Chapter 14

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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


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