【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 (a)   Caliphate at the River Talas in 751.

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

3. The secular philosophy that guided the Song dynasty was (a)   .

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?

(a)  

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