Ch5 Lesson 1 China Reunites

In 581, the ____ dynasty unified China under the rule of emperors.

• 
  

  Song

• 
  

  Sui

• 
  

  Ming

• Tang

The most ambitious project under Emperor Yangdi was the ____, which helped unite China through trade.

• Grand Canal

• civil service examination

• Great Wall

  
  

• printing press

  
  

Which city prospered under the Tang dynasty?

• Hangzhou

• Changan

• Khanbaliq

  
  

• Beijing

  
  

Who first brought Buddhism to China in the 100s?

• 
  Mongol invaders

  
  

• 
  

  traders and missionaries

• poets and artists

  
  

• scholar-officials

  
  

Buddhist monks and nuns helped meet poor people's needs, and they were tolerated by early Tang rulers.

• FALSE

• TRUE

____ were based on Confucian principles and helped establish a new class in China's society.

• Civil service examinations

• Scholar-officials

  
  

• Turkish nomads

  
  

• Buddhist principles

  
  

Which was a key principle of neo-Confucianism?

• escaping suffering

• building canals

  
  

• winning arguments

  
  

• helping others

  
  

Followers of Confucianism believed that if they followed Confucius's teachings, they would find ____.

• a good-paying job with the government

  
  

• the way to a better life after death

  
  

• safety from the ups and downs of the economy

  
  

• peace of mind

  
  

During the Tang dynasty, candidates for civil service positions were judged by whom they knew and how wealthy they were.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Strict rules prevented scholar-officials from ____.

• 
  

  preparing food

  
  

• making laws

  
  

• trading goods

  
  

• doing physical work