Sui, Tang, Song Dynasties

The Tang and Song is known as the

• end of Chinese Civilization

• Dynastic Cycle

• Golden Age of China

• Warring States Period

Fast ripening rice

• caused new wealth in China

• allowed Song leaders to rebuild the Great Wall

• allowed the Mongols to invade

• hurt the economy

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

A series of rulers all from the same family is referred to as 

• a kingdom
• an empire
• a dynasty
• the king's list

Which dynasty reunited China after the Period of Disunion?

• Manchu

• Song

• Sui

• Tang

Why did Buddhism spread quickly throughout China during the Period of Disunion?

• Buddhism replace the religion in China

• Buddhism was bought to China by warriors on horseback

• People were attracted to Buddhism's message of attaining peace

• A Tang emperor made Buddhism the country's official state religion

Why did China's population grow from 50 to 100 million between the Tang and Song dynasty?

• Chinese leaders encouraged the immigration of foreign workers

• Chinese farmers increased the food supply by improving irrigation

• Chinese emperors doubled the size of the country by military conquest

• Chinese engineers built dams decreasing the number of deaths from flooding

Which product was so valued by the Chinese that they tried to keep its method of production.

• glass

• gunpowder

• paper

• silk

What was the result of the Chinese invention of movable type printing?

• The Chinese developed paper money

• The entire population learned how to read and write

• The number of books that could be produced increased

• The Chinese language started using letters to form words

Which taught about ethics and proper behavior and had the biggest influence on Chinese government during the Song?

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Christianity

• Confucianism