Ap World 1.1 (East Asian Developments/The Song Dynasty)

Question 1

Song rulers carried over a revival of this religion from the previous Tang Dynasty:

Answer 1

Confucianism

Question 2

What did Confucianism mainly teach/believe in?

Answer 2

Taught that human society is hierarchical by nature

Question 3

Filial Piety:

Answer 3

The obedience of one’s ancestors/parents

Question 4

Neo-Confucianism:

Answer 4

New version of Confucianism that was carried throughout the Song Dynasty that’s based on the original Confucian principles.

Question 5

The implementation of which new religious ideas contributed to Neo-Confucianism?

Answer 5

Buddhism and Daoism

Question 6

True pr false: Sexism was present during the Song Dynasty and women were seen as inferior to men

Answer 6

True. Many women were seen as inferior to their husbands, and many elite women practiced foot binding in order to appear more attractive in Song standards

Question 7

Civil Service Exam:

Answer 7

Showcase of men’s talents and work ethic by Song officials in order for men to become a part of the Chinese imperial bureaucracy. Jobs were awarded by merit once the exam was passed.

Question 8

China and Korea maintained a healthy relationship during this period. Which Chinese ideas spread to Korea that Koreans soon adopted?

Answer 8

Civil service exam for their imperial bureaucracy, Confucian principles which organized family structures, and Korean women being seen as inferior to men.

Question 9

True or false: Vietnam adopted all five of these cultural/societal traditions in China: Confucianism, Buddhism, the civil service exam, female inferiority, and Chinese literary techniques.

Answer 9

False. While Vietnam adopted the rest of the ideas listed, women were more respected in Vietnam due to them being grand religious figures for the population

Question 10

Buddhism believed in the 4 Noble Truths, which included:

Answer 10

Life is suffering; We suffer because we crave; We cease suffering when we cease craving; The eightfold path leads to the cessation of suffering and craving

Question 11

Eightfold Path:

Answer 11

Buddhist belief that outlines the practices and principles that a Buddhisr must follow- like a moral lifestyle and the practice of meditation.

Question 12

Mahayana Buddhism:

Answer 12

Religion practiced in East Asia that emphasized that Buddhist teachings were available to all, emphasized compassion, and made the Buddha into an object of devotion.

Question 13

Which 4 factors contributed to the economic wealth in Song China?

Answer 13

Commercialization of the economy, iron and steel production, agricultural innovation, and transportation innovations.