Tang/Song Dynasty Guided Reading

Tang/Song Dynasty Guided Reading Early China (pgs. 323-327) 1. After the fall of the ______dynasty, China was in turmoil for ______years.

2. Which dynasty came after the Han? A. Tang C. Sui B. Song D. Mongol

3. Write one sentence summarizing the rise and fall of the Sui dynasty

4. Which dynasty came after the Sui? ______

5. True/False? the Tang dynasty was as large as the Han dynasty

6. How did the civil service exam strengthen China’s government?***IMPORTANT***

7. List and explain three problems that led to the fall of the Tang dynasty. 1.

8. True/False? The Mongol empire came after the Tang dynasty

9. Write a 4-line chorus for a song about the Song dynasty. (Be creative!) ______

10. List five inventions from the Tang and Song dynasties and rank them from the most important (1) to least important (5) in how they changed society. Then explain in one sentence why the one you picked for #1 is the most important.

11. Draw four pictures representing changes to Chinese society during the tang and Song periods.

12. Who benefited the least from changes in Chinese society? A. aristocrats B. women

13. How did that group experience a decline/problems?