Quiz 7,8,9

1. There were 3 dynasties in Imperial China from 589-1368. T
2. There was a mixture of Chinese and Turkic ancestry in China. T
3. The Tang government was organized into three main branches: Military affairs, Council of State, Secretariat. F
4. Similar to the other ancient civilizations, women were not present in Chinese politics. F
5. Historians often compare the Sui dynasty to the Qin dynasty. T
6. Japan's acidic volcanic soil east up bones, leaving no early skeletal remains. T
7. The 1st turning point of Japanese history was its adoption of the higher civilization of China. F
8. The 3 main offices outside the Chinese system are: Audit officers, Bureau of Archivists and police commissioners. T
9. Japan was powerfully influenced by successful waves of Chinese culture. T
10. The indigenous religion of the Yomato Japanese was an animistic worship of nature called "uji." F
11. The 3 states of Korea were Silla, Paekche and Koryo. T
12. The Vietnamese were governed by the Chinese command over the first seven centuries. T
13. Korea and Vietnam were conquered by China in 108 BCE. F
14. 3 movements shaped the historical civilizations of Vietnam. F
15. Buddhism was patronized by the Silla King. T
16. A young concubine name Wu Zhad became the first and only female empress of China. T
17. The Grand Canal was repaired and extended under Empress Wu's reign. F
18. Tang culture refused to open to cultural influences of foreign civilizations. F
19. The Song Dynasty is known as the Golden Age of Buddhism in China where the wealth of Buddhists practitioners led to the building of many temples. F
20. Tang culture is the only dynastic establishment with a 'church like' function like Medieval Europe. T
21. The daoist term Nirvana was translated "not doing." T
22. Buddhism originated in a Himalayan state in Northwest Asia. F
23. The neo daoist cults had priests, shamans, seers and sorceresses. T
24. The hierarchical church organizations were smashed at the end of the 3rd century. F
25. Neo-daoism means 'mysterious way' F
26. The founder of the Mongol Empire was Temujn. T
27. Temujin was born in 1167.
28. One hallmark of Chinese history is its continuity of culture, language and geography.
29. Confucian historians have seen a pattern in every dynasty of long duration called the dynastic cycle.
30. The Ming dynasty was destroyed by the domino effect of its own legal codes. T