China - the Sui Dynasty

Question 1

China

Answer 1

• east Asia, along with chorea and japan
• china influenced Korea and japan, but was also influenced
• Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Waring States, Sui
• writing systems
• Koreans were to Pay tribute and to Kowtow to The Chinese officials
• spread of Buddhism

Question 2

Sui dynasty

Answer 2

• compare to the Qin - war then reemergence of a centralized power
• building of the Grand Canal brings economic importance to China (connected North and South in China)
• Emperor Wendi, killed by son Yangdi
• Yangdi forced many people to dig many palaces
• led a series of unsuccessful wars to get Korea
• Yangdi assassinated and then Tang dynasty
• used slave labor to build extravagant palaces for himself

Question 3

religions

Answer 3

• Buddhism becomes important in this time period
• eventually blends with Confucianism to form Neo-Confucianism (Song Dynasty)
• from China, Buddhism spreads to Korea then Japan also to SE Asia
• ankor watt (Hinduism and Buddhism)

Question 4

influences on China

Answer 4

• Vietnam: introduced Champa Rice
• two harvests a year
• drought resistant
• introduced to China During Song
• Increased calories to China
• increase population

Question 5

note

Answer 5

• during this time period the largest manufacturing capabilities and largest cities were in East Asia (largest population in the world)

Question 6

Waring period

Answer 6

• Sui dynasty emerged after (6th century end)
• signals return to dynastic cycle
• emperor Wendi made marriage alliance which united a lot of northern china, then seized power from son in law and started Sui dynasty
• struck a deal with nomadic military leaders allowing them to keep their titles
• showed little interest in Confucian ways

Question 7

___________ showed little interest in Confucianism during the Sui Dynasty

Answer 7

• Wendi

Question 8

at the end of the 6th century, the ______ dynasty emerged

Answer 8

• Sui

Question 9

during the Sui dynasty, the importance of the Grand Canal was that it ________

Answer 9

• controlled north and south and facilitated control

Question 10

the Chinese people under the Sui dynasty grew angry with Yangdi because _________

Answer 10

• he failed to bring Koreans under Chinese control

Question 11

under the Sui Dynasty, the ________ was built

Answer 11

• grand canal

Question 12

the Sui dynasty began through ______

Answer 12

• marriage