The Song Dynasty Flashcards
Civil Service Exam
A test designed to determine who deserves a job in the civil service (government)
A test designed to determine who deserves a job in the civil service (government)
Civil Service Exam
Imperial Bureaucracy
A system of political organization in which government workers were appointed to enforce the rule and carry out the policies of the emperor
A system of political organization in which government workers were appointed to enforce the rule and carry out the policies of the emperor
Imperial Bureaucracy
Scholar-gentry
Scholars who were appointed by the emperor to run the day-to-day operations of the government and the empire.
Scholars who were appointed by the emperor to run the day-to-day operations of the government and the empire.
Scholar-gentry
Champa Rice
A fast-ripening and drought resistant strain of rice that originated in Vietnam and was later used throughout East Asia; caused population booms in countries that used it
A fast-ripening and drought resistant strain of rice that originated in Vietnam and was later used throughout East Asia; caused population booms in countries that used it
Champa Rice
Why are Dynasties often interchangeable with Empires?
Dynasties were one political family that lasted for very long times like Empires
Why was the Song empire so small?
Repeated nomadic invasion
What did repeated nomadic invasion cause in the Song dynasty?
The Empire to be small and more isolated
What did the Grand Canal do for the Song Dynasty?
The Grand Canal kept the empire connected and under one culture
How did the Song Dynasty stay connected?
By using the Grand Canal
What innovations did the Song Dynasty use?
Gunpowder Weaponry, Champa rice to increased population, Woodblock printing, Paper currency, and they created Neo-Confucianism
What country invented Gunpowder Weaponry?
The Song Empire
What country invented Woodblock Printing?
The Song Empire
What were the top three social levels in the Song Dynasty?
Aristocracy, Scholar-gentry, and Farmers (From highest to lowest)
What were the bottom three social levels in the Song Dynasty?
Artisans, Merchants, and Peasants (From highest to lowest)
What are the Aristocracy, Scholar-gentry, and Farmers all examples of?
The top three social levels in the Song Dynasty
What are the Artisans, Merchants, and Peasants all examples of?
The bottom three social levels in the Song Dynasty
What was the Tributary system?
A series of gifts and rituals designed to show neighbors that the Song Dynasty was superior
What was a series of gifts and rituals designed to show neighbors that the Song Dynasty was superior?
The tributary system
What were the main products of the Song Empire?
The Song were the largest producers at the time Porcelain, Steel, and Silk
What are Porcelain, Steel, and Silk all examples of?
The main products of the Song Empire
