The primary function of the scholar-gentry class in Tang and Song China was

To administer the imperial, provincial and local governments

What was the main concern of the scholar gentry with the new maritime technology such as junks?

Scholar gentry worried about the rising merchant-class

Tang military expansion into central Asia

promoted trade with the Middle East (Silk Road)

The Tang rulers were able to control potential nomadic threats to China by

playing one nomadic group against another

What argument did the Confucian scholar-administrators use to persecute Buddhists

monasteries' immunity from taxation was bad for the state

Why did Buddhism become a significant belief system in Tang and Song China?

It gave comfort to the poor to women and had royal patronage

As Confucian scholar-gentry became producers of arts and literature, they focused on

everyday life and the natural world

Era of Tang and Song rule is called the "golden age" of China because

the discovery of explosive powder, the abacus, movable type

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WHAP China Tang & Song 10/8 or 16/12

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1
The primary function of the scholar-gentry class in Tang and Song China was
To teach in the Confucian-based university system
To spy on the land-based elites in the distant provinces
To create scholarship, artwork and technological advances
To administer the imperial, provincial and local governments
2
Which former supporter of the Sui emperor restored order to China and founded the Tang Dynasty?
Yangdi
Confucius
Wendi
Li Yuan (the Duke of Tang)
3
Which Chinese city did Marco Polo describe as "the most noble and the best that is in the world
Hangzhou
Changan
Xian
Shanghai
4
What were some of the privileges given to jinshi, who did extremely well on civil examinations
They became instant celebrities,
wealth and access to elite lifestyles for their families
special social status, with distinctive clothing
All the answers are correct
5
What was the main concern of the scholar gentry with the new maritime technology such as junks?
Scholar gentry worried about the rising merchant-class
Unlike the Grand Canal, they increased north south trade
universities focused more on engineering and scientific work
They facilitated increases in overseas trade with Africa
6
What arguments were proposed by neoConfucians that influenced all subsequent Chinese dynasties?
People must accept their obligations for social harmony
Humanities highest goal was cultivation of personal virtue
The authority of the father was like that of the emperor
All the answers are correct
7
Tang military expansion into central Asia
led to constant warfare between the Chinese and the Muslims
promoted trade with the Middle East (Silk Road)
obtained land to settle large Chinese population surpluses
was easily defeated by the Turks and other pastoral nomads
8
The Tang rulers were able to control potential nomadic threats to China by
converting the nomads to Confucianism
building a huge modern army
settling the nomads within the Chinese borders on farms
playing one nomadic group against another
9
What practice MOST emphasized the subordination of women during the Tang and Song dynasties?
arranged child marriage
concubinage
the denial of organized education to women
footbinding
10
What argument did the Confucian scholar-administrators use to persecute Buddhists
Buddhist monasteries contained vast amounts of gold
Buddhism weakened the loyalty of peasants to the state
Dangerous Buddhist teachings minimized the role of the state
monasteries' immunity from taxation was bad for the state
11
What Tang and Song innovations and technological inventions ultimately exerted global influence
movable type printing
banks and paper money
all the answers are correct.
explosive powder and the compass
12
Why did Buddhism become a significant belief system in Tang and Song China?
The scholar-gentry class used it to control women
Confucian scholars preferred it to Islam, which was banned
It gave comfort to the poor to women and had royal patronage
It was brought to China by slaves whom the Chinese admired
13
As Confucian scholar-gentry became producers of arts and literature, they focused on
All the answers are correct
everyday life and the natural world
military and martial themes
themes of social and generational harmony
14
What punishment awaited children who struck their parents or grandparents during the Tang era?
beheading
extended community service
corporal punishment
imprisonment
15
Era of Tang and Song rule is called the "golden age" of China because
the discovery of explosive powder, the abacus, movable type
The government seized the wealth of Buddhist monasteries
It's the only period when foreign trade had little influence
The Chinese abandoned landscapes for abstract art

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