Question 1

Explain the decline of Buddhism in the later Tang and Song dynasties.

Accepted Answer

Restoration of imperial government impli...

Question 2

What were the elements of Tang-Song economic prosperity?

Accepted Answer

The full incorporation of southern China...

Question 3

What artisan was responsible for the development of movable type?

Accepted Answer

A)   Li Bo
B)   Bi Sheng
C)   Gaozu
D)   Zhu Xi

Question 4

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the position of the scholar-gentry under the Song dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Confucian scholar-gentry continued to exist, but the examination system weakened noticeably causing the imperial bureaucracy to depend more and more on the aristocracy.
B)   The ascendancy of the scholar-gentry over its aristocratic and Buddhist rivals was fully secured in the Song era.
C)   The Song emperors came to rely increasingly on the military as defense of the borders placed less emphasis on the role of intellectual ideology and more on warfare.
D)   The Song continued to rely on the Confucian scholar-gentry, but more rigorous examination systems resulted in fewer men entering the civil service as a result of education.

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning the status of women in the Tang -Song era is most accurate?

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A)   Tang-Song law recognized no women?s rights.
B)   The condition of women in general improved during the Tang-Song era.
C)   The assertion of male dominance within the family and beyond was especially pronounced in the thinking of the Neo-Confucian philosophers.
D)   The spread of Buddhism provided women with greater opportunities and career alternatives within the monastic movement.

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a woman who gained influence and power during the later years of the Tang dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)   Wu
B)   Wei
C)   Yang Guifei
D)   Xuanzong

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation of the Tang-Song era?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gunpowder
B)   Abacus
C)   Paper
D)   Complex bridges

Question 8

The title of jinshi was reserved for those who

Accepted Answer

A)   were members of the Chinese aristocracy.
B)   served in the Chinese military.
C)   were members of the imperial family.
D)   passed the most difficult exams on all of Chinese literature.

Question 9

The first Song emperor restored the unity of China EXCEPT for what northern dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jurchen
B)   Silla
C)   Liao
D)   Hangzhou

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT an economic development during the period of commercial expansion during the Tang and Song dynasties?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trade increasingly carried by Chinese ships and sailors
B)   Enlarged market quarters found in all cities and major towns
C)   Growing sophistication in commercial organization and forms of credit
D)   Military domination of the seas

Question 11

What group was responsible for the fall of the southern Song dynasty in 1279?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jurchens
B)   Tanguts
C)   Liao
D)   Mongols

Question 12

Which of the following intellectual schools was responsible for the production of most literary and artistic works during the Tang-Song era?

Accepted Answer

A)   Confucian
B)   Daoist
C)   Pure Land Buddhist
D)   Chan Buddhist

Question 13

What Tang ruler actually attempted to have Buddhism recognized as a state religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yangdi
B)   Wendi
C)   Gaozu
D)   Empress Wu

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT one of the reforms introduced by Wang Anshin in the face of conservative opposition?

Accepted Answer

A)   The introduction of government-assisted irrigation projects to encourage agricultural expansion
B)   Taxation of the landlord and scholarly classes
C)   The establishment of well-trained mercenary forces
D)   The end of tribute payments to nomadic dynasties on the northern border

Question 15

What was the attitude of the Tang emperors toward the Confucian scholar -gentry?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Tang continued to support and patronize the growth of Buddhism in China at the expense of the Confucian scholar-gentry.
B)   The Tang supported the resuscitation of the Confucian scholar-gentry, often at the expense of the aristocracy.
C)   The Tang feared the development of the scholar-gentry and continued to support the nomadic aristocracy of China.
D)   Confucianism continued to wane during the Tang dynasty and was only resuscitated under the Song.

Question 16

Wang Anshi, a prime minister in the 1070s and 1080s, attempted to reform Song government on the basis of what Confucian school of thought?

Accepted Answer

A)   Daoism
B)   Shiism
C)   Constructionism
D)   Legalism

Question 17

Who was the founder of the Song dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)   Zhao Kuangyin
B)   Xuanzong
C)   Li Bo, Duke of Song
D)   Xi-Xia

Question 18

Who was the most prominent of the Neo-Confucians during the Song era?

Accepted Answer

A)   Li Bo
B)   Yang Guifei
C)   Hangzhou
D)   Zhu Xi

Question 19

What accounts for the relative weakness of the Song Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)   It never succeeded in achieving the degree of centralization that had typified the Tang Empire.
B)   The scholar-gentry quickly lost influence under the Song, and the bureaucracy ceased to function effectively.
C)   Lack of agricultural productivity produced a general failure of the Chinese economy during the Song dynasty.
D)   The military was subordinated to the civilian administrators of the scholar-gentry, leaving the dynasty vulnerable to nomadic dynasties on the frontier.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about Chinese landscape painting is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Landscape painting was virtually unknown until after the Mongol invasions.
B)   As in the West, landscape painting was the special skill of the military elite.
C)   Members of the ruling political elite in China produced many of the paintings in the Song era.
D)   Song subsidies to foreign painters resulted in the production of magnificent landscapes.

Exam 17: Reunification and Renaissance in Chinese Civilization: the Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties

Explain the decline of Buddhism in the later Tang and Song dynasties.

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the position of the scholar-gentry under the Song dynasty?

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What was the attitude of the Tang emperors toward the Confucian scholar -gentry?

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Which of the following statements concerning the status of women in the Tang -Song era is most accurate?

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Which of the following was NOT a woman who gained influence and power during the later years of the Tang dynasty?

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What accounts for the relative weakness of the Song Empire?

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Which of the following was NOT one of the reforms introduced by Wang Anshin in the face of conservative opposition?

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The title of jinshi was reserved for those who

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What Tang ruler actually attempted to have Buddhism recognized as a state religion?

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Which of the following was NOT an economic development during the period of commercial expansion during the Tang and Song dynasties?

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Which of the following was NOT a technological innovation of the Tang-Song era?

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Wang Anshi, a prime minister in the 1070s and 1080s, attempted to reform Song government on the basis of what Confucian school of thought?

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Which of the following intellectual schools was responsible for the production of most literary and artistic works during the Tang-Song era?

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The first Song emperor restored the unity of China EXCEPT for what northern dynasty?

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What were the elements of Tang-Song economic prosperity?

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Which of the following statements about Chinese landscape painting is most accurate?

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Who was the founder of the Song dynasty?

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Who was the most prominent of the Neo-Confucians during the Song era?

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What artisan was responsible for the development of movable type?

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What group was responsible for the fall of the southern Song dynasty in 1279?

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