China and the Mongols
What is the Tang Dynasty known for?
A time of peace and prosperity known as the Golden Age of China
The Yuan Dynasty is not considered a Khanate
False
Kublai Khan's Capital city of Mongol empire in the Yuan Dynasty. It is present day Beijing. Name the city _
Khanbalik
Sui Yangdi, with his high taxes and forced labor policies, was considered a? (Chinese philosophy)
Legalist
Name the architectural achievement of the Mongols
There are no great architectural achievements of the Mongols
Chinggis Khan and Genghis Khan are considered the same person
True
Which of the below best describes what a dynasty is?
When a land is ruled by one family for a long period of time and power is handed down to each new generation
Growing up, Genghis Khan murdered his
brother
Country both Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan could not conquor due to it's geography _
india
For the 300 years between the fall of the Han Dynasty and the emergence of the Sui dynasty, how many dynasties claimed the Mandate the Heaven in China? _
30
What civil service project of the Sui angered the people of China enough to overthrow the emperor?
Grand Canal
How does Genghis Khan come to power?
He conquers the neighboring tribes and they submit to him in a Kuraltai
Which of the following does not describe the Sui dynasty?
It brought about great prosperity in China and long-lived imperial rule
Genghis's grandson established Yuan dynasty capital at Khanbalik. What was his name? _
Kublai Khan
Which of the following choices in NOT a true statement concerning Kublai Khan
Kublai's capital was located at Hong Kong
A revised form of Confucianism that evolved as a response to Buddhism and held sway (importance) in China from the late Song.
Neo-confucianism
What tactic on the field of battle was employed most frequently by Chinggis Khan's forces?
Pretended flight (retreat) to draw the enemy out followed by heavy cavalry attacks on the flanks
To keep Mongols from being absorbed into Chinese civilization, Kublai Khan
Reserved government jobs for Mongols.
Dynasty that reunified China between 581 and 618
Sui Dynasty
Match the Chinese Dynasty to the time period
Tang or T'ang 618-906 AD Sui 581-618 AD Yuan Song or Sung 960-1279 AD
Which statement supports the claim that DIVERSITY was an important characteristic of the Mongol Empire (1200=1350)?
The Mongol Empire ruled peoples from China, Russia, Middle East, and eastern Europe
Which statement about the Tang dynasty is a fact rather than an opinion?
The Tang emperors granted government jobs to scholars who passed examinations
The Grand Canal tied together China's two main rivers, the ____ and the ___.
Yellow and Yangtze
In this chapter, what Chinese dynasty (Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan) was the largest (landwise)?_
Yuan
Marco Polo received a position in the court of the _ Dynasty.
Yuan
The Song dynasty developed the _, an early form of the calculator.
abacus
The great Song military commander Zhao Kuangyin was an honest and able general. He would collect _ rather than treasures on military campaigns.
books
Empress Wu tried to elevate this religion to the status of a state religion
buddhism
Although historians have long thought of Genghis Khan as ___________ leader, new research has shown he was _____ by many of his subjects.
despotic revered
The Silk Road was important because it allowed for the
exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East
The Yuan dynasty, with it's Mongol influence, is considered the Golden Age of China
false
The Song Dynasty was overthrown by the _
jurchens
Similar to the Han, entrance into the Tang dynasty civil service was supposed to be based on
merit
Type of ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures. _
porcelain
The greatest asset of the Mongol warrior was his
skill in horsemanship.
The decline of the Mongolian Dynasty was mainly due to
spending too much on foreign conquest, corruption and growing internal instability
Sui dynasty emperor who built the Grand Canal _
sui yangdi
This chapter was not a peaceful period in Chinese history! The Chinese explained rebellions and civil war as
the loss of the Mandate of Heaven by the ruler
Genghis Khan did not persecute based on religion.
true
Toward the end of the Tang dynasty, the infighting between generals became so bad, the government was forced to hire this tribe to defend the dynasty. Name this tribe _
uighurs
