Foreign Contact - Tang Dynasty

The trade routes that connected Chang'an and crossed the deserts of Central Asia were called the...

• Royal Routes

• Silk Roads

• Imperial Roads

• King's Route

The opening of the Silk Roads and travel by sea to Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and India brought about ______________________ with foreigners.

• fighting

• cultural exchange

• hatred

• division

Arguments for an Open-door policy for China during the Tang Dynasty with foreign countries includes...

• new foods (garlic, spinach, mustard, etc)

• Music from Central Asia, India, and Persia

• Buddhism

• Access to new Medicines from India

Arguments for an Closed-door policy for China during the Tang Dynasty with foreign countries includes...

• Change in Women's Status (riding horses, playing polo)

• Buddhist monks didn't have to pay taxes, received special treatment.

• Chinese don't really need or depend on the trade with outside world

• Buddhists ran schools, baths, hospitals

For the greater part of the Tang Dynasty, the Chinese had an open-door policy with foreigners. Which of the following countries and civilizations did they trade with?

• Byzantine Empire

• Japan

• Indonesia

• Persia

True or False: Sitting on chairs from Central Asia instead of on floor cushions became a status symbol.

• True

• False

Which of the following religions were brought from foreign contact during the Tang Dynasty?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Judaism

Which religion became a major part of Chinese life under the Tang Dynasty?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Daoism

Which of the following is true about Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty?

• Buddhist monks traveled from India to China to teach the Chinese

• Buddhist monks and nuns didn't have to pay taxes

• Buddhists ran schools, baths, hospitals

• Buddhist monasteries became very wealthy

True or False: Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty foreigners and their beliefs became less welcomed and they were attacked.

• True

• False