China Reunites: Chapter 17, Lesson 1.

Question 1

What is the definition of warlords?

Answer 1

Military leaders who ruled local territories.

Question 2

In A.D. 581 a Chinese general named _____ declared himself emperor and set up the Sui dynasty.

Answer 2

Wendi

Question 3

______ was Wendi’s son who became emperor after his father died. And built the grand canal.

Answer 3

Yangdi

Question 4

In 618 one of Yangdi’s generals took over and made a new dynasty called the _____ dynasty.

Answer 4

Tang

Question 5

The city __________ had a population of 1,000,000 people and strengthened a strong central government.

Answer 5

Changan

Question 6

In A.D. 600’s the first empress was named ___ and she strengthen the military.

Answer 6

Wu

Question 7

Buddhism was brought by traders and missionaries. They brought Buddhism in A.D. ______. It taught the people could ______ ______ by following its teachings, and would give _____.

Answer 7

100

escape suffering

peace

Question 8

Many people did not have respect for monks because…

Answer 8

Some Monks and Nuns believed they should not be married. But Buddhism teaches family is very important.

Question 9

Why was neo-confucianism invented?

Answer 9

To help stop the growing influence of Buddhism.

Question 10

At the age of __ boys began learning to write the Characters of the Chinese language.

Answer 10

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