Question 1

What is the importance of the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty? What former Chinese Empire developed as a role model for these two dynasties? What great building program developed in the Sui period?

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Question 2

Under the Mongolian Yuan dynasty

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Under the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, Chinese contacts with other advanced civilizations, such as the Middle East and Europe, increased through the Silk Road trade routes. Additionally, the Mongols themselves had extensive contacts and alliances with other cultures, including Persian and Central Asian states.

Question 3

The major contribution to Chinese arts during the Yuan period was made by

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During the Yuan period, dramatists made significant contributions to Chinese arts, particularly through the development of Chinese opera and drama, which flourished during this time.

Question 4

What was the impact of Buddhism on the Tang dynasty? Why were there three distinct Buddhist divisions? Did this movement represent certain social strata?

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Question 5

Discuss the general trends in demography in China from 589 to 1368.How did population density affect economic development? Consider patterns of trade and cultivation of the land.How did fluctuations in population impact politics and government? Consider tax and labor policies.In what other ways did demographic changes influence Chinese history in this period?

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Question 6

Describe how peasants in China changed from serfs to free farmers.What was the role of the aristocracy in this transformation? Why did the equal field system collapse?

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Question 7

What was the importance of the examination system in the Song period? How did this development bring about stability in the court? Who had the best opportunity to pass the exam?

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Question 8

Compare and contrast the role of women as seen in the career of the Empress Wu,the poetry of Li Bo,the "Chaste Woman" Shi,and during the Yuan dynasty.How did the roles of women evolve and how do their roles in China compare to those in other civilizations in your studies?

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Question 9

Why was Empress Wu (625706)successful in obtaining control in the Tang period How did her role affect Chinese history? Did her influence enhance or detract from the prestige of the Tang Empire?

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Question 10

Compare and contrast trade and foreign contact during the Tang and Yuan periods.What impact did trade and contact with foreigners have on China during these periods?

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Question 11

According to the Marco Polo narrative included in this chapter,what were the special characteristics of Yuan China? Why do you think Europeans found it hard to believe that such wonders existed in China? What do the reactions to Marco Polo and his narrative itself reflect about European knowledge of China?

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Question 12

Compare and contrast the development of Europe and China from 500 to 1500.What factors were most influential in the development of each area?

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Question 13

Describe the methods utilized by the Mongols to control China.What advantage was there in maintaining a language barrier between the Mongols and the Chinese? What happened to the examination system during the Yuan dynasty?

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Question 14

What were the tactics that allowed Temujin to transform the Mongols into a successful conquering force? What was the impact of the Mongols on Asia?

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Question 15

Compare and contrast the political,social,and economic structure of China during the Tang dynasty to that during the Song dynasty.What were the strengths of the Tang? the Song? What innovations did each dynasty contribute to China?

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Question 16

Which of the following statements from Marco Polo’s Travels is most likely to be an inaccurate statement about the Chinese capital of Hangzhou?

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Question 17

Discuss the influence of technological changes during the Song period.What was the impact of money on trade? Why did the population shift to the south? What role did the scholar-gentry play in these changes?

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Quiz 8: Imperial China,589-1368