Study Guide

Question 1

Started in 618 and lasted about 300 years. During this period the roads and canals were expanded as were China’s borders.

Answer 1

Tang Dynasty

Question 2

Exam System

Answer 2

When working in the bureaucracy, people are educated at schools and then took an exam to determine whether or not they were qualified to work in a governemnt position.

Question 3

A religion that states that life is suffering and the only way to avoid that suffering is by using the eight fold path and achieving Nirvana.

Answer 3

Buddhism

Question 4

Nomad

Answer 4

A person who constantly travels from place to place and doesn’t settle in an area for a long time.

Question 5

A material that was common in trade and used in fireworks and deadly guns.

Answer 5

Gunpowder

Question 6

Taizong

Answer 6

Started the Tang Dynasty with his father and killed his brothers and nephews to ensure power and was considered just. He took land from the rich and gave to the poor along with giving low taxes.

Question 7

It happened in the 10th to 11th century and a major reason for it was rice cultivation.

Answer 7

Population Growth in China

Question 8

Overthrew the Mongols in the 13th century. Hongwu began the dynasty and during the period built the Forbidden City and encouraged Confucianism. Fell to the Manchus in the 16th century.

Answer 8

Ming Dynasty

Question 9

Dynasty Collapse

Answer 9

With low taxes China’s economy declined and lots of rebellions started causing the downfall of China.

Question 10

Trade Routes

Answer 10

The Mongols made trade routes safer and sent people on the Silk Roads for tribune, food, art, and culture. The also encouraged Maritime travels.