Chapter 4 test studying Flashcards
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Who was the founder of the Tang Dynasty and who was his son?
Tang Gaozu and Tang Taizong
What did Tang Taizong do?
revived China’s bureaucracy
What was the Tang’s government
Bureaucracy; strong central government
Wu Zhao was the first woman to rule in the _____
Tang dynasty
What caused the fall of the Tang Dynasty?
drought, famine, and high taxes
constantly at war
which dynasty’s military expanded their borders?
Tang
The song dynasty was founded by _____
a military ruler
Which dynasty excluded government officals from the military?
song
Which dynasty made civil service exams ad the merit system, creating more schools?
song
Who founded the Mongol empire?
Genghis Khan - a military ruler
Who was Genghis khan’s grandson?
Kublai Khan
What 2 things did Kublai Khan do?
took over the song dynasty and captured cities through a quest of ships
Name 2 characteristics of Genghis Khan
1) Highly effective military ruler
2) Harsh punishment
What changes did the Mongolian empire make to their civilization?
Reduced the power of scholar officials
Got rid of civil service exams
Gave more power to regional officials
which empire had a military of trained horsebacks?
Mongolian
Which dynasty adapted to religions(mainly Buddhism)?
Mongolian empire
What were the 4 groups of the Yuan dynasty?
Mongols - foreigners - Northern Chinese - Southern Chinese
How did the Yuan dynasty treat the Chinese?
Gave them few rights
Which dynasty inspired Marco Polo to use Chinese things?
Mongolian
What caused the fall of the Yuan Dynasty?
Floods
Famine
Disease
Which dynasty reopened the silk road from the song closing it?
Mongolian
Who was the ruler of the Ming dynasty and who was his grandson?
Hongwu
Yongle
Where did Hongwu move the capital to?
Nanjing
Which dynasty reversed all traces of Mongol rule, such as bringing back the civil service exams?
Ming
