Ch. 12 Ap World History Flashcards

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