IA #2 '24

Ancient Chinese civilizations developed with little interaction with any other civilizations. Which statement BEST explains why this was the case?

• • Ancient Chinese civilizations were the only people living in east Asia at that time.

• • The other civilizations lived too far away and had no means of transport to get them to China.

• • The Chinese people had heard that other civilizations were barbaric, so they tried to remain hidden away.

• • The area where these early Chinese civilizations developed were surrounded by deserts, high mountains, and impassable jungles.

Which of these was a natural environmental barrier to China's interaction with the ancient world?

• • Sahara Desert

• • Huang He River

• • Great Wall of China

• • Himalayan Mountains

Which number represents the continent on which the Himalaya Mountains is found?

• 1

• 5

• 4

• 2

Which statement accurately reflects the Tang Dynasty of Ancient China?

• • The Tang Dynasty embraced Buddhism and built temples and monasteries across China.

• • The Tang Dynasty developed the Mandate of Heaven, which allowed for emperors and dynasties in China.

• • The Tang Dynasty built the Great Wall of China to protect the empire from the Mongols.

• • The Tang Dynasty is remembered for creating the first form of Chinese writing.

The reunification of China prior to the Tang Dynasty—

• • allowed for the spread of Buddhism.

• • caused a struggle for power among rival clans.

• • isolated the nation from the rest of the world.

• • allowed the empire to successfully invade Japan.

This map represents a network of roads that existed in whole or in part from the First Century BCE through the 14th Century CE.

What belief system would have been MOST likely to have traveled from the east to the west during this time?

• Christianity

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

Which of these played the largest role in Buddhism's spread throughout Asia from the 100s to the 700s CE?

Responses

• The Crusades

• The Silk Road

• Mongol Invaders

• Persian Missionaries

What originally came from Vietnam but entered China during the Song dynasty that changed its' agricultural production?

• Hemp

• Indigo

• Champa Rice

• Long staple cotton

What led to a population increase during the Song dynasty in China?

• • A new form of rice was introduced that was drought resistant and yielded two crops a year.

• • Buddhist monks were allowed to marry which led to increased family size.

• • Crops from the New World including the potato were introduced which led to longer life expectancy rates.

• • The one child policy was lifted at the end of the Tang dynasty.

The arrow on the map is pointing to this that helped Chinese trade as far back as 2500 years ago.

• The Great Wall

• The Grand Canal

• The Yangtze River

• The Huang He River