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WorksheetsAPWH: Chapter 13-Post-Classical China
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 35mins
What aspect of Confucianism allowed it to flourish in China?
Its emphasis on strict laws was embraced by Qin dynasty rulers when China reached its peak.
With its fascination with nature, Confucianism received tremendous support among scientists.
It advocated the formation of small self-sufficient communities throughout the Empire.
As a social belief system mainly, it could co-exist with other Chinese religions simultaneously.
All of the following statements about Buddhism in China are correct EXCEPT that
Chinese Buddhists traveled to India to study at temples and stupas.
Buddhist monasteries were established throughout China and central Asia.
Buddhism gained greater traction in northern China than in the south.
the Tang Dynasty cracked down on Buddhism as soon as it came to power.
The Chinese practice of footbinding is evidence primarily of
a descent.
polytheistic religion.
patriarchal traditions.
autocratic government.
The sketch depicts which of the following that became widely enforced during the Song Dynasty?
The conversion exams that all non-Buddhists were forced to take
The academic exams that students had to take in order to attend the universities
The civil service exams that determined appointment to positions in the bureaucracy
The citizenship exams for all nomadic peoples living in China
Intellectual achievements thrived during the Song Dynasty mainly because of which of the following?
Earlier Buddhist priests had ordered the construction of schools and universities.
Agricultural surpluses gave the social classes more free time to pursue other activities.
The first mandatory education laws were enforced by the empire.
Confucian principles of education and the scholar-gentry were revived.
During the early years of the dynasty, Tang rulers attempted to do which of the following?
Appoint aristocrats to high administrative posts
Establish Christianity as China's official religion
Create a unified writing system
Secure the Chinese territory from nomadic peoples beyond the Great Wall
Compared to the Japanese, why did the Vietnamese people experience more difficulty exercising their own culture and traditions?
Vietnam depended on China for essential natural resources.
China had political and administrative control of Vietnam until the end of Tang Dynasty.
Vietnam was not under the Chinese tributary system as was Japan.
Nomadic invaders destroyed the traditional Vietnamese monuments and sculptures.
How was the Japanese and Korean form of bureaucracy different from that of China?
It had to answer to the emperor.
Civil service examinations made it possible for anyone to become a bureaucrat.
Bureaucrats were elected by the populace.
It was dominated by powerful aristocratic families.
Which of the following is an example of Chinese influence on neighboring countries?
The existence of a warrior class in Japan
The practice of rice cultivation in the Vietnamese states
The appearance of Confucianism and Buddhism in Korea and Vietnam
The authority of the aristocratic class in Korea
Which of the following dynasties was a high point of cultural diffusion between China and Japan?
Song Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Han Dynasty
In Post-Classical China, all of these are results of improved agriculture EXCEPT which one?
Rapid urbanization and creation of many massive cities
Commercial agricultural with farmers growing crops to sell
Lower levels of gender inequality & patriarchy
Population growth from 600 to 1200 C.E. (45 to 115 million)
Which of these was NOT an invention of China during post-classical era?
Gunpowder
Silk
Compass
Printing Press
Which description of the impact of Chinese inventions is FALSE?
Gunpowder revolutionized warfare
Paper money ended use of gold/silver for coins in this era
Compass & other naval tools revolutionized ocean exploration
Printing press & paper combined expanded sharing of ideas
Sinification is the spread of South Asian culture.
True
False
The _______ kingdom of Korea was able to establish an independent government.
Nara
Huan
Silla
Han
These were reforms initiated in Japan to copy Chinese administration, opposed by the Buddhists.
Daimyo
Tamikai
Samurai
Taika
Nam Viet means "people of the south."
True
False
Which accomplishment of the Sui Dynasty connected the Yellow and Yangtze River?
Great Canal
Southern Grand
Grand Wall
Grand Canal
Which country had the most sinification?
Malaysia
Vietnam
Korea
Japan
Which of the following contributed to the doubling of the Chinese population during the Tang and Song dynasties?
The massive importation of food crops from Central Asia
The end of warfare with pastoral peoples
The adoption of a fast-ripening strain of rice from Vietnam
The conquest of Japan
Answer the following questions using your knowledge of history.
A. Identify ONE way in which Chinese agriculture was revolutionized in the Tang and Song period.
B. Identify and explain the impact of ONE technological development of the Tang and Song period.
C. Explain ONE economic impact of the technological development you cited in Part B.
