1. Ch. 12 sec. 1-2 Answers

2. 1. Who was the emperor that united northern and southern China in 589 A.D.?

3. Emperor Wendi…and began the Sui dynasty
1. Who was the emperor that united northern and southern China in 589 A.D.?
Emperor Wendi…and began the Sui dynasty

4. 2. Approximately what percentage of workers died working on the completion of the Grand Canal?

5. …as many as half of the million peasant workers
2. Approximately what percentage of workers died working on the completion of the Grand Canal?
…as many as half of the million peasant workers

6. 3. Who was the only female emperor in China?

7. 3. Who was the only female emperor in China?
Empress Wu (690 A.D.)

8. 4. Who was allowed to take the civil service exam during the Tang Dynasty?

9. 4. Who was allowed to take the civil service exam during the Tang Dynasty?
…open to all men (even commoners) except only the rich could afford the education

10. 5. What was the name of the general who reunited China in 960?

11. 5. What was the name of the general who reunited China in 960?
Taizu (Song)

12. 6. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, China’s population increased to ____.

13. 6. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, China’s population increased to _100 million___.

14. 7. List six important technological advances/ inventions made during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

15. 7. List six important technological advances/ inventions made during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
…moveable type, gunpowder, porcelain, mechanical clock, paper money, magnetic compass

16. 8. What allowed Chinese farmers to begin harvesting two rice crops each year around 1000 A.D.?

17. …fast-ripening rice from Vietnam
8. What allowed Chinese farmers to begin harvesting two rice crops each year around 1000 A.D.?
…fast-ripening rice from Vietnam

18. 9. List two great poets of the Tang period
…Li Bo and Tu Fu

19. 10. What did artists emphasize during the Song Dynasty?

20. 10. What did artists emphasize during the Song Dynasty?
… beauty of natural landscapes and objects

21. 11. Who are the gentry?

22. …class of powerful, well-to-do people
11. Who are the gentry?
…class of powerful, well-to-do people

23. 12. Upper-class girls were admired if they had lily-foot
12. Upper-class girls were admired if they had lily-foot. How is a lily-foot created?

24. 12. Upper-class girls were admired if they had lily-foot
12. Upper-class girls were admired if they had lily-foot. How is a lily-foot created?
…when she was young, her feet were bound tightly with cloth, which eventually broke the arch and curled all but the big toe under (crippling her for life)

26. 13. Describe the climate of the steppe.

27. 13. Describe the climate of the steppe.
…little rainfall…cold winters and hot summers…

28. 14. Define pastoralists.

29. …herders of domesticated animals
14. Define pastoralists.
…herders of domesticated animals

30. 15. What are clans?

31. …kinship groups…from a common ancestor
15. What are clans?
…kinship groups…from a common ancestor

32. 16. What does Genghis Khan mean and who became Genghis Khan in 1206?

33. 16. What does Genghis Khan mean and who became Genghis Khan in 1206?
…Universal Leader
… Temujin (Iron Worker)

34. 17. List the three characteristics that made Genghis Khan successful as a conqueror.

35. 2) gifted (military) strategist 3) used cruelty as a weapon
17. List the three characteristics that made Genghis Khan successful as a conqueror.
1) brilliant organizer
2) gifted (military) strategist
3) used cruelty as a weapon

36. 18. List the four khanates created in 1260.

37. 18. List the four khanates created in 1260.
1) Great Khan (Mongolia & China)
2) Chagatai (Central Asia)
3) Ilkhanate (Persia)
4) Golden Horde (Russia)

38. 19. What does Pax Mongolica mean?

39. 19. What does Pax Mongolica mean?
… Mongol Peace
…(stability and law)

40. 20. Who was Kublai Khan?
grandson of Genghis (Great Khan in 1260)

41. 21. What were the two reasons the Yuan era was an important period in Chinese history?
1) united China for first time in 300 years 2) opened China to more trade…

42. 22. What does kamikaze mean?
…divine wind

43. 23. Who was the most famous European to visit China during the Yuan dynasty?
…Marco Polo

44. 24. Who overthrew the Mongols in 1368 and what was the name of this new dynasty?
… Chinese rebels… founded the Ming dynasty