sui emperor that there was a support for Buddhism