Medieval China Exam Review

True/False: During the Yuan Dynasty, Chinese officials were treated lower in government than Mongols & trusted foreigners

• True

• False

Which of the following was NOT an advancement during the Tang Dynasty?

• Gunpowder

• Radio

• Air conditioning

• Woodblock printing

Who led the 180,000 rebels into the palace of Xuanzong to dethrone him?

• An Lushan

• Genghis Khan

• Yang Guifei

• Kublai Khan

What religion believed that life is full of suffering, and one must end that suffering through gaining enlightenment?

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Islam

Who was the second Tang emperor that practiced religious tolerance?

• Taizong

• Gaozong

• Wu Zetian

• Shi Huangdi

True/False: The Song Dynasty was actually split into two separate time periods: the Northern Song & the Southern Song

• True

• False

When Xuanzong came to power following Empress Wu's demise, what religion did he promote?

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Christianity

• Taoism

True/False: the first working clock mechanism was created during the Tang Dynasty

• True

• False

What government policy is where a country or kingdom avoids contact with other countries?

• Grand Canal

• Mandate of Heaven

• Rule of Thumb

• Isolationism

Select all of the following religions that were practiced during the Tang Dynasty

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Taoism

• Christianity