This older dynasty can be compared to the Sui because of the short period of rule, massive public projects, powerful military and legalistic views.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
100
This term applies to the Tang because they mixed styles goods and culture from all parts of Asia and some of Europe.
What is Cosmopolitanism
100
By paying these the Song were able to maintain a truce with the Liao and Khitain rulers to their north and west.
What tributes?
100
This tenth century Korean dynasty gave the peninsula its name.
What is Koryo
100
This innovation improvement from the Song period greatly improved the distances and accuracy of travel, particularly by sea.
What is compass design?
200
This enormous engineering feat became the greatest legacy of the shortlived Sui as well as, arguably, the source of their internal unrest and eventual overthrow.
What is The Grand Canal?
200
This product was made by a special process only in China and the Tang became the only provider to world markets leading to great wealth.
What is porcelain?
200
This practice epitomized Chinese women's loss of freedoms and control by men.
What is footbinding?
200
This form of Buddhism combined practices of Indian and Tibetan culture and focused on intense meditation as a relief from daily stress. It also became prominant in Korea and Japan.
What is Chan or Zen Buddhism?
200
In this new take on Chinese philosophy the sage was considered the ideal person.
What is Neo-Confucianism
300
This term can be used to describe the audacity of the emperor of the Sui as he flaunted his wealth.
What is conpicuous consumption?
300
During the reign of the Tang this religion expanded accross China rapidly from the S. West and allowed for the inclusion of local traditions and dieties. (be specific)
What is Mahayana Buddhism?
300
This was the system of paper money that could be exchanged for coinage, and early form of credit.
What is Flying Money?
300
This innovation from Korea was essential to the growth of wealth, education and the Meritocracy in Song China.
What is Moveable type?
300
This amazing technological and engineering marvel was built by Su Song in the late 11th century and utilized waterpower, chain driven mechanisms and was a focal point in the city of Kaifeng
What is the Astronomical Clock?
400
These symptoms of an aging dynasty arrived and led to the quick end of the Sui.
What are, political corruption, high taxes, extremely difficult work conditions, abuse of power.
400
This was the battle that halted the expansion of the Tang and removed their aura of invincibility.
What is The battle of Talas river in 751 CE?
400
These were the empires that emerged after the fall of the Tang
Who were the Liao, Song and Tanggut.
400
This term can be used to describe the Japanese adopting and adapting Chinese archetectural style, governmental systems, religious practices and legal code.
What is sinization?
500
The Emperors of the Sui built this capital city that would become a cosmopolitan center in subsequent empires and named it in honor of the old Han capital.
What is Chang'an?
500
These two ethnic groups from the west helped put down uprisings within the Tang such as the An Lushan rebellion but were viewed as "Non- Chinese" along with buddhists and demonized by the tang leadership in an attempt to consolidate their power.
Who are the Tibetans and Uighers?
500
A system of running the bureaucracy made possible by instituting civil service exams and making them available to any that would want to take them. This was a "goal" of the Song that came closer to reality because of moveable type.
What is a Meritocracy?
500
This Japanese system of governance and political organization resulted from increased glorification of the military and warrior class or samurai.
What is a Shogunate?
500
This import from Vietnam helped the Chinese agricultural growth in the southern portion of China and enabled the population to continue its unparalled growth.