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Tang and Song Dynasties

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Tang and Song is known as the

a)

End of Chinese Civilization

b)

Dynastic Cycle

c)

Golden Age of China

d)

Beginnings of the Mongol Empire

2.
Trade from China to Europe  
a)
made China poor
b)
Silk Road
c)
passed along the Grand Canal
d)
came across the East China Sea
3.

Which achievements are most closely associated with the Tang and Song dynasties?

a)

spinning wheel and stirrup

b)

domes and arched bridges

c)

gunpowder and magnetic compass

d)

cannon and longbow

4.
What was the major trade route from China to Europe and Africa called?
a)
Silk Road
b)
Porcelain Path
c)
Riches Route
5.

What religion began to spread throughout Tang China among the poor and peasant people?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Daoism

6.

What dynasty replaced the Tang dynasty?

a)

Yuan

b)

Southern Tang

c)

Zhou

d)

Song

7.

What did the Song emperors do to improve the government in China for the people.

a)

Added more soldiers along the border with Japan

b)

Openly supported the Mongol invasions

c)

hired an increased number of Civil Service graduates

d)

Banished all members of the Hun people

8.

Fast ripening rice

a)

caused new wealth in China

b)

allowed Song leaders to rebuild the Great Wall

c)

allowed the Mongols to invade

d)

hurt the economy

9.
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
10.
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.
11.
What is civil service?
a)
The flow of nature
b)
Working on the wall
c)
Working for church
d)
Working for government
12.
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
13.

The Tang Legal Code was based upon the ideas of

a)

Confucius

b)

Dao

c)

Li Szu

d)

Lou Eiye

14.

This helped make large-scale, long distance trade easier

a)

Water Buffalo

b)

Paper Currency

c)

Silk Road

d)

Railroads.

15.

Which of the following subjects were tested on the Civil Service Exam?

a)

Math

b)

Economics

c)

Science

d)

Philosophy/Poetry

16.

China is in which continent

a)

South America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

North America

17.

Which mountain chain is located in China- India

a)

Urals

b)

Himalayas

c)

Rockies

d)

Alps

18.
During the Tang and Song dynasties, the growth of which crop helped populations grow?
a)
Silk
b)
Rice
c)
Wheat
d)
Corn
19.
What instrument revolutionized sailing?
a)
Peridot
b)
Radar
c)
Magnetic Compass
d)
Chinese flute
20.

Why were Tang and Song cities considered "cultural centers of an international age?"

a)

artistic life flourished

b)

they were located in all continents

c)

they accepted many religions

d)

they were tolerant of other cultures

21.

The Song government became the first government in the world to print paper money

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The Song was the first Chinese dynasty to establish a permanent standing navy

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What philosophy was important to Song society?

a)

Hindu caste system

b)

Islamic pillars of faith

c)

Confucian principles

d)

The Ten Commandments

24.

Song Dynasty paintings included

a)

animals

b)

huge grand landscapes

c)

portraits

d)

abstract art

25.

What tasks did students need to complete on the civil service exams?

a)

calculate math

b)

compose songs

c)

study poetry

d)

write speeches

26.

What invention made it possible literature to flourish?

a)

gunpowder

b)

compass

c)

navy

d)

printing technology

27.

What was the impact of Japan's location near Korea and China?

a)

Korea introduced Chinese writing, Confucianism & Buddhism to Japan

b)

Japan introduced architecture to Korea

c)

China introduced Hinduism to Japan

d)

Korea introduced the Chinese civil service exams to Japan