Chapter 12.1-12.2 Flashcards
Who declared themselves the ruler of China initiating the Sui dynasty?
Wendi
What was the greatest accomplishment completed under the Sui dynasty?
The completion of the great canal
What was the significance of the grand canal?
The grand canal provided transportation and trade between the north and the south of China. It was a thousand miles long.
In what region was rice grown in China?
South
What led to the downfall of the Sui dynasty and when did it occur?
The constant forced labor on state projects such as the Great Wall and the grand canal and the overtaxing on its people led to the assassination of the second Sui emperor by a member of the imperial court
Who began the reign of the Tang Dynasty?
Tang Taizong
What did the Tang Dynasty do to better China?
- Reconquered lands and expanded into regions like Korea
- Promoted foreign trade
- Expanded roads and canals and restored
- China’s bureaucracy by implementing the civil service exam
Who was the first and only women to become emperor in Chinese history and under what dynasty did this occur?
Wu Zhao, Tang Dynasty
What was caused the downfall of the Tang Dynasty
- Crushing taxes were imposed on China’s people to cover the cost of the empire’s government
- Muslim’s defeated the Chinese in Central Asia
- In 907 the Tang capital was burned and the last tang emperor was assassinated
Who was the first Song emperor who united the two kingdoms?
Taizu
During the Tang and Song rule, what happened to the population of China?
It nearly doubled to 100 million
During the tang and song era, what technological, agricultural, mathematical and scientific innovations were made?
Moveable type, gunpowder, porcelain, mechanical clock, paper money, magnetic compass, the use of negative numbers in math and a newly discovered strain of rice found in Vietnam was imported so Chinese rice farmers could have a have two harvests a year
Who were two famous poets that flourished within the tang and song dynasties?
Li Bo and Tu Fu
What was the result of the civil service exam?
- Power of old aristocratic families began to fade
- A new upper class called the gentry was formed
- China was ruled less by only the rich
What were the Asian Steppes?
A vast dry belt of grassland with little water. They had extreme temperatures and were home to nomadic people.
