Tang Dynasty
What was the Tang Dynasty nicknamed?
Golden Age of China
What was the name of the technology that helped the Chinese develop explosive weapons?
Gunpowder
What is the name of the mountain range to the West of China?
Himalayan Mountains
What is the Civil Service Exam?
Test based on Confucianism given to potential government workers.
What was the name of the leader who ended the Song dynasty?
Genghis Khan
What was the main religion in the Tang Dynasty that the government did not agree with?
Buddhism
Yangtze and Yellow
What was the name of the waterway built by the Sui dynasty that connected northern China with the south.
Grand Canal
Where is Mongolia located in relation to China?
North (or directly above)
It controlled everyday life including family dynamics, government, and religion.
What kind of advancements was the Song dynasty known for?
Technological (war, entertainment, etc)
What is the raised flat area of land beside the Gobi Desert?
Plateau of Tibet
What is Buddhism?
religion that preaches peace and reaching Nirvana from India
What type of lives did the Mongols live?
Nomadic. On horses. Lived in yurts
What was the name of the military leader who took over China and founded the Tang?
Yangdi
Why was coal significant in the Song dynasty?
Allowed for development of coal-mining jobs, helped heat homes of Chinese more efficiently. Also led to metallurgy and the production of steel
Where is the Gobi desert in relation to China?
North (above)
What is Confucianism?
Philosophy that preaches respect and knowlege used in China's everyday life.
What was Genghis Khan's original name?
Temujin
Why was the Tang dynasty so important to China's government?
It restored a central government and made many reforms as well as reintroducing the Civil Service Exam
What philosophy influence the literature and art in the Song dynasty?
What barriers isolate China?
Gobi desert, himalayan mountains, pacific ocean, tibetian plateau
What is a bureaucracy?
Group of people who are not elected in the government but are still able to make decisions.
Explain the significance of the Silk Road in Mongol rule.
It encouraged trade across the empire, brought more money to the Mongols, and helped goods, ideas, and technologies spread.