Chapter 11 Review Questions Flashcards
Under the leadership of the Tang rulers,
The spread of Buddhism was encouraged
One reason the Tang rulers expanded their empire into Inner Asia was
That they needed to increase the amount of tribute relieved to pay for the public works they commissioned.
As Buddhism began to spread in Tang Empire China
Buddhism became the predominant for of Buddhism in China evaluate of its tolerance of local custom
During the Tang Empire
Countries in East and Southeast Asia became tributary states in exchange for trading rights or strategic alliances.
Serious challenge to Tang rule in the western portion of China came from the
Uighurs
Which of the following is true of the collapse of the tang empire?
Military revolts and tax collection issues that they could not control brought down the Tang rulers
The song empire was able to take control of China following the Tang empire but
It lost vast amounts of territory to the Liao and the Tanggut Empires
The song empire developed______ as a weapon of war but not in the same way that the West would use it.
Gunpowder
Song and later versions of Confucian thought are known as
Neo-Confucianism
During the 1100s, spurred by prosperity, China’s population rose above 100 million people. One consequence of the population growth was
Urban crowding
Traditionally, in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
Government offices went to the noble families
Like Japan, Koreas earliest history
Comes from Chinese records
During the Heian period of Japan, the capital city was
Kyoto
During the period of the Kamakura Shogunate, a new class appeared in Japan. This was the
Samurai, or warrior, class
Vietnam, Korea, and Japan all adopted forms of Confucian government; however, none of the adopted _____ from China
The practice of footbinding
