AP World History: Post-classical East Review

Why are the Tang and Song dynasties often thought of as China's Golden Age?

• It was a period of wealth and stability

• Foreign workers built the Grand Canal and rebuilt the Great Wall

• Women gained more rights

• Trade brought large quantities of gold into China

One long-term impact of the civil service examination system in China was

• To place a high value on learning

• To reduce corruption in government

• To allow equal opportunities for men and women

• To decentralize the government

Why is China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) often regarded as the most upwardly mobile civilization of the time?

• Gender equality became an active goal

• Talented officers were needed to lead the army as they conquered new territories

• Chinese meritocracy rewarded gifted men

• Confucian principles expected the status quo to be constantly tested

Which statement best summarizes the influence of the bureaucracy during the Song Dynasty?

• It promoted foreign trade, but it made tax collection difficult

• It made managing the empire more efficient, but it was very expensive

• It ended corruption, but it weakened the scholar gentry class

• It strengthened Buddhism, but it undermined Confucianism

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When she was young, Lingshou was intelligent and fond of study. Her speech was clear and beautiful; her nature modest and unassuming. Taking no pleasure in worldly affairs, she was at ease in secluded quiet. She delighted in the Buddhist teaching and did not wish for her parents to arrange her betrothal.

-Shi Baochang's "Lives of Nuns" (c. 516)

Which phrase of the above quotation would the followers of Confucius find the most praiseworthy?

• "intelligent and fond of study"

• "at ease in secluded quiet"

• "delighted in the Buddhist teaching"

• "did not wish for her parents to arrange her betrothal"

In which of the following ways did China most influence Japan in the Post-Classical period?

• Both countries consistently had powerful central governments

• Both countries had military rulers with more power than the emperor

• China's emperors sent scholars to tutor the Japanese emperor

• Japan sent emissaries to China to learn styles of art and literature

One source of conflict between Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism was that

• Confucianism emphasizes accomplishment in this world, while Buddhism emphasizes what happens after death

• Buddhism is based on gender equality, while Confucianism teaches a hierarchical ordering in relationships

• Supporters of Buddhism charged that Confucians encouraged class conflict in society

• Supporters of Confucianism charged that Buddhist monks made no visible contributions to Chinese society

Which is the best example of one way Neo-Confucianism represented syncretism?

• Neo-Confucians discounted filial piety in favor of an all-persuasive soul

• People spread Theravada Buddhism throughout Southeast Asia

• The scholar gentry class began to contemplate the existence of the soul and the meaning of life

• China allowed more classes of people to take the civil service exam

Though the Koreans had to kowtow to the Chinese, one advantage in the tributary relationship was that

• China subsidized the Korean education system

• Korea and China had a healthy trade relationship

• China protected Korea from Japanese and Mongolian incursion

• The Korean peasantry benefited form a weakened nobility