Unit 3 - Tang and Song Practice Quiz 2

Who founded the Tang Dynasty?

• Zhao Kuangyin
• Li Yuan and Li Shimin
• Confucius
• Taizu

Which emperor was known as one of the greatest in the Tang Dynasty?

• Emperor Wu
• Zhao Kuangyin
• Emperor Taizong
• Li Bai

Tributary states of the Tang Dynasty included:

• Japan and India
• Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet
• Mongolia and Thailand
• Persia and Arabia

What caused the decline of the Tang Dynasty?

• Innovations in agriculture
• Corruption and high taxes
• Civil service exams
• Buddhist influence

When did the Tang Dynasty officially end?

• 618 C.E.
• 960 C.E.
• 907 C.E.
• 1127 C.E.

Who reunited China under the Song Dynasty?

• Li Yuan
• Zhao Kuangyin
• Emperor Taizong
• Du Fu

What economic advancement greatly improved food production during the Song Dynasty?

• Trade networks
• New strains of rice
• Civil service exams
• Foot-binding

What innovation helped Song Dynasty trade flourish?

• Centralized bureaucracy
• Pagodas
• Paper money
• Landscape painting

Who was the head of the government in the Tang and Song dynasties?

• The military leader
• The emperor
• Scholar-officials
• Merchants

How were scholar-officials chosen?

• By birthright
• Through Confucian-based civil service exams
• Military experience
• Trade wealth