| A | B |
|---|
| Warlords | military people who run a government |
| Korea | broke away and built own separate civilization |
| Wendi | declared himself emperor; founded Sui dynasty |
| Yangdi | greatest achievement was the Grand Canal |
| economy | organized way people produce, sell, and buy things |
| reforms | changes that bring improvements |
| Confucianism | taught that people should take part in life and help each other |
| Empress Wu | added more officials to the government strengthened China's military forces |
| philosophy | belief system |
| monastaries | where monks and nuns meditate and worship |
| Why did some Chinese dislike Buddhism? | They thought it was wrong for monasteries to accept donations. |
| How did the Sui andTang dynasties reunite China? | They fought many battles, reuilt China, and strengthened the government |
| What religious ideas influenced China in the Middle Ages? | Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism |
| traders and missionaries | brought Buddhism to China |
| Many Chinese became Buddhist because | they were looking for an escape from suffering |
| Buddhism spread from China to | Korea and Japan |
| Which dynasty reunited China in A.D. 581 | Sui |
| Which dynasty had problems controlling its empire because they did not have enough soldiers? | Song |
| This dynasty supported Neo-Confucianism to reduce Buddhism's popularity | Tang |
| This group of people took over the Silk Road after driving out the Tang armies. | Turks |
| What wealthy class in China was created as a result of the civil service exam? | the scholar-officials |
| What problem did the Song Dynasty face in controlling its empire? | They did not have enough soldiers |
| The Tang Dynasty brought many reforms to improve ______ | the government |
| He reinstated the civil service examination, gave land to farmers, and stabilized the countryside. | Emperor Taizong |
