Life in the Song Dynasty
What agricultural innovation supported population growth in the Song Dynasty?
The introduction and use of Champa rice.
Which two cities were major hubs along the Silk Roads?
Answer: Samarkand and Kashgar.
1. Which crops were introduced to Europe from the Americas?
Answer: Potatoes, maize, and tomatoes.
1. What year was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
Answer: 1919.
1. What method did Gandhi use to protest British rule?
Answer: Nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience.
Which ideology became dominant among the elite during the Song period?
Neo-Confucianism.
2. What types of goods were commonly traded along the Silk Roads?
Answer: Silk, spices, and precious stones.
2. What animals did Europeans bring to the Americas?
Answer: Horses and cattle.
2. What was one economic consequence of the treaty for Germany?
Answer: It caused severe economic hardship due to reparations.
2. What was the Salt March?
Answer: A 1930 protest against British salt taxes.
What system expanded during this time that allowed more individuals to participate in government?
The civil service examination system.
3. What infrastructure helped facilitate long-distance travel and trade?
Answer: Caravanserais.
3. What was a major negative effect of the Columbian Exchange on Native Americans?
Answer: The spread of diseases like smallpox.
3. How did the treaty limit Germany militarily?
Answer: It restricted the size and capability of Germany’s armed forces.
3. What year did India gain independence?
Answer: 1947.
How did urbanization change during the Song Dynasty?
Urbanization increased, and cities grew in size and population.
4. What else, besides goods, was spread along the Silk Roads?
Answer: Religions, diseases, and technologies.
4. How did the Columbian Exchange affect European diets?
Answer: It introduced calorie-rich crops that supported population growth.
4. How did many Germans feel about the treaty?
Answer: They viewed it as a national humiliation.
4. How did Gandhi influence global civil rights movements?
Answer: His strategies inspired similar nonviolent resistance efforts.
Which three belief systems coexisted in Chinese society at the time?
Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism.
5. What role did the Silk Roads play in cultural diffusion?
Answer: They were a major conduit for the spread of ideas and religions.
5. Why is the Columbian Exchange considered a global event?
Answer: It connected and changed societies across multiple continents.
5. What political ideology gained popularity partly due to the treaty's effects?
Answer: Nazism.
5. Who was Gandhi’s primary colonial opponent?
Answer: The British Empire.