Politics
A significant Tang Emperor
the primary agricultural innovation of the Tang Dynasty?
What is the introduction of fast-ripening rice?
The dominant religion (not philosophy) during the Tang.
What is Buddhism?
The capital city of the Tang dynasty..
What is Chang'an?
DBQ stands for.
What is Document Based Question?
The role the civil service exam had in Tang government.
What is to select qualified officials based on merit?
What is Silk?
All of the key philosophies that flourished and influenced government during the Tang (need all three)
What are Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism?
The impact of the Yangtze river on the Tang economy.
What is it facilitated trade and agriculture in southern regions?
Outlines an essays argument.
What is a Thesis Statement?
one major political reform implemented during the Tang Dynasty.
What is the establishment of a centralized bureaucratic system?
The significance of the equal-field system on the Tang economy.
What is it aimed to distribute land fairly among farmers?
How did the Tang Dynasty contribute to the spread of culture?
What is through the promotion of arts, literature, and education via studying for the civil service exam?
Geographic features that were a part of Tang China (be broad)
What are mountains, deserts, and rivers.
The recommended number of pieces of evidence in a DBQ. (Will accept per body paragraph or total.
What is 2 in a body paragraph? or what is six in total?
The significance of the Taizong emperor in Tang politics?
What is he expanded the empire and strengthened the government?
The role the Tang played in the growth of the Silk Road.
What is by providing protection and infrastructure?
The role women played in Tang society.
What is they had more freedoms compared to previous dynasties, including property rights?
The Impact of the Grand Canal.
What is connecting north and south China?
How a document should be cited.
(in parentheses)
the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and its surrounding territories.
What is it included tributary relationships with neighboring states?
How the Tang impacted the economies of East Asia.
What is through cultural exchanges and trade networks?
The significance of the Tang cosmopolitan culture,
What is it allowed for the exchange of ideas and cultural practices from various regions?
The strategic importance of the Silk Road of the Tang dynasty.
What is connected China to the West (Europe) promoting trade and cultural exchange.
The influence context has on the interpretation of a historical document.
What is context provides background information that helps to understand the circumstances surrounding the creation of the document? (Keep in mind, going beyond a document can earn you more points!)