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Three cultural influences that fell victim to a backlash during the Tang dynasty were .

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foreigners...

Question 2

According to Neo-Confucianism, the person who could preserve mental stability and serenity was the

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A)  soldier.
B)  sage.
C)  monk.
D)  merchant.
E)  simple peasant.

Question 3

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 What lead to the collapse of the Sui Empire?

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The Sui Empire reunified China after cen...

Question 4

By instituting civil service examinations for entrance into the government bureaucracy, the Song

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A)  ensured that only the wealthy elite would retain positions of power.
B)  recruited the most talented men for government service.
C)  tried to limit the number of civil servants.
D)  drove the most talented people out of the country.
E)  severely limited its ability to get competent civil servants.

Question 5

What was used as intercity or interregional credit in the Song Empire?

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A)  government-issued paper money
B)  bank notes
C)  flying money
D)  All of these are correct.
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 6

How did the empires of the Liao, Jin, and Tanggut in northern and Central Asia differ from Song China?

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The principal difference between the com...

Question 7

Shamanism was prevalent in which country prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism?

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A)  Japan
B)  Laos
C)  Vietnam
D)  India
E)  Korea

Question 8

During the Song period, women experienced subordination and social restriction, epitomized by

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A)  a decrease in voting rights.
B)  widow-burning.
C)  veiling.
D)  foot-binding.
E)  loss of custody of their children after divorce.

Question 9

As prosperity and population increased in Song China, Chinese officials

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A)  invented birth control methods to control population growth.
B)  suppressed personal freedom and wealth.
C)  sent people to fight wars in foreign lands as a population release valve.
D)  developed water management, waste management, and firefighting techniques.
E)  began to expand China's territory and settle people in the newly acquired lands.

Question 10

What was the capital of the Tang Empire?

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A)  Chang'an
B)  Kaifeng
C)  Guangzhou
D)  Canton
E)  Louyang

Question 11

Who created an astronomical clock that combined mathematics, astronomy, calendar-making, and engineering?

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A)  Zhang Zeduan
B)  Yang Ching-chih
C)  Huizong
D)  Hsiang Ssu
E)  Su Song

Question 12

The cultivation of what fit well with Confucian social ideas?

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A)  tea
B)  grapes
C)  rice
D)  grain
E)  corn

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