Friday, March 6, 2015

Review sheet for quiz on Wednesday March 11


Review Sheet

Tang, Song, Yuan Dynasties and Mongol Empire

 

Sui:

  • Importance of the Grand Canal
  • Why did they lose the Mandate of Heaven?

 

Tang:

  • What policy did they follow?  Support your answer with evidence.
  • Describe the three policies (programs) set up by the Tang.

Equal-field system

Merit system

Transportation/communication

  • What caused the Tang to decline?
  • Define the Middle Kingdom.  Describe how the Chinese tributary system supported this idea.

 

Song:

  • Life for women during the Song (foot binding) (role in society)
  • Pros/cons of the Civil Service exam
  • Cultural Achievements during the Song

(you do not need to know the specific details of each achievements, just be able to identify them- for example ‘flying cash’)

 

Neo-Confucianism:

  • What caused neo-Confucianism to develop?
  • How was Neo-Confucianism similar to Buddhism?

 

Mongols

  • Methods of warfare
  • Nomadic lifestyle
  • Leaders and the areas they conquered
  • Cultural diffusion
  • Role of women
  • Mongols in China
  • Mongols in Russia

 

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