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WorksheetsTang and Song Dynasties
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
As a result of the Grand Canal and the beginning of the Great Wall
China enjoyed 100s of years of stability
overworked and overtaxed, the peasants rebelled
China was invaded by the Mongols
trade in and around China became more dificult
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
At the end of the Tang Dynasty
the last emperor was a child
the dynasty had been weakened by Muslim invasion
the dynasty was in a state of rebellion
all of the above
One explanation for the relatively small Song Dynasty was
the stupidity of Song rulers who had no business leading an empire
the Manchurian invasion and threat to the north
the natural barrier of the Gobi desert
the beginnings of a new Ice Age that made it difficult to farm
Which innovation sparked from the Song Dynasty?
the printing press
moveable type printing
books
copy machines
Which agricultural advancement helped Song growth?
expanded irrigation systems along the Mekong
the development of the tractor
the importation of new quick-ripening rice from Vietnam
increased cattle herding
Due to trade throughout Asia, which religion spread widely outside of China?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Christianity
Islam
What is generally true about the status of women in the Tang and Song dynasties?
it went down in both peasant and upper classes
it went up in all social levels
it went down in upper class, but stayed basically the same in the peasant and lower classes
it went up in peasant class, but stayed the same in the upper class
Foot binding is the practice of
tying a women's feet tightly to make her even more beautiful
cuffing a person's ankles as punishment for a crime
tying a peasant's feet tightly to maintain control
removing the toes as a punishment for a crime
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
