Tang/Song Dynasties 2024

Which list reflects the chronological order of dynasties?

• Tang, Song, Sui

• Song, Tang, Sui

• Sui, Tang, Song

• Sui, Song, Tang

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

Under the emperors of the Tang dynasty, China

• shrank in size but was politically stable.
• was divided into warring territories.
• closed its borders to foreign trade.
• united and expanded greatly in size.

What is true about both the Song and the Tang dynasties?

• both collapsed after Mongol invasions

• both had to fend of invasions from Japan

• both were among the shortest of all China's dynasties

• both ruled for around 300 years

Which innovation sparked from the Song Dynasty?

• the printing press

• moveable type printing

• books

• copy machines

Due to trade throughout Asia, which religion spread widely outside of China?

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Christianity

• Islam

Why was there more social mobility in this era?

• The civil service exam
• Better farming
• More abilities to move
• The creation of the Grand Canal

The rise, fall, and end of both the Tang and the Song serve as examples of

• the uselessness of government

• the emperor's will

• the power of rebellion

• the dynastic cycle