| A | B |
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| Du Fu | poet of the Tang dynasty who wrote about serious subjects; a follower of Confucius |
| Empress Wu | female ruler of China |
| Sui Dynasty | followed the Han Dynasty; completed the Grand Canal |
| Tang Dynasty | under this rule the empire expanded from India to korea |
| Li Bo | Poet of the Tang dynasty; wrote poems about the delights in life |
| Zen | form of Buddhism; believed in meditation to bring enlightenment |
| Neo- Confucianism | "new Confucianism" |
| Diamond Sutra | Buddhist religious text produced in China |
| Grand Canal | world's oldest and longest waterway connecting northern and southern China |
| Xi'an | Capital city under the Tang Dynasty |
