Tang Dynasty Quiz
1. Which of the following was traded by merchants during the Tang Dynasty?
a. Tea
b. Jade
c. Farm goods
d. Silk
e. All of the above
2. The majority of the trade during the Tang Dynasty happened outside of China.
a. True
b. False
3. When Empress Wu ruled, how did she choose her advisors?
a. Rock, paper, scissors
b. According to military rank
c. According to how much they contributed to her campaign
d. According to their abilities
e. None of the above
4. The Tang Dynasty fostered a “golden age” of relations with foreign powers made stronger by trading.
a. True
b. False
5. Tang farmers in the north grew wheat, while farmers in the south grew _______.
a. Soybeans
b. Rice
c. Apples
d. Cotton
e. Orange chickens
6. Tang merchants traded many goods, but _________ was an especially important and valuable commodity.
a. Rice
b. Paper
c. Jade
d. Silk
e. Gold
7. Although this instrument had been invented earlier, during the Tang Dynasty the _________ was greatly improved.
a. Compass
b. Guitar
c. GPS
d. Telescope
e. Gunpowder
8. Woodblock printing was a form of printing invented during the Tang Dynasty. This printing method uses blocks of letters that can be rearranged to form new words and print different pages.
a. True
b. False
9. Who was the only female emperor to rule during the Tang Dynasty?
a. Empress Wu
b. Emperor Wu
c. Emperor Palpatine
d. Empress Who?
e. Empress Taizong
10. What was an influential achievement of the Tang Dynasty?
a. Orange chicken
b. Gunpowder
c. Porcelain
d. Irrigation
e. Both B and C
11. What was the capital city of the Tang Dynasty?
a. Chang’an
b. Beijing
c. Washington DC
d. Hangzhou
e. Kaifeng
12. What other countries did the merchants of the Tang Dynasty trade with?
a. America
b. India
c. Japan
d. Mexico
e. Both B and C
13. For most of the Tang Dynasty, until about 845, ________ was the main religion.
a. Hindu
b. Shinto
c. Buddhism
d. Christianity
e. Islam
14. The Tang Dynasty greatly expanded the lands ruled by the Song Dynasty.
a. True
b. False
15. Lands under the Tang Dynasty included areas of which desert?
a. Gobi
b. Sahara
c. Taklimakan
d. Mojave
e. Thar
1. Which of the following was traded by merchants during the Tang Dynasty?
a. Tea
b. Jade
c. Farm goods
d. Silk
e. All of the above
2. The majority of the trade during the Tang Dynasty happened outside of China.
a. True
b. False
3. When Empress Wu ruled, how did she choose her advisors?
a. Rock, paper, scissors
b. According to military rank
c. According to how much they contributed to her campaign
d. According to their abilities
e. None of the above
4. The Tang Dynasty fostered a “golden age” of relations with foreign powers made stronger by trading.
a. True
b. False
5. Tang farmers in the north grew wheat, while farmers in the south grew _______.
a. Soybeans
b. Rice
c. Apples
d. Cotton
e. Orange chickens
6. Tang merchants traded many goods, but _________ was an especially important and valuable commodity.
a. Rice
b. Paper
c. Jade
d. Silk
e. Gold
7. Although this instrument had been invented earlier, during the Tang Dynasty the _________ was greatly improved.
a. Compass
b. Guitar
c. GPS
d. Telescope
e. Gunpowder
8. Woodblock printing was a form of printing invented during the Tang Dynasty. This printing method uses blocks of letters that can be rearranged to form new words and print different pages.
a. True
b. False
9. Who was the only female emperor to rule during the Tang Dynasty?
a. Empress Wu
b. Emperor Wu
c. Emperor Palpatine
d. Empress Who?
e. Empress Taizong
10. What was an influential achievement of the Tang Dynasty?
a. Orange chicken
b. Gunpowder
c. Porcelain
d. Irrigation
e. Both B and C
11. What was the capital city of the Tang Dynasty?
a. Chang’an
b. Beijing
c. Washington DC
d. Hangzhou
e. Kaifeng
12. What other countries did the merchants of the Tang Dynasty trade with?
a. America
b. India
c. Japan
d. Mexico
e. Both B and C
13. For most of the Tang Dynasty, until about 845, ________ was the main religion.
a. Hindu
b. Shinto
c. Buddhism
d. Christianity
e. Islam
14. The Tang Dynasty greatly expanded the lands ruled by the Song Dynasty.
a. True
b. False
15. Lands under the Tang Dynasty included areas of which desert?
a. Gobi
b. Sahara
c. Taklimakan
d. Mojave
e. Thar