NB5 - Post Classical China

What significant system did the Sui Dynasty implement to reduce economic inequality?

• The feudal system

• The equal-field system

• The land grant system

• The tax reform system

Which major project was a lasting legacy of the Sui Dynasty?

• The Great Wall

• The Forbidden City

• The Grand Canal

• The Silk Road

What was one of the political motives for constructing the Grand Canal?

• Cultural exchange

• Military logistics and troop movement

• Trade with foreign nations

• Agricultural experiments

What major religion did the Sui Dynasty spread throughout its empire?

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Daoism

What led to the economic prosperity during the middle of the Sui Dynasty?

• Increased trade with India

• Agricultural surplus

• Gold mining

• Tax reductions

What was the primary economic purpose of the Grand Canal aside from transportation of grains?

• Cultural diffusion

• Connecting trade routes

• Facilitating domestic trade

• Military expansion

How did the Sui Dynasty influence the population of China?

• Decreased due to famine

• Increased due to agricultural surplus

• Stagnated due to wars

• Divided into smaller tribes

Which system allowed the state to redistribute land to improve agricultural productivity?

• The feudal system

• The equal-field system

• The land grant system

• The sharecropping system

What type of governance was established under the Sui Dynasty?

• Decentralized feudalism

• Confucian bureaucracy

• Centralized bureaucracy

• Military dictatorship

How did the Sui Dynasty approach the integration of different ethnic groups?

• Forced assimilation

• Tolerance and cultural exchange

• Separation and isolation

• Full independence for minorities