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Global Studies
Sui, T'ang, and Song Dynasties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How long did the era of six dynasties last? | 400 years |
| During the era of six dynasties, chieftains tried but could not consolidate power. Why? | factionalism |
| Each province acted as its own country. It was not a unified nation. Who governed these provinces? Were these the same people to which taxes were paid? | chieftains |
| Which dynasty accepted Buddhism and Daoism because of their lack of chaos? What do they bring? | Sui; peace and calm |
| Why was the Grand Canal constructed? | to unify nation |
| What did the Grand Canal bring? | connection, communication, transportation (trade and travel) |
| What was the capital of the Sui Dynasty? | Chang'an |
| Who founded the T'ang dynasty? | Li Yuan |
| Who was Li Yuan's son? | Li Shimin |
| Who was the concubine that led a rebellion in 755? Who took her side in the rebellion? | Yang Kaifei; proteges |
| Who took control after the rebellion in 755? | Yang Kaifei |
| How did leaders decrease factionalism in the T'ang Dynasty? | expansion |
| Where did the T'ang Dynasty expand China's lands? | Tibet, Southern provinces, SE Asia |
| What were the six major causes for the fall of the T'ang Dynasty? | the rebellion by Yang Kaifei; foreign aggression; weak central government; competition for power; clashes with nomads; threat from kiton people |
| Who did China side with for alliance and protection? | kirghiz |
| What were characteristics of the period before the Song Dynasty? | chaos; competition for power |
| Who founded the Song Dynasty? | Song Taizu |
| What did Song Taizu do that made China lose influence and power? | forfeit land expansion (downsized) |
| Who reigns in power with armies? | Song Taizu |
| What was the FIRST capital of the Song Dynasty? | chang'an |
| What was the SECOND capital of the Song Dynasty? | kaifeng |
| What was the THIRD capital of the Song Dynasty? | hangzou |
| Who posed a huge threat to China during the Song Dynasty? | mongols |
| What did the completion of the Grand Canal lead to? | economic prosperity |
| When was the Grand Canal started? | Sui |
| When was there a period of cultural development? | Song Dynasty |
| When was there a population growth (40 mil people)? | Song Dynasty |
| How was Buddhism introduced to China? | indian people crossed border into china |
| What did Buddhism come after? | era of six dynasties |
| What was Buddhism similar to? | Daoism and Confucianism |
| What did it focus more on than the other philosophies? | afterlife |
| What did reincarnation offer? | chance to escape class and become someone different |
| What gave people something to look forward to after death? | Buddhism (reincarnation) |
| What is the cause of all pain and suffering (in Buddhism)? | earthly desire |
| What is nirvana? | escape from reincarnation cycle (means no wind) |
| Who founded the Ming Dynasty? | zhu yuanzhang |
| What were the four buddhist sects? | chan, pure land, white lotus, and mystical (tantalism) |
| who were li bo and du fu? | poets |
| what were the romance of three kingdoms and tale of marshes? | most popular books |
| was there a relationship between landscape paintings and daoism? | yes |
| What dynasty did Genghis Khan rule under? | yuan |
| what was the capital of the yuan dynasty? | karakorum (in outer mongolia) |
| what was the yuan dynasty? | mongol dynasty in china |
| what was the yuan dynasty divided into? | khanates (provinces) |
| what were 4 khanates? | chaghadai, persia, kipchak, the great khan |
| who was the grandson of gengis khan? | khublilai khan |
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