Tang and Song Dynasties

The Tang and Song is known as the

• end of Chinese Civilization

• Dynastic Cycle

• Golden Age of China

• Warring States Period

Under the emperors of the Tang dynasty, China

• shrank in size but was politically stable.

• was divided into warring territories.

• closed its borders to foreign trade.

• united and expanded greatly in size.

What is true about both the Song and the Tang dynasties?

• both collapsed after Mongol invasions

• both had to fend of invasions from Japan

• both were among the shortest of all China's dynasties

• both ruled for around 300 years

What is generally true about the status of women in the Tang and Song dynasties?

• it went down in both peasant and upper classes

• it went up in all social levels

• it went down in upper class, but stayed basically the same in the peasant and lower classes

• it went up in peasant class, but stayed the same in the upper class

Which achievements are associated with the Tang and Song dynasties?

• wheel and stirrup

• windmill and calendar

• gunpowder and magnetic compass

• aqueduct and domed roof

What features are associated with China’s Tang and Song dynasties?

• prosperity and stable government

• corruption and weak government

• economic problems and political violence

• overseas conquests and colonization

Complete the sentence by selecting the correct answer from the drop-down menus. Introduction of the magnetic compass and paper currency during the Tang and Song dynasties influenced Chinese societies by ​ (a)  

• increasing crop yields

• limiting foreign invaders

• improving government efficiency

• making trade easier

Which came first in China?

• Song

• Tang

• Yuan

• Ming

Which are true of the Tang Dynasty?

• second golden age

• government stability

• more trade and wealth

• rebellions

• empire expansion

The rise, fall, and end of both the Tang and the Song serve as examples of

• the uselessness of government

• the emperor's will

• the power of rebellion

• the dynastic cycle