12.1 Tang and Song China Quiz - Honors

The chronological order of Chinese dynasties was

• Han --> Sui --> Song --> Tang
• Han --> Sui --> Tang --> Song
• Sui --> Tang --> Han --> Song
• Sui --> Song --> Han --> Tang

The fall of the Tang Dynasty was caused in great part by

• the invention of gunpowder.
• the imposition of heavy taxes.
• the doubling of the Chinese population
• the restoration of the civil service system

Tang Taizong and Wu Zhao were emperors of the

• Sui Dynasty
• Han Dynasty
• Song Dynasty
• Tang Dynasty

The invention of movable type speeded up the existing printing process mainly because the individual type

• was smaller
• was easier to carve
• could be reused to print something else
• could be used to print more than one copy of the same page

All of the following were inventions of the Tang and Song dynasties EXCEPT

• porcelain
• paper money
• the microscope
• the magnetic compass

In the Tang and Song dynasties, the new gentry gained social status through

• noble birth
• employment
• land ownership
• trade and commerce

In what ways did the Tang and Song dynasties change Chinese society? Think of both positive and negative changes. Think of changes that affected society as a whole and/or how changes affected certain groups of people.

The Tang and Song is known as the

• end of Chinese Civilization

• Dynastic Cycle

• Golden Age of China

• Warring States Period

A golden age is

• rise of cities
• when a society conquers others
• an age of invention
• when a civilization is at its highest in culture

A series of rulers all from the same family is referred to as 

• a kingdom
• an empire
• a dynasty
• the king's list