Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era: Questions

AP World History
Chapter 12 Textbook Questions
The Reunification and Renaissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties. (pgs. 263-286)

*Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era (pgs. 265-272)

1. In the Tang era that followed the Sui interlude, the bureaucratic institution began under the Han were- .

2. What is the definition on Wendi?

3. Although Wendi himself was Chinese, he secured his power base by winning the support of neighboring nomadic .

4. In , Wendi’s armies attacked and conquered the weak and divided Chen kingdom, which had long ruled the South.

5. Wendi won support by lowering and establishing , throughout his domains.

6. Define Yangdi.

7. Yangdi established a milder legal code and devoted resources to .

8. Define Loyang.

9. Yangdi led his exhausted and angry subjects into a series of unsuccessful to bring back under Chinese rule.

10. What is the definition of Li Yuan?

11. Of all the nomadic people on the empire’s borders, .

12. Define heavenly khan.

13. At the Tang capital they were also educated in ways in the hope of their eventual assimilation into culture.

14. Define Silla.

15. Crucial for the restoration of Chinese unity were the efforts of the early monarch to rebuild and expand the imperial bureaucracy.

16. Tang rulers also used the to offset the power of the aristocracy.

17. The executive department which was divided into six ministries- ran the empire of day to day basis.

18. Define Changari.

19. Define Mahayana Buddhism.

20. Define Pure Land Buddhism.

21. Define Chan Buddhism.

22. The goal of those who followed was to come to know the ultimate wisdom.

23. Define Hymn to Wisdom.

24. However, no Tang ruler matched in supporting the Buddhist establishment.

25. Buddhist successes aroused the envy of . .
26. Define Wuzong.

27. Although survived this and other bouts of repression, it was due to Tang decline and the rise of the Song.

*Tang Decline and Rise of the Song (pgs. 272-276)

28. Define Xuanzong.

29. Define Zhao Kuangyin.

30. The one rival Taizu could not overcome was the northern Liao dynasty, which had been founded in by the nomadic Khitan peoples from Manchuria.

31. Define Sinified.

32. Only were allowed to be governors, thereby removing the temptation of regional military commanders to seize power.

33. The great influence of the in the Song era was mirrored in the revival of Confucian ideas and values that dominated intellectual life.

34. New academics devoted to the study of the , and impressive libraries were established.

35. The means by which the Song emperors had secured their control over china their empire in the long run.

36. Who was Wang Anshi?

37. Who was Zhu Xi?

38. Wang Anshi ran the government on basis of assumption that an energetic and interventionist state could increase resources and strengthen dynasty.

39. The Song dynasty was run by conservative ministers who controlled the administration. How did Wang Anshi try to correct these defects in the imperial court?

40. In when the emperor died the neo-Confucians came to power, ended reform, and reversed many of Wang Anshi initiatives.

41. In 1115. a new nomadic contender, overthrew Liao dynasty and established Qing dynasty.

42. Politically the dynasty was little more than a rump state carved out of larger domains ruled by the Tang and Song.

*TANG AND SONG PROSPERITY: THE BASIS OF A GOLDEN-AGE (pgs. 276-286)

43. List the transitions during Tang and Song Period.

44. The building of the led to a major shift in population balance with Chinese civilization.

45. The great increase of Chinese population in Han and Six dynasties periods made it . .

46. was intended to facilitate control over Southern regions by courts, bureaucrats, and armies centered in ancient imperial centers such as Changan and Loyang.

47. What promoted commercial expansion in Tang and Song era?

48. Name some of the things passed down the Silk Road between China and Persia.

49. What are junks?

50. The first use of also occurred in Tang era.

51. Merchants depositing their profits, were given credit vouchers or which they later presented for reimbursement.

52. was complemented by a surge in urban growth in the Tang and Song eras.

53. Changan lived within the walls of a well protected imperial city. What was outside his walls?

54. What was the Song capital?

55. Why did traders and artisans prosper in Hangzhou?

56. The movement of the population southward to the fertile valleys of the Yangtze and other river systems was part of .

57. What advanced agrarian expansion?

58. What increased the yield of peasant holdings?

59. What invention eased the plowing, planting, weeding, and harvesting tasks?

60. The rulers of both the Sui and Tang dynasties had adopted policies aimed at breaking up the .

61. Nonetheless, the position of showed signs of improving under the Tang and early Song eras.

62. The promoted by Confucius and other early thinkers held sway at all class levels.

63. What is foot binding?

64. In which areas did the Tang and Song eras have major accomplishments in?

65. What contributed to economic growth and social prosperity in these dynasties?

66. What was the biggest invention in the Tang era?

67. On the domestic scene, -modeled on those found in India, the swept the empire, was used for fuel for the first time, and the first soared into the heavens.

68. What was a pivotal invention for the Song era?

69. Who was responsible for much of the artistic and literary creativity of the Tang-Song era?

70. As the Confucian scholar-gentry supplanted the Buddhists as the manor producers of art and literature, .

71. Who was Li Bo?