Topic 5 Lesson 1 Tang and Song China

What dynasty ruled China between 581 and 618?

• Sui Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

• Qing Dynasty

Who founded the Tang dynasty?

• Tang Gaozu

• Wu Zetian

• Li Shimin

• Zhang Xuan

What was the capital of the Tang dynasty?

• Chang'an

• Luoyang

• Beijing

• Nanjing

Which ruler became emperor in 626?

• There was not a ruler

• Tang Taizong

• Mulan

• Han Ling

What system did Taizong create to ensure an efficient government?

• a merit-based civil service system

• a hereditary nobility system

• an aristocratic council system

• a military command-based system

The purpose of the civil service examinations during the Tang dynasty was to select officials based on merit.

• To select officials based on merit

• To train military personnel

• To impose taxes on the population

• To improve agricultural output

Tang dynasty promoted good government by:

• Implementing a centrally organized bureaucracy based on meritocratic examinations

• Relying solely on aristocracy

• Decentralizing power among regional warlords

• Ignoring administrative reforms

By 1100, China had several large cities that were home to hundreds of thousands of people.

• True

• False

The Song dynasty shifted south due to the invasion of which foreign kingdom?

• King Phillip

• Liao dynasty

• Jin dynasty

• Mongol Empire

Identify the changes in farming during the Tang and Song dynasties.

• Introduction of new irrigation methods, crop rotation, and commercialization leading to increased productivity.

• No significant changes occurred in agriculture during these dynasties.

• Farming reverted to archaic and less productive methods.

• There was a complete abandonment of traditional farming practices.