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HISTORY:
- Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.)
Three Kingdoms/Six Dynasties (220-589 A.D.)
- Northern Dynasties (317-581 A.D.)
- Northern Wei (386-535 A.D.)
Northern Qi (550-577 A.D.)
Southern Dynasties (420-589 A.D.)
Tang Dynasty (618-906 A.D.)
- Bamiyan - pilgrimage site in Afghanistan (4th-5th c. A.D.) (Fig. 5.5)
Yungang Caves, Shanxi Province (450-490 A.D.) - near Datong, capital of N. Wei
Longmen Caves, Henan Province, (495-550/559 A.D.) - near Loyang, second capital of the Northern Wei (Fig. 13.7)
Dunhuang, Gansu Province (dedicated 366 A.D.) (Fig. 13.10)
- Buddha
Bodhisattva
Sakyamuni - historic Buddha
Probhutaratna - Buddha of the Past
Maitreya - Buddha of the Future
Amitabha - Buddha of the West
Western Paradise
Kuanyin (Kannon in Japanese) - Bodhisattva of compassion and mercy
Daoism - Chinese nature philosophy
Dao - "The Way"
Confucius - Chinese political philosopher (born 551 B.C.)
stela - stone monument or tablet sculpted in relief
mandorla - a body halo
- Tea brought to China from India (c. 450 A.D.)
Flowering of Mayan urban civilization in Mexico
End of the Western Roman Empire (476 A.D.)
Mississippi valley culture in North America