51. Tang & Song China

The capital of the Tang dynasty and the largest city in the world at the time was

• Beijing.

• Hangzhou

• Changan.

• Luoyang

To become a scholar official

• students had to know Buddhism
• Students had to be from noble families
• students had to make inventions
• students had to pass a difficult Confucian test 

What is porcelain?

• a style of bathroom furniture

• a thin, beautiful form of pottery

• special hats made for emperors

• a material made from glass, used in fine artwork

Which group rose to power and reunited  northern and southern China after the wars that followed the Fall of the Han Dynasty? 

• The Sui Dynasty
• The Tang Dynasty
• The Song Dynasty
• The Yuan Dynasty

Which is considered the greatest accomplishment of the Sui Dynasty?

• the building of the Grand Canal that connected northern cities to the agriculture regions in the south
• the building of the Great Wall of China, which protected China's border from invaders
• the creation of Rice Paddy agriculture which led to a surplus of food

Which Sui emperor reunited China and established a strong central government in order to rule it?

• Wendi
• Tang Taizong
• Wu Zhao
• Taizu

Who was Empress Wu?

• the only male empress to reign over China

• the only female empress to reign over China

• the only First Lady of the United States

• the first female Prime Minister of Japan

What major construction project by the Sui Dynasty helped improve national transportation and trade in China?

• Silk Road

• Panama Canal

• Brightline

• Grand Canal

To become a scholar-official ___________.

• students had to work on farms

• students had to know Buddhism

• students had to make an invention

• students had to pass a difficult test

A golden age is

• rise of cities
• when a society conquers others
• an age of invention
• when a civilization is at its highest in culture