Post Classical Eastern Asia

Governance

100

This helped to identify who was qualified to work during the post-classical period in China's centralized imperial bureaucracy. 

civil service examinations

200

This was the first empire to re-established centralized, imperial rule in the post-classical era. 

Sui

300

This post-classical Chinese empire was focused on expansionist policies. 

Tang

400

This person held the most amount of power in Japan. 

shogun

500

These two problems plagued the post-classical Chinese dynasties and ultimately led to their downfall. 

Military (invasions/rebellions) and financial (high taxes) challenges

Society

100

This was the system that Japan implemented to order society. 

feudalism

200

This patriarchal practice impacted the lives of wealthy women in Song China. 

foot-binding

300

This was the educated scholar class within China. 

gentry

400

This is the belief system that emerged out of Japan. 

Shintoism

500

This state is where women were able to participate in trade and business. 

Vietnam

Achievements

100

This project constructed by the Sui helped to unify China and facilitated trade and travel. 

Grand Canal

200

This innovation will assist China's standing navy to navigate the seas, especially during storms. 

magnetic compass

300

This form of literature became popular during the post-classical Era in China. 

poetry

400

These two innovations allowed for the preservation of ideas/beliefs and the production of examinations. 

printing and paper

500

This innovation helped the Song to ward off further Jurchen invasion. It's influence continues to impact the world today. 

Gunpowder

Miscellaneous

100

This was the dominant belief system upheld during the Tang and Song Dynasties. 

Confucianism

200

I was the empress of the Tang Dynasty during its campaign into Korea.

Wu Zhao

300

To reassert their superiority over their neighbors, foreign visitors would be expected to do this gesture in front of Chinese officials. 

kowtow

400

As second Tang Emperor, I proclaimed myself a Confucian ruler--despite my own personal family history. Based upon my policies, I was favored by the people. 

Tang Taizong

500

Name the 3 policies of Tang Taizong. 

1. Transportation/Communications Network
2. Equal Field System
3. Bureaucracy based on merit

Geography

100

This form of agricultural method was adopted by the Vietnamese. 

terrace farming

200

Due to its geography, where did the Japanese turn to in order to feed its population? 

Pacific Ocean/Sea of Japan

300

Due to its geography of many islands, Japan initially formed a ___ (type) of government--similar to that of Greece.

decentralized

400

This served as the cultural land bridge between China and Japan. 

Korea

500

Explain one way in which geography impacted Japanese society/culture. 

Shintoism
Poetry - Haiku
Artwork
ETC.