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Tang and Song dynasties flashcards
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1Who was the first emperor of the Tang dynasty?Li Yaun
- 2Who took the throne right after the first Tang emporer died?Li Shimin otherwise known as Tang Taizong (Li Yaun's son)
- 3What are Tributary states?Neighboring lands (Vietnam, Tibet, and Korea). The states could remain self governing but had to acknowledge Chinese supremacy. Sent a regular tribute to the Tang emperor.
- 4What is land reform?A system that broke up large agricultural land and redistributed it to peasants.
- 5What was the effect of land reforming on the chinese central government?Strengthened central government by weakening the power of large land owners.
(Positive) - 6What started the decline of the Tang dynasty?Losing territories in Central Asia to Arabs, high taxes, natural disatsers, and rebels.
- 7When was the Song dynasty founded?960 A.D. by a general named Zhao Kuangyin
- 8Who overthrew the Song dynasty and when?The Mongols in the 1200's
- 9What are some achievments accomplished by the Song dynastyEstablishing a merit-based government- based on confucian traditions and positions based off of talent (performing)
Chan- Form of Buddhism. Emphasized intense and quiet meditation.
New roads and waterways= Faster trade and information spread
New fast growing rice= more food = pop.
Compass- Nevagation more accurate
Paper money- Paying for good easier
Abacus- first calculator
Moveable-type printing = literacy increase - 10What was confucianismSeen either as a philosophy or religion
- 11Who were the scholar gentry and what was their role in society?A wealthy land owning class able to spend year studying and could partake in government.
- 12What was a dowry payment that a woman brings to her marriagePayment that a woman brings to her marraige. She can't remarry or keep her dowry.