UNIT 1.1 Song China

What religion began during the Song Dynasty that blended Confucianism and Buddhism?

• NeoHinduism

• NeoConfucianism

• Christianity

• NeoDaoism

What is the term for people who work in a government and make it function properly?

• Bureaucracy

• Corporatism

• Institutions

• Legitimacy

Men earned their position in the government by working and studying hard. They really earned the job. What is it called when people earned their job this way?

• bureaucracy or bureaucrat

• Bribery or bribe

• regency or regence

• meritocracy or merit

One of the the greatest inventions in Chinese history made it possible for food to be transported thousands of miles quickly. What was this invention?

• Iron making

• Champa Rice

• Grand Canal

• Great Wall

What did the Song Dynasty do differently with gunpowder?

• made a version for nuclear protection

• made higher grade of heat for steel

• made firecrackers for entertainment

• made explosives for warfare

What led to an increase in population in China thanks to improvements in agriculture?

• Champa Rice

• Sweet potatoes

• three tier farming

• fertilizer

Because the Song Dynasty started to mine coal from the ground they were able to make _____ on a large scale.

• copper

• steel

• bronze

• porcelain

The massive consumption of metals led to its shortage and this led to the creation of ______.

• champa rice

• paper money

• junk ships

• bronze weapons

China demanded an annual gift of money from small neighbor countries. What was this called?

• Allocation tax

• wealth

• tribute

• Presentation tax

The class structure traditionally had the wealthy landowners at the top. What was the new group in the class structure that was just as powerful as the landowners during the Song?

• traders

• merchants

• farmers

• scholar gentry