16 Questions
Which dynasty unified China under Emperor Wendi?
Sui dynasty
What led to the fall of the Sui dynasty?
Rebellion by farmers against forced labor and high taxes
Who was the only woman in Chinese history to rule on her own?
Empress Wu
What marked the Song dynasty's period of governance?
Economic commerce and technology
Where did traders and missionaries from India bring Buddhism to in China?
Han dynasty
What did the Tang dynasty come to see Buddhism as?
A threat to China's Confucian traditions
During the Tang and Song dynasties, what religion began replacing Confucianism as China's central religion?
Buddhism
What kind of officials were created by China's civil service examination system during the Tang and Song dynasties?
Scholar-officials
Which dynasty laid the foundation for the Tang and Song dynasties by connecting the Yangtze River with the Grand Canal?
Sui Dynasty
Who was the only female empress of China, and what dynasty was she associated with?
Wu Zhao, Tang Dynasty
Which dynasty ruled over 50 million commoners and expanded the empire into Central Asia and Korea?
Tang Dynasty
What did Neo-Confucianism blend with Confucianism during the Song dynasty?
Buddhist and Daoist beliefs
Which scholar worked to reform Neo-Confucianism in the late 1400 CE, believing that religion had become too formal and orthodox?
Wang Yang Ming
What did the civil service examinations during the Han dynasty test knowledge of?
Confucianist principles
What was a significant accomplishment of the Sui Dynasty that laid the foundation for the Tang and Song dynasties?
Connecting the Yangtze River with the Grand Canal
How did China become a maritime nation during the Song Dynasty?
By developing a flourishing international commerce
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