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| 5768452943 | The period of political disorder and chaotic warfare that followed the Qin-Han era is referred to as the | Era of Division. | 0 | |
| 5768452944 | What was the capital of the southern Song dynasty? | Hangzhou | 1 | |
| 5768452945 | Which of the following statements concerning urbanization in China during the Tang-Song era is most accurate? | Chinese urbanization mushroomed during the Tang-Song era with a higher proportion of the population living in cities. | 2 | |
| 5768452946 | The dynasty that ended the period of political chaos after the fall of the Qin-Han was the | Sui. | 3 | |
| 5768452947 | What made possible the rapid revival of empire under the Tang? | The rebuilding of the imperial bureaucracy using Confucian ideology | 4 | |
| 5768452948 | The man responsible for the creation of the Sui dynasty was | Wendi. | 5 | |
| 5768452949 | Which kingdom was conquered by Wendi in 589? | Chen | 6 | |
| 5768452950 | What made the reunification of China under the first Sui emperor possible? | The support of the nomadic warrior elite | 7 | |
| 5768452951 | What was the primary reform enacted during the reign of the first Sui emperor? | The creation of granaries to relieve the threat of famine | 8 | |
| 5768452952 | Unlike his father, the second Sui emperor favored | the Confucian scholar-gentry class. | 9 | |
| 5768452953 | What led to the downfall of the Sui dynasty? | Unsuccessful military campaigns | 10 | |
| 5768452954 | Who was the founder of the Tang dynasty? | Li Yuan | 11 | |
| 5768452955 | Which of the following statements concerning the extent of the Tang empire is most accurate? | The Tang built an empire that was far larger than the Han, an empire whose boundaries in many directions extended beyond the borders of modern China. | 12 | |
| 5768452956 | What was the attitude of the Tang emperors toward the Confucian scholar-gentry? | The Tang supported the rebirth of the Confucian scholar-gentry, often at the expense of the aristocracy. | 13 | |
| 5768452957 | What ministry of the central imperial government was responsible for the administration of the examination system? | Rites | 14 | |
| 5768452958 | The title of jinshi was reserved for those who | passed the most difficult exams on Chinese literature. | 15 | |
| 5768452959 | Which of the following statements concerning entry into the Chinese bureaucracy is most accurate? | Birth and family connections continued to be important in securing high office. | 16 | |
| 5768452960 | Members of the elite class of China were more attracted to what variant of Buddhism? | Chan | 17 | |
| 5768452961 | Which of the following descriptions of Pure Land Buddhism is NOT accurate? | It was founded by Chinese monks. | 18 | |
| 5768452962 | What Tang ruler actually attempted to have Buddhism recognized as a state religion? | Empress Wu | 19 | |
| 5768452963 | What proved to be the most damaging attack on Buddhism's popularity with the people during the early Tang dynasty? | The Confucians; successful campaign to convince the emperor that the Buddhist monastic establishment represented an economic threat | 20 | |
| 5768452964 | In what decade did open persecution of Buddhism within the Chinese empire begin? | 840s | 21 | |
| 5768452965 | What was the result of the imperial attempt by the Tang to suppress Buddhism within the Chinese empire? | Buddhism survived the repression, but in a reduced state without the political influence of the early Tang years. | 22 | |
| 5768452966 | What was the impact on Confucianism of the Tang repression of the Buddhists? | Confucianism emerged as the central ideology of Chinese civilization until the 20th century. | 23 | |
| 5768452967 | Which emperor's reign marked the high point of the Tang power? | Xuanzong | 24 | |
| 5768452968 | Which of the following was NOT a problem during the last years of the Tang dynasty? | A Buddhist rebellion in southern China | 25 | |
| 5768452969 | Who was the founder of the Song dynasty? | Zhao Kuangyin | 26 | |
| 5768452970 | The first Song emperor restored the unity of China EXCEPT for what northern dynasty? | Liao | 27 | |
| 5768452971 | How did the Song Empire compare to the Tang? | The Song empire was smaller in territorial extent than the Tang Empire. | 28 | |
| 5768452972 | Which of the following statements most accurately describes the position of the scholar-gentry under the Song dynasty? | The domination of the scholar-gentry over its aristocratic and Buddhist rivals was fully secured in the Song era. | 29 | |
| 5768452973 | Who was the most prominent of the neo-Confucians during the Song era? | Zhu Xi | 30 | |
| 5768452974 | Which of the following was NOT an eventual impact of the development of neo-Confucian schools of thought? | Destruction of the mandarins | 31 | |
| 5768452975 | Wang Anshi, a prime minister in the 1070s and 1080s attempted to reform Song government on the basis of what Confucian school of thought? | Legalism | 32 | |
| 5768452976 | Which of the following was NOT one of the reforms introduced by Wang Anshi in the face of conservative opposition? | The end of tribute payments to nomadic dynasties on the northern border | 33 | |
| 5768452977 | What caused the flight of the Song dynasty from its capital in northern China? | The invasions of the Jurchens who had formed the Qin kingdom | 34 | |
| 5768452978 | Why was the construction of the Grand Canal necessary? | The Yangtze River valley was becoming the major food-producing region of China by the late Tang era. | 35 | |
| 5768452979 | Which of the following was NOT an economic development during the period of commercial expansion during the Tang and Song dynasties? | Military domination of the seas | 36 | |
| 5768452980 | Which of the following was NOT a result of the agricultural policies of the Sui and Tang emperors? | The scholar-gentry were removed as landlords. | 37 | |
| 5768452981 | What was a primary difference between marriages, families, and households of the upper and lower classes in Tang-Song China? | Extended family households were more common in upper-class households than in lower-class ones. | 38 | |
| 5768452982 | Which of the following statements concerning the status of women in the Tang-Song era is most accurate? | The assertion of male dominance within the family was especially pronounced in the thinking of the neo-Confucian philosophers. | 39 | |
| 5768452983 | Which of the following statements about Chinese landscape painting is most accurate? | Members of the ruling political elite in China produced many of the paintings in the Song era. | 40 | |
| 5768452984 | In what way did foot-binding serve to diminish the independence of Chinese women by the end of the Song era? | Foot-binding sufficiently crippled women to effectively confine their mobility to their household. | 41 | |
| 5768452985 | Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation of the Tang-Song era? | Paper | 42 | |
| 5768452986 | Which of the following intellectual schools was responsible for the production of most literary and artistic works during the Tang-Song era? | Confucian | 43 | |
| 5768452987 | What artisan was responsible for the development of movable type? | Bi Sheng | 44 | |
| 5768452988 | The outstanding poet of the Tang era was | Li Bo. | 45 | |
| 5768452989 | During the Song dynasty the interest of Confucian intellectuals in nature was most apparent in their production of | landscape paintings. | 46 | |
| 5768452990 | What group was responsible for the fall of the southern Song dynasty in 1279? | Mongols | 47 |
