Post-classical Asia

Tang and Song encouraged trade by

• building new roads

• building the grand canal

• introducing money

• coining more coins

Which is false about the Mongol government?

• Councils of leaders and a “cabinet” of advisors from different tribes and nations

• They respected ethnic and cultural diversity as long conquered areas paid taxes

• Had a laws and writing system and a fast messenger

• Government jobs/Civil Service jobs were based on heritage

Which social group would have been expected to adhere to the rules of the Bushido Code?

• Merchants

• Mongols

• Daimyo

• Samurai

Which was NOT an invention from Tang and Song dynasties?

• Magnetic Compass

• Gun powder

• Crossbow

• Wood Block Printing

Which members of the social hierarchy were considered members of the warrior class in Feudal Japan?

• Shogun
• Artisans
• Daimyos
• Samurai 

Which is NOT a Mongol Achievement?

• Coal

• Gender equality

• Saddle and stirrups

• Grand Canal

What was the MOST powerful position in the Japanese Feudal hierarchy?

• The Emperor
• The Shogun
• The Diamyo
• The Samurai 

What symbolized a sign of nobility and social status for women in China under Song? 

• Small feet
• a job in the government
• a high score on the civil service exam
• lots of land 

What Chinese invention revolutionized sailing & navigation?

• Dhow boat

• Radar

• Magnetic Compass

• Maps

Under Tang and Song, China

• was conquered by the Romans
• Reunited under one government
• established the silk road 
• sailed around the world