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China! (Ch. 4)
study for tests and quizzes... blargh!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did the Han Dynasty end?? | in 220 AD |
| What gov't in China from 220-580 AD? | no central gov't |
| What country broke away and ended their chinese rule and built their own civilization?? | Korea |
| What did General Wendi do in AD 581? | He declared himself emperor and reunited China through battles. |
| Who founded the Sui Dynasty? | Wendi |
| How long did the Sui Dynasty last? | from 581-618 AD |
| Who took the throne when Wendi died? | Wendi's son, Yangdi |
| What did Yangdi want to do? | Expand chinese territory |
| What did Yangdi rebuild? | the great wall of china |
| What was Yangdi's largest effort? | building the grand canal... at a great cost to his people |
| How did the Sui dynasty end? | people revolted because of Yangdi building the Grand canal... they killed Yangdi... Sui dynasty ended |
| Who took over China in 618 AD and began the Tang dynasty? | one of Yangdi's generals |
| What was the capital of the Tang dynasty? | Changan |
| Who was the most powerful emperor of the Tang? | Taizong |
| What did the emperors of the tang work to improve? | the government |
| What did the emperors of the tang reform? | the civil service exams... jobs now based on merit not family relations. also gave land to farmers and stabilized countryside |
| Who was the only woman to rule on her own in China, and what did she do? | Empress Wu, and she added more officials to gov't and strengthened military forces |
| How did China regain power in the Tang dynasty? | invaded tibet, took control of silk road, forced korea to pay tribute, took control of north vietnam |
| Why did the Tang dynasty collapse in AD 907? | nomadic turks drove out tang armies, revolts in tibet weakened dynasty |
| What dynasty held an era of prosperity and cultural achievment for china? | the Song Dynasty |
| The rulers of what empire did not have a strong army, and what happened because of it? | the Song Dynasty, and tibet broke away, nomads took over China |
| What was the capital of the Song Dynasty? | Hangzhou |
| What is an economy? | an organized way in which people produce, sell, and purchase things |
| What is a warlord? | a military leader that governs, usually by force |
| what is reform? | changes that bring improvement |
| what is a tribute? | a special tax that one country pays another to be left alone (bully fee) |
| What is a monastery? | A place of meditation and worship |
| Why did buddhism become popular in China? | It was introduced in a time of chaos, and it offered a way to escape suffering |
| Where did this religion spread to besides china? | korea and Japan |
| What did COnfucius and his followers believe about gov't? | it depended on wise leaders |
| Why was neo-confucianism created? | to reduce buddhism's popularity |
| What was the official philosophy of the Song dynasty? | neo-confucianism |
| What did civil service exams test job seekers on? | their knowledge of confucian writings |
| What wealthy class did the exam system create? | scholar-officials |
| What kind of rice was developed in the Tang Dynasty? | resistant to disease, grew well in poor soil |
| Why did people move southward? | to grow rice abundantly in the Chiang Jiang Valley |
| The tang rulers built what that increased trade? | roads and waterways |
| China traded what? | tea, rice, silk, and porcelain |
| during the tang dynasty, trees and wood were... | becoming scarce |
| How did china discover steel? | from using coal to heat furnaces |
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