Deck 9: D: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

Question 1

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Sui emperor who particularly patronized Buddhism.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Answer 1

Emperor Wendi

Question 2

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
A substance made of saltpeter,charcoal,and sulfur invented by the Chinese in the ninth century that ultimately revolutionized military operations worldwide.Ironically,it was originally created by Daoist alchemists who were searching for an elixir of immortality.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Answer 2

gunpowder

Question 3

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Buddhism was China's only large-scale cultural borrowing before the twentieth century;Buddhism entered China from India in the first and second centuries C.E.but only became popular in 300-800 C.E.through a series of cultural accommodations.At first supported by the state,Buddhism suffered persecution during the ninth century but continued to play a role in Chinese society.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Answer 3

Chinese Buddhism

Question 4

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Rule in China (581-618)that effectively reunited the country after several centuries of political fragmentation.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 5

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
A variation of Chinese writing developed in Vietnam that became the basis for an independent national literature;"southern script."

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 6

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
A phonetic alphabet developed in Korea in the fifteenth century.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 7

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Japan's most illustrious female poet (born ca.975)who was particularly gifted in writing the tanka form of poetry.She became a scandalous figure in the imperial court after her affairs with Prince Tametaka and his brother,Prince Atsumichi.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 8

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Rule in China from 618 to 907;noted for its openness to foreign cultural influences.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 9

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Chinese method of dealing with foreign lands and peoples that assumed the subordination of all non-Chinese authorities and required payment-produce of value from their countries-to the Chinese emperor (although the Chinese gifts given in return were often much more valuable).

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 10

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Rule from 960 to 1279 in China;built a state structure that endured for a thousand years.China became "the richest,most skilled,and most populous country on earth" during this period.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 11

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
The "way of the warrior," referring to the military virtues of the Japanese samurai,including bravery,loyalty,and an emphasis on death over surrender.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 12

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Japanese statesman (572-622)who launched the drive to make Japan into a centralized bureaucratic state modeled on China;he is best known for the Seventeen Article Constitution,which lays out the principles of this reform.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 13

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Chinese practice begun in the Tang dynasty;an emphasis on small size and delicacy was central to views of female beauty.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 14

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
A nomadic people who established a state that included parts of northern China (907-1125);a nomadic people who established a state that included parts of northern China (1115-1234).

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 15

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
The first ruling dynasty to bring a measure of political unity to the Korean peninsula (688-900).

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 16

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
Major nomadic confederacy that was established ca.200 B.C.E.and eventually reached from Manchuria to Central Asia.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 17

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
China's capital during the Song dynasty,with a population of more than a million people.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi

Question 18

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.
A major advance that took place in China under the Song dynasty (960-1279);it was marked by rapid population growth,urbanization,economic specialization,the development of an immense network of internal waterways,and a great increase in industrial production and innovation.

A)Sui dynasty
B)Tang dynasty
C)Song dynasty
D)Hangzhou
E)economic revolution
F)foot binding
G)tribute system
H)Xiongnu
I)Khitan and Jurchen people
J)Silla dynasty (Korea)
K)hangul
L)chu nom
M)Shotoku Taishi
N)bushido
O)Izumi Shikibu
P)Chinese Buddhism
Q)gunpowder
R)Emperor Wendi