Topic 5 lesson 1

Chang’an can best be described as

• a major trading outpost along the Silk Road.

• China's leading agricultural region.

• a flourishing cultural and commercial center.

• a small but organized government center.

Emperor Taizong stabilized China’s government by

• reviving China's official bureaucracy.

• closing government departments.

• founding the Tang dynasty.

• building the Grand Canal.

One result of economic growth during the Song period was urbanization, which means

• advances in farming.

• increases in trade.

• use of money.

• the growth of cities.

During the Song period, entry into the government bureaucracy was based on

• social status.

• the merit system.

• family wealth.

• success in trade.

Why was the Song dynasty’s shift to paper currency an improvement over coin currency?

• Paper currency was cheaper to manufacture.

• Paper currency was harder to counterfeit.

• Paper currency was more durable.

• Paper currency was easier to use during traveling.

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 

The population of China grew rapidly during the Tang and Song dynasties because of

• Improvement in bureaucracy and social construct

• Advancements in rice and agriculture technology

• The social construct and agriculture

• The production of cartoons and squishies