China Holt Chapter 7

How did Chinese culture change during the Period of Disunion?

• New types of art because of cultural mixing

• War did not allow for things to change

• New languages developed

• New inventions like the Grand Canal changed commerce

What is not true about Empress Wu?

• First and only female emperor of China

• Chose advisors based on skill

• Came to power after the death of her father

• Killed those who challenged her authority

Which is not one of the three main rivers of China?

• Huang He

• Ganges

• Chang Jiang

• Mekong

The Grand Canal...

• linked northern and southern china

• Brought food to the people of the north

• Ran alongside of the Great Wall of China

• Was built during the Tang Dynasty in 618AD

The main reason the population grew during the Tang and Song Dynasties was...

• Chinese farmers learned to grow tea and cotton

• The Grand Canal

• The government paid families with many children

• A new fast ripening rice

What was the most important export during the Tang and Song dynasties?

• Rice

• Glass

• Silk

• Wool

Who of the following is not a poet in Chinese history?

• Yan Liben

• Du Fu

• Li Qingzhao

• Li Bo

What Chinese invention is this?

• Woodblock Printing

• Compass

• Porcelain

• Telescope

Confucius taught about ren and li which are...

• 5 types of relationships and good government

• concern for others and appropriate behavior

• good government and good business

• love and peace

What is a bureaucracy?

• An incentive for those practicing Confucianism

• A group of scholar officials

• A store selling really nice desks

• A group of unelected government officials