Inventions & Achievements
Li Qingzhao was known for being a what?
a Poet
What type of rice increased food production?
Fast-ripening
Many people turned to Buddhism to escape what?
Suffering
Which Tang emperor expanded China and reformed laws?
Taizong
After the Han fell, China broke into several what?
Rival Kingdoms
What printing method carved entire pages into wood?
Woodblock
As agriculture improved, China’s what grew quickly?
Population
Who spread Buddhism from China to Korea and Japan?
Missionaries
Which Tang emperor ruled during a cultural “golden age”?
Xuanzong
The Period of Disunion lasted from 220 to what year?
589 CE
What powerful Chinese invention led to fireworks and weapons?
Gunpowder
What was the Tang capital city with over one million residents?
Chang'an
Buddhism influenced Chinese art, literature, and what?
Architecture
What powerful female ruler expanded government power?
Empress Wu
Chinese and nomadic cultures began to do what during this time?
Blend
What navigational tool used Earth’s magnetic field?
Compass
What waterway moved goods across China?
Grand Canal
What did a Tang emperor destroy to weaken Buddhism?
Temples or Texts
The period after the Tang collapse was called the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and lasted how many years?
53
What dynasty eventually reunified China after this period?
Sui
What was the world’s first printed book made with?
Woodblock Printing
What economic invention did the Song create in the 900s?
Paper Money
What belief system blended Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist ideas?
Neo-Confucianism
How long did the Song dynasty last?
300 years
What major structure did the Sui begin expanding to connect north and south China?
Grand Canal