Christianity & Sui Dynasty
What first known Christian missionary arrived in China in AD 635?
Alopen
The Tang period is often referred to as a Chinese ______ age.
Golden
Who was the first Song emperor who reunited China after a 16-year campaign?
Taizu
Muslim traders introduced what religion to China?
Islam
During the Song dynasty, China issued the first known paper ________.
Money
What religion did Alopen explain to the Chinese people?
Christianity
Who was the only legitimate female emperor in Chinese history?
Empress Wu Zetian
The Song period was divided into the Northern Song and ________ Song dynasties.
Southern
What trade route across Asia was expanded by Tang and Song rulers?
Silk Road
What explosive mixture was accidentally discovered while making medicine?
Gunpowder
What major waterway did Emperor Wen build to connect northern and southern China?
Canal
What did Tang government officials have to pass to prove their skill?
Civil-service examinations
During the Song dynasty, what type of thought became very influential again?
Confucian
What material, made from hardened clay, was a major Chinese trade export?
Porcelain / Clay
China developed woodblock printing and printing with movable ________.
Characters
Wars and massive building projects bankrupted the government's ____.
Treasury
What group experienced severe unrest due to flooding, famine, and starvation?
Farmers
Song emperors built ________ where gifted students could study.
Academies
Chinese sailors used what navigational tool to travel farther at sea?
Compass
Tang poets wrote about nature, everyday life, and ________ wisdom.
Confucian
General Yang Jian became Emperor ____ of the Sui Dynasty.
Wen
What collapsed the Sui dynasty and weakened the Tang dynasty?
Overspending, disasters, and public unrest
What dynasty eventually fell after being invaded by the Mongols?
Mongols
The Maritime Silk Road connected China with Southeast Asia and what ocean?
Indian Ocean
Song artists became famous for detailed ________ paintings.
Landscape