Tang/Song Dynasties
True or false: The Tang and Song Dynasties experienced a Golden Age in China, with many artistic and cultural advancements.
TRUE
True or false: China invaded Japan.
FALSE - China did not invade Japan, in large part due to its island geography. However, China did invade Korea and Vietnam
On what continent did the Mongols originate from?
Asia
Identify one skill that helped the Mongols success in conquering?
Equestrian (horsemanship) skills, archery, psychological warfare
Identify one positive contribution of the Mongols.
trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Roads, cultural diffusion, spread of religions
What is one advancement created in Post-Classical China?
moveable wooden type, gunpowder, paper money...
Which area resisted Chinese sinification the most - Korea or Vietnam?
Vietnam
True or false: The Mongols resisted the influence of conquered areas.
FALSE - the Mongols utilized the cultural achievements and skills from the regions they conquered.
Identify 2 areas that the Mongols incorporated into their empire.
China, Russia, Persia
What was the period of regional stability called that allowed trade to flourish?
Pax Mongolia
Which dynasty was larger in land size?
Tang
What area served as a cultural bridge between China and Japan?
Korea
True or false: Before Chinggis Khan, the Mongols were divided into rival clans.
TRUE - He brought the Mongol tribes into a single confederation. (universal ruler)
What was created along the Silk Road to allow for quick, efficient and safe travel and communication?
relay stations with fresh horses and riders, postal system
What was one negative impact of the Mongols?
Destruction, spread of Bubonic Plague
What practice limited the mobility of Chinese women and was seen as a sign of beauty and wealth?
Footbinding
What does it mean that Japan utilized "selective borrowing" from China?
They chose what they wanted to adopt, and resisted others. For example, they maintained their Shinto religion (veneration of ancestors and spirits) but adopted other Chinese models, as seen with the Taika reforms (used language, equal-field system, Chinese-style bureaucracy)
True or false: Chinggis Khan was intolerant of other religions.
FALSE: Chinggis Khan, and Mongols in general, practiced Shamanism (communication with spirits) but were tolerant of other religions.
What happened to the Mongolian empire after Chinggis Khan's death?
It was divided into 4 parts among his sons and grandsons.
How did Marco Polo increase interest in Asian culture?
By writing about his travels in China.
Name one economic impact or development during the Tang/Song Dynasties.
flying cash, urbanization, equal-field system, paper money
What term is given to Japan, Korea and Vietnam, since they had to give money or gifts to China and accept their superiority?
Tributary states
Name one form of Mongol psychological warfare.
False retreat, surprise, sent some conquered into neighboring lands to create fear, ...
What was it called when the Mongols captured talented people they conquered and used them elsewhere in their empire?
Resettlement
What region was cut off from Western Europe as a result of the Mongol invasions?
Russia