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Flashcards by maggiieanne, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by maggiieanne
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Who was the first emperor of the Tang dynasty? | Li Yaun |
| Who took the throne right after the first Tang emporer died? | Li Shimin otherwise known as Tang Taizong (Li Yaun's son) |
| What 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. |
| What is land reform? | A system that broke up large agricultural land and redistributed it to peasants. |
| What was the effect of land reforming on the chinese central government? | Strengthened central government by weakening the power of large land owners. (Positive) |
| What started the decline of the Tang dynasty? | Losing territories in Central Asia to Arabs, high taxes, natural disatsers, and rebels. |
| When was the Song dynasty founded? | 960 A.D. by a general named Zhao Kuangyin |
| Who overthrew the Song dynasty and when? | The Mongols in the 1200's |
| What are some achievments accomplished by the Song dynasty | Establishing 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 |
| What was confucianism | Seen either as a philosophy or religion |
| Who 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. |
| What was a dowry payment that a woman brings to her marriage | Payment that a woman brings to her marraige. She can't remarry or keep her dowry. |
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