Classical Imperial China Flashcards
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221516507 | Sui Empire | Who was the Precursor to the Tang Empire? | 0 | |
221516508 | Emperor Wendi | Reunified the North and the South | 1 | |
221516509 | X'ian | Where was the capital of the Sui Empire? | 2 | |
221516510 | Yangdi | Who succeeded Emperor Wendi? | 3 | |
221516511 | Assassination | What happens due to Emperor Yangdi because of his tyrannical rule and disloyalty? | 4 | |
221516512 | Li Yuan | Who succeeded Emperor Yangdi? | 5 | |
221516513 | Kow-towing | How to act when in the presense of the emperor. | 6 | |
221516514 | Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism | What were the main belief systems in China? | 7 | |
221516515 | Arabs | Who stops the Chinese Westward Expansion? | 8 | |
221516516 | Family size | What was the tax system based off of during the Tang Empire? | 9 | |
221516517 | Civil Service Exam | Creation of bureaucrats which led to uniformity and consistency of governing | 10 | |
221516518 | Jinshi | Distinguished gentlemen | 11 | |
221516519 | Buddhism | What religion did the Tang Empire promote? | 12 | |
221516520 | True | T/F During the Tang Empire, the Chinese were trading internationally. | 13 | |
221516521 | Flying Money | What term was used to describe Tang China's commerce? | 14 | |
221516522 | Taizong | Peaceful ruler of the Tang; Confucian in nature, who focused one expanding the borders of China | 15 | |
221516523 | Wu-tse-Tien | First female Empress; focused on Buddhism, due to its importance to women in society | 16 | |
221516524 | Xuanzong | Tang emperor who reduced the Buddhist influence; named the "brilliant monarch" | 17 | |
221516525 | Eunuchs | Castrated men who served the mistresses of the Emperor | 18 |