Chinese Dynasties 2020 2021

During the Tang dynasty, to become a government official

• students had to know Buddhism

• Students had to be from noble families

• students had to make inventions

• students had to pass a difficult Civil Service examination

Agricultural advances and fast ripening rice

• caused new wealth and population growth in China

• allowed Song leaders to rebuild the Great Wall

• increased civil war as people fought for farm land

• allowed Genghis Khan to capture much of central Asia

What were two influential advancements of Song dynasty?

• Gunpowder and movable-type printing

• Engineering and art

• Poetry and medicine

• Astronomy and cartography

Which was NOT an invention from China?

• Compass

• Gun powder

• Astrolabe

• Moveable Type

The Chinese invention that made it easier and faster to print books

• Compass

• Iron Tools

• Moveable Type

• Gunpowder

What was gunpowder originally invented for?

• For fireworks
• For cannons
• For fuel
• For ships

This major construction project helped unify China by improving trade between North and South China

• Tang Navy
• Grand Canal
• Forbidden City
• Silk Road

Which physical features creates a natural boundary between India and China, therefore making over land trade difficult?

• Taklamakan Desert

• Yangtze River

• Himalayan Mountains

• Plateau of Tibet

An economic achievement of the Song Dynasty include

• porcelain

• fireworks

• paper money

• bikes

The dynasty founded by Kublai Khan, a Mongol.

• Yuan

• Song

• Tang

• Han