APWORLD TOPIC 1.1

The Song Dynasty employed all of the following systems of government except

• Traditional methods of Confucianism

• Imperial Bureaucracy

• Hindu-Buddhist monarchy

There were no qualifications for positions in the Chinese imperial bureaucracy other than noble birth.

• True

• False

What did young men have to pass in order to become part of the imperial bureaucracy during the Song Dynasty?

The Song Dynasty made some efforts to make preparation for the civil service exam more egalitarian.

• True

• False

Which of the following Chinese cultural traditions influenced neighboring regions?

• Neo-Confucianism and Buddhism

• Confucian traditions regarding women

• Chinese scholarly and literary traditions

• All responses are correct

• Filial piety

Chinese cultural traditions most impacted Japan, Korea, and

The following schools of ____________ all impacted East Asia: Theravada, Mahayana, and Tibetan

Match the following schools of Buddhism with the correct description:

• Places a strong emphasis on death.

• Theravada

• Most traditional form of Buddhism

• Tibetan

• Bodhisattvas play an important role; more accessible to the average person.

• Mahayana

The Song economy became increasingly commercialized.

• True

• False

All of the following led to the commercialization and growth of the Song economy except

• The invention of paper money

• Agricultural innovations such as cultivation of Champa rice.

• Transportation innovations such as expansion of the Grand Canal

• Improvements in silk weaving, porcelain production, and steel and iron manufacturing

• Japanese and Korean innovations in manufacturing were borrowed by the Chinese