Lesson 5.1 Tang and Song China

Chang'an can best be described as

• a major trading outpost along the Silk Road

• China's leading agricultural region

• a flourishing cultural and commercial center

• a small but organized government center

Emperor Taizong stabilized China's government by

• reviving China's official bureaucracy

• closing government departments

• founding the Tang dynasty

• building the Grand Canal

Why was the Song dynasty's shift to paper currency an improvement over coin currency?

• Paper currency was cheaper to manufacture

• Paper currency was harder to counterfeit

• Paper currency was more durable

• Paper currency was easier to use while traveling

During the Song period, entry into the government bureaucracy was based on

• social status

• the merit system

• family wealth

• success in trade

One result of economic growth during the Song period was urbanization, which means

• advances in farming

• increase in trade

• use of money

• the growth of cities