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| How was religion differen in the Tang court as compared to the Han court? |
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| Married in the Imperial family and seized control of the govt in 690 c.e.; she ruled China until 705 c.e. |
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| List the inventions of the Tang dynasty including what they pioneered the use of. |
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Block printing
Gun powder
Small pox vaccine |
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| What brought about the fall of the Tang dynasty? |
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| Tang defeat at the battle of Talas River; Tang conquest in the East required extreme taxation of citizens; disgruntled members of the gentry class began the huang chao rebellion of 879-81 c.e. |
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| List the modern aspects of the Song military. |
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| song military leaders were educated specialists who were tested on military subjects and paid a regular salary |
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| What was unique about the Song economy? |
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| the Song pioneered the first use of paper money known as flying money |
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| What was unique about the Song economy? |
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| the Song pioneered the first use of paper money known as flying money |
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| List two elements of Song art. |
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| List five inventions of the Song dynasty. |
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1. mathemeticians first to use fractions for phases of the moon
2. recorded explosion of the crab nebula
3. mechanical clock
4. spinning wheel- made thread easily
5. type printing |
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| How did footbinding diminish the independence of women? |
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| Who founded the Yuan dynasty? |
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| What was the sign that indicated Genghis Khan's destiny? |
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| clod of blood in his hand; foretold his future world conquest |
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| Define the term pax Mongolica. |
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| period of peace and order in their domain for 100 years |
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| List the reason for the fall of the Yuan dynasty. |
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| Mongol emperors abandoned their duties to govern; luxurious living of the mongols; racial segregation; several aristocrats living in the provinces had established themselves as kings; China was no longer in control of the empire; Zhu had conquered all of the southern China making the beginning of the Ming dynasty and ruled as Hongwu |
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| Who founded the MIng dynasty? |
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| List the achievements of the Ming dynasty. |
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| they revived confucian education; they restored the civil service system; ming emperors repaired the canals that had been neglected by the mongols; chinese cities became industrial cities for porcelain, paper, and tools; agriculture cultivation was increased by giving tax exempt property to farmers who cleared new farm lands in southern China; ming emperors supported a revival of confucian values of chinese art and literature |
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| List the beliefs of Neo-Confucianism. |
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| children must obey their parents; parents can sell children into slavery; students expected to obey teachers without question; teachers could have students executed for disobedience; women were expected to honor and respect first their fathers, then husbands, then sons |
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| What was the main achievement(s) of Ming art? |
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| men artisans produced blue and white porcelain |
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| Explain the achievements of Zheng He. |
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| Chinese explorer that sailed to southeast asia, persia, india, east africa in 1433 c.e.; his voyages allowed the chinese to establish trade with these areas and spread their culture to the west; however, after he died in 143-something the ming emperor ordered voyages stopped and trade with the outside world cut off; this cut off chinese development and made them vulnerable |
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| List the reasons why the Chinese stopped overseas exploration. |
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| wanted to preserve their ancient traditions which they saw a stability; confucian scholars had little interest in overseas trade; they thought themselves superior to all others; fleets of sea going ships were costly and didn't produce any profits |
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| List the order of Chinese dynastic periods from Han to Ming. |
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| Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Genghis Khan, Ming |
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