China Study Guide Ch. 14
1. What was the result of the invention of paper money in the Song dynasty?
2. In addition to Du Fu, who was a great poet of the Tang dynasty? What is the name of one of his poems?
3. Who is considered the greatest sailor of the Ming dynasty?
4. What valuable product, often referred to today as “China,” was developed by during the Song dynasty?
5. What city was the Forbidden City built in?
6. Arrange the dynasties of Sui, Song, and Tang in chronological order.
7. What is the most significant similarity that the Sui and the Song dynasties have in common?
8. What was the primary reason for the building of the Grand Canal?
9. What effect did opening the Pacific ports to foreign traders have on China?
10. True or false? Buddhism stresses ethical behavior and Confucianism stresses a spiritual outlook that promises escape from suffering.
11. What did the Song dynasty adopt as its official policy?
12. What does it mean to work in civil service?
13. What does the title Genghis Khan mean? What did he do?
14. Which leader ruled over the largest empire in world history?
15. How did the Forbidden City reflect the status of the Ming dynasty?
16. During which dynasty was the cultures of northern invaders and traditional Chinese sometimes combined and mixed?
17. Under which dynasty was the amount of land used for agriculture decreased?
18. Paper was invented during which dynasty?
19. What was the name of the dynasty that was created when a northern ruler named Yang Jian unified China in 589?
20. During the Han dynasty, what was the official state philosophy?
21. Approximately how long did the Great Wall of China stretch?
22. In the 1430s a new Ming emperor began a policy of increased______.
Short Answer: (complete sentences!)
1. What influence did Buddhism have in China?
2. How did the Song dynasty improve agriculture?
3. What resulted from the building of the Grand Canal, especially when it was improved by the Tang dynasty?
4. What is Neo-Confucianism? Which dynasty developed it and which dynasty made it the official government teachings?
5. How did China use the civil service examination to heighten the quality of its government? Do you agree with this process? Why or why not?
6. What was the fundamental difference of the Yuan dynasty? Who was its leader and where was he from?
7. What effect did isolationism have on the Ming dynasty?
Open Response:
China is known for many innovations and inventions.
A. In your opinion, what was the most fascinating innovation from either the Song or Tang dynasty?
B. What effect did it have on the Chinese?
C. What effect does it have on life today?