Ch 13: The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia

The Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang was famous for…

traveling to India to collect Buddhist texts

The Sui dynasty was founded in 589 by

Yang Jian

The greatest contribution of Sui Yangdi, the second Sui emperor, was

the construction of the Grand Canal

Who was Sui Yangdi?

the second Sui emperor

The Sui construction of which of these items would have important economic implications well into the 20th century?

the Grand Canal

The Grand Canal stretched from what city in the south to what city in the west?

South: Hangzhou
West: Chang’an

The Tang plan to avoid the concentration of land in the hands of the wealthy was called the

equal-field system

During the Tang dynasty, the imperial civil service examinations

were expanded, allowing posts to be filled with officials of genuine intellectual ability

During the Tang dynasty, where did Chinese armies push into?

Korea, Manchuria, Tibet, and northern Vietnam

The kowtow

was a ritual prostration, where some would bow on there head and knees for their elders or higher ups

In 757, the Tang emperors were forced to invite the Turkish Uighurs to bring an army into China and suppress a rebellion by

An Lushan

The founder of the Song dynasty

Song Taizu

The Song dynasty was substantially weakened by Song Taizu’s decision to

allow scholar-bureaucrats to lead the army

why was his decision harmful?

lack of experience, slow decisions, and constant rotations

In 1279, the Song dynasty finally fell to the

Mongols

The most important new crop introduced into China during the Tang and Song periods was

fast-ripening rice

Foot binding is probably the best example of the

increasingly patriarchal nature of Chinese society

The most influential Chinese naval technological innovation was the

magnetic compass

What alleviated the shortage of copper coins during the Song and Tang periods

letters of credit

In 1024,

the first paper money, printed under government auspices, appeared

Dunhuang in western China

contained an early Buddhist community

In an effort to win support in China by tying into Chinese traditions, Buddhist missionaries translated the Indian term dharma as….

dao.

One of the more popular schools of Buddhism in China was

Chan Buddhism

Japanese Zen buddhism is known in China as….

Chan Buddhism

In the 840s, Tang emperors

ordered the closure of monasteries and the expulsion of Buddhists

give one example for why.

The vast construction of temples and the melting of copper coins to cast giant Buddha statues drained the empire's literal cash flow and metal reserves.

The Silla dynasty in Korea copied China in many ways, but never

established a bureaucracy based on merit

In the 7th century CE, the Tang Dynasty agreed to a political compromise with the Korean ____ dynasty.

Silla

In regard to their relationship with China, the Viet people

revolted against the Tang and won their independence

In relation to Chinese traditions and influences, Viet women

played a more prominent role in society and the economy

The native religion of Japan is

Shintoism

Chinese influence on Japan was most profound during the

Nara period

The Japanese city of Nara was a copy of the Tang capital of

Chang’an

In 1185, the Minamoto clan defeated their rival the Taira clan and

established the Kamakura shogunate

Which of the following refers to a mounted warrior?

Samurai

The cultural development of Heian Japan reflects

China

What was the title of the military governor who ruled in place of the Japanese emperor?

Shogun