Reunification & Religion
When was the Tang dynasty established?
618
What were some of the Tang Dynasty’s greatest agricultural, technological, and commercial developments? (Name 2)
New kinds of rice that were more resistant to drought
Gunpowder
Reopening of Silk Road
Increased maritime trade in the Ming trade trips
True or False: Neo-Confucianism was not taught in academic schools.
False, it was taught in academic schools.
What continent did China mainly trade with?
Europe
Which dynasty developed the Chinese imperial state?
Qin Dynasty
Who established the Tang dynasty? (Original Name)
Li Yuan
Explain the importance of the compass.
Decreased the reliance on the sun, moon, or stars
Made it easier to find directions while sailing
Made it possible to find the new world and colonize Africa, Asia, and the Americas
It also enabled the Europeans to travel around the world
It made traveling easier in cloudy and bad weather
Did Neo-Confucianism become more or less spiritual?
Did most of the trade during the Ming Dynasty happen by land or by sea?
By sea
What did Qinshihuang declare that gave him and all the emperors after him the mandate of heaven?
He declared himself and all emperors Sons of Heaven.
How many dynasties were there between the Sui and Tang?
2
What were some of the Song Dynasty’s greatest agricultural, technological, and commercial developments? (Name 3)
Encouraged farmers to grow tea and cotton
Movable type print
Compass for maritime navigation
Ship building
Use of paper money
Gunpowder
The continued development of the compass
What religion/ideology did Neo-Confucianist reformists use for their framework?
Daoism (aka. Taoism)
Did Marco Polo visit during the Yuan or the Ming dynasty?
Yuan dynasty
Approximately how many candidates for the jinshi exam were there each year?
300-400 people
How many different warlords were there after the fall of the Sui?
13
Explain the importance of Papermaking and gunpowder.
Papermaking:
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Much lighter and cheaper than all the previous alternatives
More accessible to the general public and less exclusive
Easier to write on with a Chinese brush
Gunpowder:
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Used as an explosive in cannons, fire-arrows, and other weapons used by the military
Helped kill more people during the constant fighting in the Song and Yuan dynasties
Where religions/ideologies did Confucianism borrow from?
Buddhism and Daoism (aka. Taoism)
When did the Silk Road close, and under which Chinese dynasty?
1350, Yuan dynasty
Approximately what percent of the population of China were scholar officials?
0.001% to 0.0013%
Why did Buddhism spread in Tang China, Korea, and Japan?
It was a universal religion
The Silk Road
The spread of Buddhist schools that could teach people about Buddhism
A lot of royals supported Buddhism
Explain the importance of Tea and woodblock printing.
Tea:
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Aided digestion and made the effects of nicotine last for a reduced amount of time
Tea leaves used as currency
Enhanced health, soothed emotions, and heightened perception
Tea was used as an economic and political tool
Caused the opium wars
Woodblock Printing
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Reduced the number of mistakes in handwritten texts
Made it easier for many copies of books to be printed, especially in the West
Helped with the sharing and development of education, knowledge, and communication
What was Neo-Confucianism’s ultimate reality?
Neo-Confucianism's ultimate reality was taiji.
What did both the Ming and Yuan dynasties trade by sea?
Cotton and Silk
What were the 4 accomplishments Scholar Officials were expected to have achieved?
Painting, poetry, weiqi (go in Japanese), and playing the zither.