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The period of political disorder and chaotic warfare that followed the Qin-Han era is referred to as the... |
Sui Dynasty |
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Who ruled much of China during this period, and what religion eclipsed Confucian teaching? |
Emperor Wuzong and Buddhism |
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The Dynasty that ended the period of political chaos after the fall of the Qin- Han was the... |
Song Dynasty |
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Despite problems during the Han Dynasty, what still protected them from invaders? |
The Great Wall of China |
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What made possible the rapid revival of empire under the Tang? |
examination system |
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The man responsible for the creation of the Sui Dynasty is... |
Wendi |
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What made the reunification of China under the first Sui emperor possible? |
rebuilding the bureaucracy |
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What was the primary reform enacted during the reign of the first Sui emperor? |
lowering taxes |
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Unlike his father, the second Sui emperor favored what group? |
Confucian Scholar-Gentry |
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What led to the downfall of the Sui Dynasty? |
Yangdi worked the people to hard, and they revolted |
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Who was the founder of the Tang Dynasty? |
Li Yuan |
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What were the accomplishments of the Tang Dynasty? |
The grand canal, rebuilding the bureaucracy, technological innovation |
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What was the attitude of the Tang emperors towards the Confucian Scholar-Gentry? Who did this hurt? |
they supported the Confucian teachings, this threatened the old aristocratic families and the Buddhist monastic orders |
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What ministry of the central imperial government was responsible for the administration of the examination system? |
Ministry of Rites |
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The title of "jinshi" was reserved for those who? |
passed the examination system |
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Although the examination system still existed, how did some get high office? |
Birthright/ family connections |
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Members of the elite class of China were more attracted to what variant of Buddhism? |
Chan variant of buddhism |
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Explain the teachings of Pure Land Buddhism. |
provided refuge in an age of war and turmoil |
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What Tang ruler actually attempted to have Buddhism recognized as a state religion? |
Empress Wu |
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What proved to be the most damaging attack on Buddhism's popularity with the people during the early Tang Dynasty? |
Confucian Scholar administration convenced tang rulers that Buddhism passed an economic challenge. |
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In what decade did open the persecution of Buddhism within the Chinese Empire began? |
9th century |
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What was the result of the imperial attempt to suppress Buddhism within the Chinese Empire? |
Buddhist monasteries/ shrines were destroyed |
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What was the impact on Confucian of the Tang repression of the Buddhists? |
Confucian became the central religion |
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Who was the women who gained influence and power during the later years of the Tang Dynasty? |
Yang Guifei |
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What were the problems in the last years of the Tang Dynasty? |
Tang focused too much on military, so lost money, and eventually split into individual states and had many revolts. |
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Who was step founder of the Song Dynasty? |
Zhao Kuangyin |
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The first Song Emperor restored the unity of China except for what northern dynasty? |
Liao Dynasty |
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How did the Song Empire compare to the tang in size and power? |
Song had a weaker political/ military strength than the Tang. Tang was bigger in size. |
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What accounts for the relative weakness of the Song Empire? |
imperial policy that were designed for the Tang |
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Describe the position of the Scholar-Gentry under the Song Dynasty. |
Salaries/ luxuries were increased; more people in the civil service exams |
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Who was the most prominent of the Neo-Confucian during the Song era? |
Zhu Xi |
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Wang Anshi, a prime minister in the 1070s and 1080s attempted to reform the Song government on the basis of what Confucian school of thought? |
Legalist Assumption |
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What were the reforms introduced by Wang Anshi in the face of conservative opposition? |
cheap loans, irrigation projects, taxation to higher classes, mercenaries in the army, reorganized universities. reoriented examination systems |
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What caused the flight of the Song Dynasty from their capital in northern China? |
economic condition retreat, peasants unrest grew |
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Why was the construction of the Grand Canal necessary? |
it linked the north and south for trade |
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Describe the economic development during the period of commercial expansion during the Tang and Song Dynasties. |
canal extended trade, silk routes opened, paper money introduced, flying money used , junks aided trade, artisan production increased |
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Describe the spread of growth of cities and urban areas during the Tang-Song Dynasties. |
spread of commoners and increase of population to feed urban growth |
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What was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty? |
Hangzhou |
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What were the results of the agricultural policies of the Sui and Tang Emperors? |
used to break up estates and distribute land more equally between peasants of the Empire |
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Who produced most of Chinese landscape painting in this period? |
well trained amateurs |
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What is foot binding and in what way did it serve to diminish the independence of Chinese women by the end of the Song era? |
Chinese practice for shrinking, disaffirming feet, hindered them from walking. |
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What were technological innovations of the Tang-Song era? |
ships, canals, banks, paper money |
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Which intellectual school was responsible for the production of most literary and artistic works during the Tang-Song era? |
ministry of public works |
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What group was responsible for the fall of the southern Song Dynasty in 1279? |
Mongols |
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What was the difference between primary marriages of the upper and lower classes? |
only upper class could afford extended family households |
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Describe the status of women in this Tang-Song era. |
subordinate to men, but upper class had opportunities for personal expression, no real education |
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What artisan was responsible for the development of the movable type? |
Bi Sheng |
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The outstanding poet of the tang era is... |
Li Bo |
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During the Song Dynasty the interest of Confucian intellects in nature were most apparent in their production of? |
art/ literature |