14.1 Assessment

What do historians call the time of disorder that followed the collapse of the Han Dynasty?

• Isolationism

• Period of Disunion

• bureaucracy

• consequences

The man who finally ended the Period of Disunion was a northern ruler named ​ (a)   who conquered the south, unified China, and created the​ (b)   Dynasty in 589 c.e.

• Yang Jian
• Sui
• Tang
• Taizong

The canal linking northern and southern China.

• The Panama Canal

• The Suez Canal

• The Erie Canal

• The Grand Canal

Historians view the Tang dynasty as a golden age of civilization in China. One of its greatest rulers was

• Taizong

• Yang Jian

• Wu Zong

• Som Ting Wong

Another brilliant Tang ruler was ________ who, during his reign, many of China's finest poets wrote while he ruled.

• Taizong

• Xuanzong

• Empress Wu

• No Ting Wong

Who was the only woman to ever rule China?

• Empress Sui

• Empress Tu

• Empress Xian

• Empress Wu

In what country did Buddhism originate?

• China

• Egypt

• Greece

• India

Buddhism influenced all of the following aspects of Chinese culture;

• art

• literature

• architecture

• food

Buddhism was so important in China that the period from about 400 to about 845 can be called the

• Golden Age of Buddhism

• Buddhism's Bronze Age

• Bodhizafa

• The 400 years of truth

When did the golden age of Buddhism come to an end in China?

• When a Sui emperor launched a campaign against the religion

• When a Song emperor launched a campaign against the religion

• When a Tang emperor launched a campaign against the religion

• When a Zhou emperor launched a campaign against the religion