7.2/7.3 Tang and Song Dynasties

Tang and Song Dynasties of China

7.2 Describe how the reunification of China prior to the Tang Dynasty helped spread Buddhist beliefs.

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7.3 ​Summarize agricultural, commercial, and technological developments during the Song Dynasties, and describe the role of Confucianism during the Song.

Multiple Choice

The Sui Dynasty's greatest accomplishment was the construction of the...

• Great Wall

• Grand Canal

• Great Bridge

• Himalayas

Multiple Choice

Which action did Yang Jian NOT take to unify China?

• built the Grand Canal

• Forced the people to convert to Buddhism

• established a strong central government

• standardized money (made it all the same for everyone)

-Celebration along the Grand Canal angers peasants

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-Yang Di was killed by his own generals.

​End of the Sui

​Powerful at first.

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Feared by government officials.

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Seen as an attack on "Confucian ​traditions"

​Buddhism

Becomes powerful near the end

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​Viewed as "traditional Chinese" beliefs

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Used to determine government leaders​

​Confucianism

​Religion in the Tang Dynasty

Dropdown

Which dynasty reunified China?​

Select answer

Golden Age of Government

• Civil Service - work for the government

• Civil Service Exam - A test taken in order to work for the government

• Based on Confucian Ideas

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

​Tang Dynasty- 618-907

-Government Accomplishments

• Empress Wu (only female leader of China) ​increased size of the government and strengthened the military

​Tang Dynasty

Grows faster for more harvests and increased food​

​1. Fast-Ripening Rice

​Dragon's Backbone Pump

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Move water up terraces​

​2. Irrigation

​Tang Dynasty- Technology

​Lead to an increased population in china

Multiple Choice

 During the Tang dynasty, the development of new kinds of rice and improved irrigation methods led to...

• famine and disease

• trade restrictions

• population growth

• widespread fighting

Multiple Choice

 Empress Wu increased the size of the government and...

• began the Sui Dynasty

• restored Civil Service Exams

• made the military stronger

• widened the Grand Canal

Multiple Choice

Tang leaders feared how Buddhism would affect China’s...

• army

• economy

• Confucian traditions

• trade missions

Multiple Choice

Civil service exams were based on Confucian principles of respect.

• True

• False, they were based on Buddhism.

• False, they were based on Daoism.

• False, they were based on Christian principles.

Categorize

Options (6)

Reunify China

Grand Canal

Buddhism

Golden Age of China

Confucianism

Civil Service Exams

Organize these options into the right categories

Sui

Tang

Multiple Select

What do we use porcelain for today?

• Cups & Plates

• Netflix watching

• toilets

• sinks

Woodblock Printing

Early form of a printer used to make paper money and print poetry​

Us​

Multiple Choice

The three inventions listed below all contributed most to what outcome?

• paper

• woodblock printing

• movable type

• the spread of learning

• improved travel and exploration

• a new dynasty in power

• the rise of social classes

​Magnetic Compass

​Redesigned by the Song Dynasty to help sailors understand direction.

Multiple Choice

How did the compass help people navigate at sea?

• It helped ships stay watertight.

• It helped to move ships through the water.

• It helped to increase sailing speed.

• It helped sailors figure out directions.

• Created by accident

• seeking immortality

• used for fireworks​

​Gunpowder

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how the Chinese ORIGINALLY used gunpowder?

• as a means of energy to power barges and other ships

• as a construction tool to blast away sections of mountains

• for fireworks used in celebrations

• for high explosives used in warfare against their enemies

​Steel

Use of coal for heating led to the discovery

Created by heating iron to extremely high temps​

Multiple Choice

Which invention helped the Chinese solve the problem of needing more money for trade?

• gunpowder

• printing

• magnetic compasses

• steel

Categorize

Options (3)

built a canal to link Northern and Southern China

civil service exam

alliance with Mongols...for now

Use the timeline to answer the question.

Which dynasty succeeded economically by extending trade?

Sui

Tang

Song