East Asia Study Guide

Which of the Chinese beliefs emphasized respect for your family and government?

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Shinto

In what age did the three faiths become a triumvirate in China?

• Middle Age

• Bronzes Age

• Iron Age

• Gold Age

In China, what was the "Mandate of Heaven"

• The belief that the Emperor had to be crowned by the Pope

• The belief that European monarchs are equal to the Chinese Emperor

• The belief that Heaven itself wanted the Emperor to rule

• The belief in Buddhism that enlightened people get to go to Heaven

What age-old mistake led to the fall of the Tang Dynasty?

• Famine and Flood

• Hubris and Greed

• Civil War and Invasion

• Inflation and Unemployment

How did the Tang Dynasty of China change China's government?

• By introducing democracy to China

• By creating a bureaucratic system

• By abolishing the monarchy

• by introducing the feudal system to China

What did the Tang Dynasty blame on their fall?

• War

• The Poor

• Self-Indulgent Spiritualism

• Inflation

The Chancellery, Department of State Affairs and Secretariat were part of China’s?

• Military

• Working Class

• Civil Service/Government

• None of these

How did the Song Dynasty of China improve China's bureaucracy?

• By abolishing the merit system

• By defeating the Mongols

• By requiring that all government officials be Buddhist

• By introducing the civil service exam

The Song Dynasty can be split into "_____" periods?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

How did the economy start to change in the Song Dynasty?

• From a purely agricultural economy to commercial economy

• From a purely commercial economy to agricultural economy

• From a trade economy to a industrial economy

• None of these