Sui
On page 334, what was invented by accident by Daoist priest?
What is Gunpowder
Why was it called the Forbidden City?
What is because commoners were not allowed to enter.
During what dynasty did the Chinese invent gunpowder
(Hint: its at the Top of page 348)
What is the Tang Dynasty
What did the Tang and Song rulers use as the basis for hiring government officials?
What is the civil service examinations.
What was the complex that was once used as government and military offices? What was it also used for?
What is the Forbidden City, and the living quarters for the imperial family
What protected China to the west from invasions?
What is deserts and mountains
What dynasty governed and created the strongest and most centralized government in the world at the time?
What is the Song dynasty
What was difficult about the civil service exams?
What is at the age of 4, boys started learning the characters of the Chinese language
What did Tang poets often express in their poetry?
*Hint its on page 347*
What is Daoist appreciation of the world and nature.
What dynasty rebuilt the Great Wall and constructed the Grand Canal that connected the northern and central river valleys?
What is the Sui Dynasty
What two rivers are connected by the Grand Canal?
What is the Huang Hu or Yellow River and Chang Jiang
What did traders and missionaries from India bring to China during the 100s C.E.
What is Buddhism
During the Tang dynasty, what did Chinese artisans become skilled at making?
What is Porcelain
What was another major advancement during the 600s C.E?
*Hint its on page 349
Who was the most powerful Tang emperor and why?
*Hint: Read the section under The Tang
Who is Taizong and he brought back civil service exams
Why did Tang officials start to fear Buddhism's growing influence?
What is they said Buddhism as an enemy to China's Confucian traditions
What is the belief or practice that follows established thinking
What is Orthodoxy
Who was the powerful leader who added officials to the government and strengthened the military, and why were they important?
Who is Emperess Wu and because she was the only woman in Chinese history to rule on her own
What is a new form of the ideas of the philosopher Confucius that included Buddhist and Daoist beliefs?
What is Neo-Confucianism
How long did the Silk Road stretch?
What is about 4000 miles long
Why did Buddhism appeal to many people in China when it first arrived from India?
What is it was appealing to the people of China during a time of suffering