Tang and Song Dynasties

What were the two most influential advancements of the Sui, Tang, and Song dynasties?

• Gunpowder and movable-type printing
• Engineering and art
• Poetry and medicine
• Astronomy and cartography

Which was NOT an invention from  China?

• Compass
• Gun powder
• Astrolabe
• Wood Block Printing

What instrument revolutionized sailing?

• Peridot
• Radar
• Magnetic Compass
• Chinese flute

What item was traded by the Chinese?

• silk
• tea
• porcelain
• all of these items

Which list reflects the chronological order of dynasties?

• Tang, Song, Sui

• Song, Tang, Sui

• Sui, Tang, Song

• Sui, Song, Tang

As a result of the Grand Canal and the beginning of the Great Wall

• China enjoyed 100s of years of stability

• overworked and overtaxed, the peasants rebelled

• China was invaded by the Mongols

• trade in and around China became more dificult

Which agricultural advancement helped Song growth?

• expanded irrigation systems along the Mekong

• the development of the tractor

• the importation of new quick-ripening rice from Vietnam

• increased cattle herding

Due to trade throughout Asia, which religion spread widely outside of China?

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Christianity

• Islam

The rise, fall, and end of both the Tang and the Song serve as examples of

• the uselessness of government

• the emperor's will

• the power of rebellion

• the dynastic cycle

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