Tang & Song

What effect did opening the Pacific ports to foreign traders have on China?

• Allowed foreign empires easy access routes to invade China

• China's export business collapsed due to too many imports

• It expanded trade, creating a very strong economy in China

• A great number of foreigners moved to Chinese port cities

Woodblock printing allowed the Chinese to

• copy and print text or drawings very quickly

• invent a written language

• communicate with foreign travelers

• create a new form of artistic expression

Why did the Chinese keep the silk and porcelain making processes secret?

• To give them control of trade

• Didn't want outsiders to know of silk and porcelain

• Emperors wanted only important leaders to own these products

• Chinese processes were better than those of other makers

How did advanced printing inventions limit the use of paper money?

• Printers in China made different types of paper bills

• Counterfeiters were able to produce paper money too

• Printing money was so easy that too much was printed

• Printed money was so beautiful, no one wanted to spend it

What is porcelain?

• A style of bathroom furniture

• a thin, beautiful form of pottery

• special hats made for emperors

• a material made from glass, used in fine artwork

Which of the following best describes how the Chinese mainly used gunpowder?

• As means of energy to power barges and other large craft

• In construction to clear sections of mountains or earth

• For fireworks used in celebrations

• For high explosives used in warfare against enemies

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 during traveling.

Why are the Tang and Song Dynasties referred to as the Medieval Dynasties of China?

• They occurred at the same time as the European Dark Ages

• They were feuding empires that created a Dark Age in China

• They occurred before the Dark Ages started in Europe

• They controlled most of Asia once the Roman Empire fell

During the Tang dynasty, to become a government official

• students had to know Buddhism

• Students had to be from noble families

• students had to make inventions

• students had to pass a difficult Civil Service examination

Which of the following cultures had the greatest influence on Korea?

• Chinese

• Japanese

• European

• African