Medieval China

Why is the "Three Kingdoms Period" a weird name for the time before the Sui Dynasty?

• It's not, don't think too much about it

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• It actually had 17 "kingdoms" and they weren't ruled by kings

• It's actually a perfect name for it, obviously since there were exactly three kingdoms

Who--along with his fancy hat--united China and founded the Sui Dynasty?

• Empress Wu

• General Wendi

• Colonel Sanders

• Admiral Akbar

After rebuilding the Great Wall, what else did the Sui do?

• Defeated the Mongols

• Took control of the Silk Road

• Connected Beijing and Hangzhou with the Great Canal

• Started using wood blocks for printing

The Tang started using what that made knowledge more accessible?

• Charging for Civil Service Exam prep books

• Hand-writing their books

• Getting rid of their books

• Printing books using wood block typing

Other than having the first female Emperor (Empress) in Chinese history, what else did the Tang Dynasty do?

• They gave farmers more land which led to agricultural advances like modified crops

• They didn't really do much other than that, they just kept it easy-breezy

• They invaded Mongolia to put an end to their senseless violence

• They invented Tang

How does allowing farmers more land and the ability to experiment help a society?

• They can create an equilibrium of resources and nobody advances

• They can create a deficit of resources, which allows the society to focus on other advances

• They can create a surplus of resources, which allows the society to focus on other advances

• They can create a market revolution and build skyscrapers

Who was the first female Empress of China? (Tang Dynasty)

• Xi Jinping

• Temujin

• General Wendi

• Empress Wu (Woo!)

What good were Civil Service exams for Chinese society?

• They allowed upward mobility

• They were super easy

• They established a meritocracy

• They were really short and simple

How does Buddhism get to China?

• YouTube

• Ted Talks

• The Silk Road

• It doesn't, it started there

What was the Buddha's name before he became the Buddha?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Confucius

• Kong Fuzi

• Buddha