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Tang and Song Dynasties

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which list reflects the chronological order of dynasties?

a)

Tang, Song, Sui

b)

Song, Tang, Sui

c)

Sui, Tang, Song

d)

Sui, Song, Tang

2.

The Tang and Song is known as the

a)

end of Chinese Civilization

b)

Dynastic Cycle

c)

Golden Age of China

d)

Warring States Period

3.
A golden age is
a)
rise of cities
b)
when a society conquers others
c)
an age of invention
d)
when a civilization is at its highest in culture
4.
A series of rulers all from the same family is referred to as 
a)
a kingdom
b)
an empire
c)
a dynasty
d)
the king's list
5.
Under the emperors of the Tang dynasty, China
a)
shrank in size but was politically stable.
b)
was divided into warring territories.
c)
closed its borders to foreign trade.
d)
united and expanded greatly in size.
6.

As a result of the Grand Canal and the beginning of the Great Wall

a)

China enjoyed 100s of years of stability

b)

overworked and overtaxed, the peasants rebelled

c)

China was invaded by the Mongols

d)

trade in and around China became more dificult

7.

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

a)

both collapsed after Mongol invasions

b)

both had to fend of invasions from Japan

c)

both were among the shortest of all China's dynasties

d)

both ruled for around 300 years

8.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty

a)

the last emperor was a child

b)

the dynasty had been weakened by Muslim invasion

c)

the dynasty was in a state of rebellion

d)

all of the above

9.

One explanation for the relatively small Song Dynasty was

a)

the stupidity of Song rulers who had no business leading an empire

b)

the Manchurian invasion and threat to the north

c)

the natural barrier of the Gobi desert

d)

the beginnings of a new Ice Age that made it difficult to farm

10.

Which innovation sparked from the Song Dynasty?

a)

the printing press

b)

moveable type printing

c)

books

d)

copy machines

11.

Which agricultural advancement helped Song growth?

a)

expanded irrigation systems along the Mekong

b)

the development of the tractor

c)

the importation of new quick-ripening rice from Vietnam

d)

increased cattle herding

12.

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

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

13.

What is generally true about the status of women in the Tang and Song dynasties?

a)

it went down in both peasant and upper classes

b)

it went up in all social levels

c)

it went down in upper class, but stayed basically the same in the peasant and lower classes

d)

it went up in peasant class, but stayed the same in the upper class

14.

Foot binding is the practice of

a)

tying a women's feet tightly to make her even more beautiful

b)

cuffing a person's ankles as punishment for a crime

c)

tying a peasant's feet tightly to maintain control

d)

removing the toes as a punishment for a crime

15.
Why was there more social mobility in this era?
a)
The civil service exam
b)
Better farming
c)
More abilities to move
d)
The creation of the Grand Canal
16.

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

a)

the uselessness of government

b)

the emperor's will

c)

the power of rebellion

d)

the dynastic cycle