What was introduced to raise water to higher levels which increases efficiency and irrigated more land?
a) water wheels
b) water softener
c) water hammer
d) water slide
a) water wheels
100
Tang poetry or "_____" is considered as the golden age of Chinese poetry
a) eun
b) shi
c) ci
d) bai
b) shi
100
During the Song dynasty China was marked by improvements in farm tools, seeds, and what?
a) fertilizers
b) pots
c) plowing
d) harvesting
a) fertilizers
100
Credit vouchers used to reduce the danger of robbery
What is flying money/
100
Which emperor invited his true love to hang herself?
Emperor Tang
200
In the Song dynasty what/who encouraged people to reclaim barren lands and put them under cultivation?
a) San Bai Shou
b) the emperor
c) the government
d) Li Bai
c) the government
200
What is the most important representation of Chinese literature in the Tang dynasty?
a) lyrics
b) poetry
c) art
d) dancing
b) poetry
200
How did the grand canal affect unification in China?
Increased trade and communication
200
During the Tang dynasty the population was 50 million, but it increased to ____ million.
a) 250
b) 150
c) 100
d) 200
c) 100
200
Who inspired Neo-Confucianism?
Confucius
300
When did the increase of agriculture cause the population to grow over 50 million?
a) 798 AD
b) 600 AD
c) 654 AD
d) 700 AD
d) 700 AD
300
The Song dynasty is famous for a similar, poetic literary form to poems that is matched with music know as "___".
a) chi
b) lee
c) shi
d) ci
d) ci
300
The system of civil service examination encouraged ______ achievements in many fields.
a) scientific
b) mathematic
c) scholastic
d) technology
c) scholastic
300
China was considered to be the ________ _______ of Asia
a) poetry center
b) commercial center
c) money makers
d) song center
b) commercial center
300
What did Sui Yangdi accomplish?
The grand canal
400
Tea plantation in the Song Dynasty was how many times the size that it was during the Tang Dynasty?
a) three times
b) two times
c) four times
d) five times
a) three times
400
Who are the two most famous poets of the Tang dynasty?
a) Qing and Tang
b) Du Fu and Sun ZHu
c) Li Bai and San Bai Shou
d) Du Fu and Li Bai
d) Du Fu and Li Bai
400
The best ships in the world at the time, improved trade.
what are junks
400
During the Song dynasty there was also a notable increase in overseas trade to ports as far away as ______ and _______.
a) Africa and Persia
b) Persia and India
c) Africa and India
d) America and Africa
c) Africa and India
400
Who overthrew the Song Dynasty?
Mongols
500
what production expanded to satisfy the wealthy and the elite?
a) sugarcane
b) rice
c) cotton clothes
d) silk robe
d) silk robe
500
Who is a compilation of poems from this period made by Sun Zhu of the Qing dynasty?
a) Wong Shi Fu
b) Tang Shi San Bai Shou
c) Li Bai
d) Du Fu
b) Tang Shi San Bai Shou
500
Who published Dream Pool Essays in 1088?
a) Sun Zhu
b) Du Fu
c) Su Song
d) Shen Kuo
d) Shen Kuo
500
During the Song dynasty there was mining and shipbuilding flourishing in _______ province.
a) Fujian
b) India
c) Africa
d) East Indies
a) Fujian
500
The Turkic - speaking people were hired by Tang rulers to fight against the rebellions?