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Ancient China

Geography

Question: Name the four dynasties of Ancient China.
Answer: Tang, Song, Mongol, and Ming.

Question: The capital of the Tang was located along which major trade route?
Answer: The Silk Road

Question: During the Song Era, the Capital was moved to which Chinese city after Barbarian invasions in the north?
Answer: Hangzhou

Question: What was the capital of the Tang dynasty?
Answer: Chang'an

Question: What part of China are the Mongols from?
Answer: Northwest China

Religion

Question: What were the 2 sides of the living force, according to Daoism?
Answer: The ying and yang force.

Question: What were the 3 main types of beliefs in the Song Dynasty?
Answer: Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

Question: Who founded "Daoism"?
Answer: Lao Tzu.

Question: Name the 3 principles of Daoism.
Answer: 1. Take your time to figure out the natural and easy way to do things.
2. Every living thing in the universe shares the same living force.
3. IT needs to be balance

Question: Buddhism is based on the spiritual teachings of whom?
Answer: Siddhartha Guatama from India.

Achievements

Question: What did the Ancient Chinese people invent to increase rice production?
Answer: Flooded fields called Paddies

Question: Name China's four greatest inventions.
Answer: Paper, silk, gunpowder, and watertight ships.

Question: Only who could own farmland during the Tang Dynasty?
Answer: A wealthy family.

Question: What were some of Ghengis Khan's greatest achievements?
Answer: He was successful in battle, he adopted weapons from the Chinese, and maintained law and order.

Question: W ho was the founder of the Ming Dynasty and what were some of his accomplishments?
Answer: Hongwu was the founder. He revived Confucian values, revived the merit system, reversed the trade policy of the Mongols, and he tried to rule in best interest of people but was a tyrant.

Politics

Question: Who was the only woman Empress in the Tang dynasty?
Answer: Empress Wu

Question: During the Song Dynasty, how often did Scholar officials have to change positions?
Answer: Three years.

Question: What were the 4 levels of new social order during the Mongol Ascendancy?
Answer: Mongols, Foreigners, Northern Chinese, and Southern Chinese.

Question: What were the two largest groups of foreigners in the Mongol Ascendancy?
Answer: Turks and other Muslims

Question: How long did the Ming Dynasty rule and up to what year?
Answer: For 300 years up to 1644.

Economy

Question: Caravans carried what goods to the Islamic Empires and Europe during the Mongol Dynasty?
Answer: Silk, porcelain, spices, and luxury goods.

Question: What caused travel costs to be cut in half?
Answer: The Grand Canal

Question: What did the Song dynasty use as currency?
Answer: Paper money

Question: What did the Tang Dynasty use as currency?
Answer: Heavy copper coins

Question: What positive events occurred shortly after the sudden growth of trade?
Answer: Better farming, travel, and money economy also occurred.