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CHINA REGROUPS EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Wang Anshi

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Confucian scholar and chief minister of a Song ruler in 1070s; introduced sweeping reforms based on Legalism; advocated greater state intervention in society.

Question 2: Ministry of Public Rites

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administered the examinations for state office during the Tang dynasty.

Question 3: Li Yuan

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Duke of Tang; minister for Yangdi; took over the empire after the assassination of Yangdi; first Tang ruler.

Question 4: Jin

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kingdom north of the Song Empire; established by Jurchens in 1115 after overthrowing Liao dynasty; ended 1234.

Question 5: Zen Buddhism

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called Chan Buddhism in China; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular among the elite.

Question 6: footbinding

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male-imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household.

Question 7: Empress Wu

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Tang ruler 690-705; supported Buddhist establishment; tried to elevate Buddhism to state religion; had multistory statues of Buddha created.

Question 8: Southern Song

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smaller surviving dynasty (1127-1279); presided over one of the greatest cultural reigns in world history.

Question 9: Xuanzong

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leading Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty who reigned from 713 to 755, although he encouraged overexpansion.

Question 10: junks

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Chinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, stern-post rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders; dominant force in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula.

Question 11: Li Bo

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most famous poet of the Tang era; blended images of the mundane world with philosophical musings.

Question 12: Liao dynasty

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founded in 907 by nomadic Khitan peoples from Manchuria; maintained independence from Song dynasty in China.

Question 13: Tangut

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rulers of Xi Xia kingdom of northwest China; one of regional kingdoms during period of southern Song; conquered by Mongols in 1226.

Question 14: Zhao Kuangyin

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general who founded Song dynasty; took royal name of Taizu.

Question 15: Yang Guifei

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royal concubine of Tang emperor Xuanzong; introduction of relatives into administration led to revolt.

Question 16: Zhu Xi

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most prominent Neo-Confucian scholar during the Song dynasty; stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life.

Question 17: Grand Canal

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great canal system begun by Yangdi; joined Yellow River region to the Yangtze basin.

Question 18: Chang'an

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capital of Tang dynasty; population of 2 million larger than any contemporary world city.

Question 19: pure land Buddhism

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emphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism, popular among masses of Chinese society.

Question 20: Wuzong

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Tang emperor (841-847); persecuted Buddhist monasteries and reduced influence of Buddhism in favor of Confucianism.

Question 21: Xi Xia

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kingdom of Tangut people, north of Song kingdom, in mid-11th century; collected tribute that drained Song resources and burdened Chinese peasantry.

Question 22: Yangdi

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second Sui ruler; restored Confucian examination system; constructed canal system; assassinated in 618.

Question 23: Khitans

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founded Liao dynasty of Manchuria in 907; remained a threat to Song; very much influenced by Chinese culture.

Question 24: jinshi

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title given students who passed the most difficult examinations; became eligible for high office.

Question 25: neo-Confucians

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revived ancient Confucian teachings in Song-era China; great impact on the dynasties that followed; their emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreign systems made Chinese rulers and bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and influences.

Question 26: Chan Buddhism

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called Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular among the elite.