Chapter 14
The Japanese city of Nara was a copy of the Tang capital of (p. 300)
Chang'an
In an effort to win support in China by tying into Chinese traditions, Buddhist missionaries translated the Indian term dharma as (p. 296)
Dao
In 1185 the Minamoto clan defeated their rival the Taira clan and (p. 301)
Established Koma Kura Shogun
During the Tang dynasty, (p. 285)
Expanding territory
The most important new crop introduced into China during the Tang and Song periods was (p. 288)
Fast ripening rice
Under the leadership of the second Sui emperor, Sui Yangdi, the Sui construction of which of these items would have important economic implications well into the twentieth century? (p. 283)
Grand canal
In regard to their relationship with China, the Viet people (p. 299)
Had a tenser relationship with them
Chinese influence on Japan was most profound during the (p. 30)
Heian period
The cultural development of Heian Japan reflects (p. 300)
both the influence of Chinese traditions and the elaboration of peculiarly Japanese ways.
The Tang plan to avoid the concentration of land in the hands of the wealthy was called the ________. (p. 283-284)
equal-field system
The Silla dynasty copied China in many ways, but never (p. 298-299)
established a bureaucracy
The Grand Canal stretched from what city in the south to what city in the west? (p. 282-283)
from Hongzhou to Chang'an
Dunhuang in western China (p. 295)
had a sizeable Buddhist community
The most influential Chinese naval technological innovation was the ______ (p, 292)
magnetic compass
During the Tang dynasty, the imperial civil service examinations (p. 284)
most officeholders were aristocracy but by the late Tang dynasty when educational opportunities were widely available, office holders came largely from the ranks of common families. (smart people who were educated got positions)
In the 840s, Tang emperors (p. 297)
ordered the closure of monasteries and the expulsion of Buddhists as well as Zoroastrians
In relation to Chinese traditions and influences, Vietnamese women (p. 299)
played a much more prominent role in Vietnamese society and economy
In the seventh century C.E., the Tang dynasty agreed to a _________________ compromise with the Silla dynasty in Korea.
political
The Song dynasty was substantially weakened by Song Taizu's decision to (p. 287)
reward all state officials handsomely (raised taxes on others)
Which of the following refers to a mounted warrior? (p. 301)
samurai
What was the title of the military governor who ruled in place of the Japanese emperor? (p. 301)
shogun
Foot binding is probably the best example of the ___ (p. 290)
strengthened patriarchal society
One of the more popular schools of Buddhism in China was (p. 296)
the Pure Land school
What alleviated the shortage of copper coins during the Song and Tang periods?
the development of different alternatives to cash
In 1024, ______________________. (p. 292-293)
the first paper money printed under government auspices appeared
In 757, the Tang emperors were forced to invite the Turkish Uighurs to bring an army into China and suppress a rebellion by (p. 286-287)
themselves (led by An Lushan)
The Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang was famous for (p. 281)
Traveling to India learn more about Buddhism and compiling Buddhist doctrines
The Sui dynasty was founded in 589 by ___. (p. 282)
Yang Jian
The kowtow (p. 285)
a ritual prostration in whcih subordinates knelt before the empteror and touched their foreheads to the ground
In 1279, the Song dynasty finally fell to the (p. 288)
Mongols
The native religion of Japan is (p. 300)
Shinto
The founder of the Song dynasty was (p. 287)
Song Taizu
The success of the Tang dynasty was due to its energetic second ruler. Who was he?
Tang Taizong
