Chapter 7 section 2 Tang & Song Achievements

The dragonbone pump was invented during the Song dynasty. What does a dragonbone pump do?

• helps doctors treat bone illnesses

• helps pump water out of flooded basements

• scoops water from one place and into an irrigation canal

• automatically pumps arrows through a long tube

The capital of the Tang dynasty and the largest city in the world at the time was

• Beijing

• Hangzhou

• Changan

• Luoyang

The Grand Canal was built primarily

• to give emperors a quick way to travel around the empire

• as a route for smugglers to use to avoid paying taxes

• to move people from the countryside to work in the cities

• to transport food from the south and armies in the north

Chinese merchants exported all of the following goods to foreign lands except

• tea

• rice

• gold

• procelain

What effect did opening the Pacific ports to foreign traders have on China?

• Allowed foreign empires easy access routes to invade China

• China's export business collapsed due to too many imports

• It expanded trade, creating a very strong economy in China

• A great number of foreigners moved to Chinese port cities

Woodblock printing allowed the Chinese to

• copy and print text or drawings very quickly

• invent a written language

• communicate with foreign travelers

• create a new form of artistic expression

What is porcelain?

• A style of bathroom furniture

• a thin, beautiful form of pottery

• special hats made for emperors

• a material made from glass, used in fine artwork

Why did the Chinese keep the silk and porcelain making processes secret?

• To give them control of trade

• Didn't want outsiders to know of silk and porcelain

• Emperors wanted only important leaders to own these products

• Chinese processes were better than those of other makers

Which of the following best describes how the Chinese mainly used gunpowder?

• As means of energy to power barges and other large craft

• In construction to clear sections of mountains or earth

• For fireworks used in celebrations

• For high explosives used in warfare against enemies

What instrument, invented during the Tang dynasty, revolutionized travel?

• The compass

• The wind sail

• The sextant

• The magnetic battery