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Who was the founder of the Tang Dynasty and who was his son?

A

Tang Gaozu and Tang Taizong

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What did Tang Taizong do?

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revived China’s bureaucracy

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3
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What was the Tang’s government

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Bureaucracy; strong central government

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4
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Wu Zhao was the first woman to rule in the _____

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Tang dynasty

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5
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What caused the fall of the Tang Dynasty?

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drought, famine, and high taxes

constantly at war

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6
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which dynasty’s military expanded their borders?

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Tang

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7
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The song dynasty was founded by _____

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a military ruler

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8
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Which dynasty excluded government officals from the military?

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song

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9
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Which dynasty made civil service exams ad the merit system, creating more schools?

A

song

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10
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Who founded the Mongol empire?

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Genghis Khan - a military ruler

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11
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Who was Genghis khan’s grandson?

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Kublai Khan

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12
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What 2 things did Kublai Khan do?

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took over the song dynasty and captured cities through a quest of ships

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13
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Name 2 characteristics of Genghis Khan

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1) Highly effective military ruler

2) Harsh punishment

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What changes did the Mongolian empire make to their civilization?

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Reduced the power of scholar officials
Got rid of civil service exams
Gave more power to regional officials

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which empire had a military of trained horsebacks?

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Mongolian

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Which dynasty adapted to religions(mainly Buddhism)?

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Mongolian empire

17
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What were the 4 groups of the Yuan dynasty?

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Mongols - foreigners - Northern Chinese - Southern Chinese

18
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How did the Yuan dynasty treat the Chinese?

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Gave them few rights

19
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Which dynasty inspired Marco Polo to use Chinese things?

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Mongolian

20
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What caused the fall of the Yuan Dynasty?

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Floods
Famine
Disease

21
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Which dynasty reopened the silk road from the song closing it?

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Mongolian

22
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Who was the ruler of the Ming dynasty and who was his grandson?

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Hongwu

Yongle

23
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Where did Hongwu move the capital to?

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Nanjing

24
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Which dynasty reversed all traces of Mongol rule, such as bringing back the civil service exams?

A

Ming

25
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Yongle moved the capital to

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beijing

26
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Who collected tribute and showed power to other countries by boat?

A

Zheng He

27
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after the death of ____, the Ming dynasty cut off all contact with other countries

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Yongle

28
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what caused the fall of the Ming dynasty?

A

battling neighbors
smuggling grew
Rebellions because of despotism

29
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Name the order of the dynasties

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Han 
Tang 
Song 
Mongols
Yuan - Mongol rule
Ming

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