【History Preview】THE DRAGON THRONE OF IMPERIAL CHINA

What was the main reason for the flowering of literature and the arts during the Tang and Song dynasties?

• A. The strong central control of the emperors

• B. The occasional revolts and incursions by nomads

• C. The equitable governing of the provinces by the bureaucracy

• D. The influence of the Mongols on Chinese culture

Who was the great reformer during the Tang dynasty who pushed the borders of China into central Asia and restructured the bureaucracy?

• A. Emperor Taizong

• B. Yang Jian

• C. Emperor Xuanzong

• D. The first emperor of the Sui dynasty

1. The Tang expansion toward what is now Iran was halted when the Chinese were defeated by forces of the ________ Caliphate at the River Talas in 751.

2. The rebellion against the Tang between 755 and 763 was led by the military general ________.

3. The secular philosophy that guided the Song dynasty was ________.

What economic reform was instituted by the minister Wang Anshi during the Song dynasty?

• A. Building government grain warehouses in the provinces.

• B. Broadening the civil service examination to include engineering, law, geography, and medicine.

• C. Instituting official loans to farmers so they could purchase seeds and tools.

• D. Spreading paper money known as "flying money".

1. When were civil service exams reintroduced during the Ming dynasty?

• A. 1268

• B. 1368

• C. 1468

• D. 1568

2. What new palace complex did the Ming emperors build in Beijing?

3. Traditional Chinese drama was banned under Mongol rule. (True/False)

• True

• False

4. The Ming dynasty adopted many Mongol practices. (True/False)

• True

• False