Chinese Dynasties Quiz

During the Tang era, irrigation improved, leading to new crops that could grow in poor soil. These new crops included

• tea

• rice

• silk

• corn

The Chinese discovered that they could use which substance to heat things and make steel?

• coal

• gunpowder

• oil

• wood

In the Song dynasty, the Chinese economy grew when they printed

(a)  

During the Song dynasty, the painting of these was popular.

• landscapes

• harmonies

• portraits

• still lifes

During the Tang period, trade improved because of the reopening of the Silk Road and the opening of

• new seaports

• gold mines

• larger caravans

• the Porcelain Road

True or False: Changan was the capital city of the Tang and Song eras.

• True

• False

True or False: Calligraphy is a fine clay that is baked at high temperatures.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Porcelain is a fine clay that is baked at high temperatures.

True or False: Li Bo was the most popular poet of the Tang era.

• True

• False

The Tang poet and civil servant who wrote about the suffering of the common people was _________.

• Du Fu

• Li Bo

• Empress Wu

True or False: Calligraphy is the art of writing characters beautifully.

• True

• False