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The Sui Dynasty started in this year...
What is 581 CE?
What is increase education/open schools and expand the Tang empire?
The second emperor of the Sui Dynasty was...
Who is Yangdi?
The founder of Taoism is...
Who was Laozi?
One feature that keeps China geographically isolated (until the Ming Dynasty) is...
What is...
1. The Pacific Ocean?
2. The Himalayan Mountains?
3. The Gobi Desert?
The Song Dynasty ended in this year...
What is 1279 CE?
Name Wendhi's major goal...
What is, unify China under one government?
The Tang and Song Dynasties followed this religion...
What is Taoism?
In Taoism, the yin and yang are important because...
What is...they show that the universe NEEDS opposites to create harmony?
In Taoism, the yin and yang are important because...
What is...they show that the universe NEEDS opposites to create harmony?
The Tang Dynasty ruled from this year to this year...
What is 618 to 907 CE?
YongLe (of the Ming Dynasty) built this major palace...
What is the Forbidden City?
The first emperor of the Ming Dynasty was...
Who was Hong Wu?
Taoism and Buddhism both tolerate other religions because...
What is...
Both are individual religions (they want the believer to make their own choices?)
They don't have strict rules?
Both are aimed at achieving peace/harmony?
Explain the Civil Service Examination...
What is...a test to determine whether a person could serve in the government?
The Yuan Dynasty ruled from this year to this year...
What is 1279 to 1368 CE?
Name TWO of the Song Dynasty's major achievements..
What is...
1. Building a standing navy?
2. Using moveable type or new pottery techniques?
3. Developed new types of rice that could survive drought?
This emperor brought in the Golden Age of the Ming Dynasty...
Who was YongLe?
What are the Three "main teachings" of China?
What are...Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism?
What two major innovations were important to the Tang Dynasty?
What are...
Gunpowder and Woodblock Printing?
The Ming Dynasty ruled from this year to this year...
What is 1368 to 1644 CE?
Zheng He is known for...
What is being the first Chinese naval explorer? OR Breaking China's isolation from the rest of the world?
Which dynasty got RID of the Civil Service Examinations?
Who are... the Yuan Dynasty?
Explain the Taoist afterlife...
What is...
The soul is immortal and joins the rest of the souls among the Tao (the universe)?
Who were the three main enemies of the Song Dynasty?
Who were the Jurchens, the Jins, and the Khitans?