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| 3724532526 | What was the Era of Division? | When Chin was split up into a series of states that were not ruled by a single ruler. | 0 | |
| 3724534900 | What was the capital of the Southern Song dynasty? | Hangzhou | 1 | |
| 3724537473 | Describe the urbanization of the Tang- Song era. | Trade flourished Towns turned into cities job specialization 10% of people in cities | 2 | |
| 3724542200 | What dynasty ended the period of political chaos after the fall of the Qin- Han? | Sui Dynasty | 3 | |
| 3724545225 | What made possible the rapid revival of the empire under the Tang? | lowers taxes treaties with nomadic invaders fixed Great Wall Confucian Idealology | 4 | |
| 3724548264 | Who was the man responsible for the creation of the Sui dynasty? | Wendi | 5 | |
| 3724551517 | Who murdered and took the throne from Wendi? | Yuangdi | 6 | |
| 3724556150 | What made the reunification of China under the first Sui emperor possible? | Treaties with nomadic invaders nomadic commanders | 7 | |
| 3724589226 | What was the primary reform enacted during the reign of the first Sui emperor? | restablished the core areas of China public graineries lowers taxes | 8 | |
| 3724560357 | Unlike his father, who did the second Sui emperor favor? | Confucians the upper class | 9 | |
| 3724563263 | What led to the downfall of the Sui dynasty? | overspreading of military campaigns | 10 | |
| 3724568140 | Who was the founder of the Tang dynasty? | Li Yuan | 11 | |
| 3724571632 | Concerning the extent of the Tang empire, how did it compare to Han China and modern day China? | large longer more advancements | 12 | |
| 3724575809 | What was the attitude of the Tang emperors toward the Confucian scholar-gentry? | offset aristocrats valued them for education arts | 13 | |
| 3724585997 | What ministry of the central imperial government was responsible for the administration of the examination system? | Ministry of Rights | 14 | |
| 3724599572 | How did one earn the title of jinshi? How was one rewarded for the title? | 1)Passed difficult service exams 2) high respect, better jobs, different cloths, security | 15 | |
| 3724604744 | Did birth and family connections continue to be important for entry in the Chinese bureaucracy. | Yes still influential especially towards the emperor. | 16 | |
| 3724608076 | Members of the elite class of China were more attracted to what variant of Buddhism? | Chan | 17 | |
| 3724614062 | Describe Pure Land Buddhism: | 1) It was founded by Chinese monks 2) It appealed to the Chinese commoners 3) It was a salvationist variant of Buddhism 4) It offered a refuge from war and turmoil | 18 | |
| 3724618313 | What Tang ruler actually attempted to have Buddhism recognized as a state religion? | Empress Wu | 19 | |
| 3724625412 | What proved to be the most damaging attack on Buddhism's popularity with the people during the early Tang dynasty? | lost money cannot be taxed government money wasted | 20 | |
| 3724628999 | In what decade did open persecution of Buddhism within the Chinese empire begin? | 840 | 21 | |
| 3724637765 | What was the impact on Buddhism as a result of the imperial attempt by the Tang to suppress Buddhism within the Chinese empire? | became less popular monastary attacked never the same political influence | 22 | |
| 3724644576 | What was the impact on Confucianism of the Tang repression of the Buddhists? | confucian came to power central idealogy | 23 | |
| 3724647508 | Which emperor's reign marked the high point of the Tang power? | Xuanzong | 24 | |
| 3724650162 | What were problems of the late Tang dynasty? | 1) The revolt of An Lushan 2) the entry of nomads into large areas of the nothern China plain 3) The Huang -chao rebellion 4) Independant rulers collected their own taxes | 25 | |
| 3724654331 | Who was the founder of the Song dynasty? | Zhao Kuangyin | 26 | |
| 3724659475 | The first Song emperor restored the unity of China EXCEPT for what northern dynasty? | Liao Dynasty | 27 | |
| 3724662578 | How did the Song empire compare to the Tang? | smaller but succesful less unity | 28 | |
| 3724668697 | Describe the position of the scholar-gentry under the Song dynasty? | scholar-gentry = better then aristocrats | 29 | |
| 3724671927 | Who was the most prominent of the neo-Confucians during the Song era? | Zhu Xi | 30 | |
| 3724676129 | Describe the impact of the development of the neo-Confucian schools of thought? | enforce patriorical school of thought hostle to forein phylisophical system reinfored gender roles | 31 | |
| 3724692416 | Wang Anshi, a prime minister on the 1070's and 1080's attempted to reform Song government on the basis of the Confucian school of thought? | Legalist | 32 | |
| 3724714313 | What reforms did Wang Anshi introduce in the face of conservative opposition? | 1)the introduction of the government-assisted irrigation projects to encourage agricultural expansion 2) Taxation of the landlord and scholary classes 3) the establishment of well-trained mercenary forces 4) Reorganization of university education | 33 | |
| 3724717539 | What caused the flight of the Song dynasty from its capital in northern China? | Jurchens | 34 | |
| 3724720585 | Why was the construction of the Grand Canal necessary? | Major flood of the Yangtze population shift connect the north and south | 35 | |
| 3724726820 | What were some economic developments during the period of the commercial expansion during the Tang and Song dynasty? | increased trade new innovations of trade flying money military domination of the sea | 36 | |
| 3724730820 | What were some the agricultural policies of the Sui and Tang emperors? | state giving land to peasants | 37 | |
| 3724740578 | What was a primary difference between marriges, families, and household of upper and lower classes in Tang-Song China? | High class women had more rights/ foot-binding/ curved roofs | 38 | |
| 3724745010 | Which of the following statements concerning the status of women in the Tang-Song era is most accurate? | The assertian of male dominace within the family was especially pronounced in the thinking of the neo-Confucian philosophers. | 39 | |
| 3724746220 | Describe Chinese landscaping: | the painting stood for bigger philosophical ideas | 40 | |
| 3724751325 | In what way did foot-binding serve to diminish the independence of the Chinese women by the end of the Song era? | It was uncomfortable and prevented them from leaving the house | 41 | |
| 3724756438 | What were two technological innovations of the Tang-Song era? Explain their impact. | flying money: better to move junks: faster travel | 42 | |
| 3724762093 | What intellectual school was responsible for the production of the most literary and artistic works during the Tang-Song era? | Confucianism | 43 | |
| 3724766440 | What artisan was responsible for the development of movable type? | Shang | 44 | |
| 3724770498 | What was the most outstanding poet of the Tang era? | Li Bo | 45 | |
| 3724775978 | During the Song dynasty the interest of Confucian intellectuals in nature was the most apparent in their production of _________. | landscape paintings | 46 | |
| 3724784461 | What group was responsible for the fall of the southern Song dynasty in 1279? | Mongols | 47 |
