U5: History of China, Song-Qing

Label each of the following

b

c

d

e

a

Himalayan Mtn

Huanghe River

South China Sea

Yangtze River

Indian Ocean

Answer explanation

Drag each of the correct geographic locations to the proper location

c

d

e

f

b

a

Manchuria

Mongols

Dadu/ Beijing

Tibet

Huangzhou (capital of Song)

Xinjiang (Uyghurs)

Answer explanation

Drag each of the major cities in Chinese history to the map

a

b

d

c

Changan (capital of Tang)

Dadu/ Beijing

Samarkand (trading city: Silk Road)

Hangzhou (capital of Song/ S. China

Answer explanation

Samarkand- oasis city in Uzbekistan; had a caravensari for travelers to rest along the Silk Road.

Chang'an- capital Tang; grew in size from Silk Road trade.

Hangzhou- capital southern Song, port city with Arab merchants

Beijing- Under the Mongols, the Yuan moved capital closer to Mongolia; called it Dadu. Ming made it their capital

Place the following dynasties in correct​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Song
• Yuan
• Ming
• Qing

Answer explanation

Shang, 1600-1046 BCE

Zhou, 1046-256 BCE (Confucius)

Qin, 226-206 BCE

Han, 221 BCE- 202 CE (Silk Rd)

Sui, 581-618 CE (Grand Canal)

Tang, 618-960 (Buddhism

*Song, 960-1279

*Yuan, 1279-1368

*Ming, 1368-1644

*Qing, 1644-1911

The following Dynasties are NOT in order. Match the correct date with each dynasty

• 960-1279

• Han

  (Silk Road opens)

• 1279-1368

• Ming

• 1644-1911

• Song

• 1368-1644

• Qing

• 202 BCE-220 CE

• Yuan

Answer explanation

*Song, 960-1279

*Yuan, 1279-1368

*Ming, 1368-1644

*Qing, 1644-1911

Match each dynasty with the broader historical developments from 1000-1900

• The "Golden Age" of Islam

• Han Dynasty

• The Bubonic Plague

• Ming Dynasty

• The Romans & the start of the Silk Road

• Song Dynasty

• The West begins to industrialize

• Yuan Dynasty

• The use of gunpowder to build land-based empires

• Qing Dynasty

Match each internal development with the appropriate dynasty in power when it occured.

• Marco Polo visits

• Ming Dynasty

• Innovations in compass, rudder & gunpowder

• Yuan Dynasty

• Voyages of Zhenghe

• Qing Dynasty

• Opium War

• Song Dynasty

ECN 1.1.E: The economy of the Song became increasingly commercialized and was dependent of this type of labor (check all that apply)

• free peasant labor

• serf labor

• artisan labor

• slavery

Answer explanation

ECN 1.1.E: The economy of the Song became increasingly commercialized and was dependent FREE PEASANT & ARTISAN LABOR.

Because of the demand for Chinese silk & porcelain, it was known for manu goods made by artisans.

China was typically centralized. Serfdom is assoc. with feudal systems that are decentralized.

(a)   refers to the element of state-building in which state officials appt by the gov't implements policies, enforces them & collects taxes.

Click all of the statements that are true about the civil service exam.

• It was based on one's ability to memorize the Analects.

• It sought individuals who could critically think & be independent thinkers

• It was the first system based on merit

• The only dynasty that did NOT use the civil service was the Yuan.

Answer explanation

1) The Yuan was the ONLY dynasty to not have the civil service exam because the Mongols practiced Shamanism & were religiously tolerant.

2) Confucianism was about conformity...respect for the family, community & state. It did not encourage independent thinking.