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WHI.7
Medieval China
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| China reunified under what two dynasties? | Sui and Tang |
| What were the two capital cities under the Tang Dynasty? | Chang'an and Luoyang |
| Who founded the Tang Dynasty? | Li Yuan |
| Son of Li Yuan who came to power after he killed his brothers and nephews | Tang Taizong |
| One of the most important codes of law in Ancient China | Tang Code of Laws |
| Woman who ruled China and was the only female emperor | Empress Wu Zhao |
| Where did Buddhism spread to from India? | China, Korea, and Japan |
| During the Tang Dynasty, emperors rejected _____. | Buddhism |
| new religion formed by fusing Buddhist ideas with Confucianism | neo-Confucianism |
| The candidates who passed the civil service exam | scholar-officials |
| How many public officials were murdered during the decline of the Tang Dynasty? | 1,000 |
| How many poets were killed during the decline of the Tang Dynasty? | 3,000 |
| In 751, which group conquered Central Asia? | Muslims |
| Dynasty that came to power after the Tang Dynasty | Sung (Song) |
| capital of the Sung Dynasty | Hangzhou |
| agricultural technology invented in the Sung Dynasty | iron plow |
| Sung invention that aided the printing of books | woodblock printing |
| Sung invention that led to new weapons | gunpowder |
| Sung invention that aided in navigation | magnetic compass |
| import from Vietnam that doubled their crops | fast-ripening rice |
| ocean trade | maritime |
| Tang poet who wrote about life's pleasures | Li Bo |
| Tang poet who praised orderliness and Confucian virtues | Tu Fu |
| Sung artists emphasized the beauty of _____ | nature |
| leader who united the Mongols in the early 1200s | Genghis Khan |
| Mongol who conquered China in 1279 | Kublai Khan |
| Dynasty established by Kublai Khan | Yuan Dynasty |
| Capital of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty | Beijing |
| five inventions spread along the silk road during the Yuan Dynasty | printing, gunpowder, compass, paper money, and playing cards |
| commander who drove out the Mongols and became the first Ming emperor | Hongwu |
| Dynasty that came to power after the Yuan Dynasty | Ming Dynasty |
| Principles/religion that formed the backbone of Chinese bureaucracy during the Middle Ages | Confucianism |