Ch. 7.1 & 7.2 - China Reunifies, Tang & Song

1. Which of the following correctly shows the order of dynasties in China?

• Sui, Han, Song, Tang

• Han, Sui, Tang, Song

• Tang, Song, Han, Sui

• Han, Song, Sui, Tang

2. Why is the Tang Dynasty viewed as the golden age of Chinese civilization?

• This dynasty dis-unified China and ended the Period of Reunion.

• This dynasty's leaders promoted the complete conversion of its people to Christianity.

• The Tang dynasty conquered most of eastern Asia and took control the gold trade.

• It was a period of great expansion, with many legal and cultural achievements.

3. What is the main reason China's population grew between the Tang and Song dynasties?

• During this time, China's borders swelled, bringing more and more foreign people into China.

• The Tang warriors were fierce and conquered many neighbors, forcing them to join China.

• Agricultural advances and more farm land made food more plentiful.

• Advances in medicine and education helped to create a healthier environment.

4. Why did so many people turn to Buddhism during the Period of Disunion?

• Buddhist temples offered food to anyone willing to convert to the religion.

• The kingdom's leaders forced people to convert to Buddhism.

• Buddhism offered the people a strong education for their children.

• People took comfort in the Buddhist teaching that people can escape suffering and achieve a state of peace.

5. Which of the early dynasties controlled the largest area?

• Han dynasty

• Sui dynasty

• Tang dynasty

• Song dynasty

6. What man-made feature built largely to transport rice and other goods connected northern and southern China?

• the Great Wall

• the Gobi Desert

• the Grand Canal

• the Yangzi River

7. What were some of China's major exports during this time?

• tea, rice, jade, spices, silk

• wool, glass, gold, silver

• clay pottery, cotton, teak, coffee

• diamonds, silver, coconuts, cocoa

8. Which of the following best describes how the Chinese ORIGINALLY used gunpowder?

• as a means of energy to power barges and other ships

• as a construction tool to blast away sections of mountains

• for fireworks used in celebrations

• for high explosives used in warfare against their enemies

9. What instrument, invented during the Tang dynasty, revolutionaized travel by using the earth's magnetic field to indicate direction?

• the compass

• the lateen sail

• the sextant

• the magnetic battery

10. Why did the Chinese keep the silk and porcelain making processes secret?

• They wanted to keep the prices low.

• They wanted to control the trade of these products.

• The emperors wanted only important leaders to have these products.

• The Chinese processes were better than those of other makers of silk and porcelain.