Bentley & Ziegler, Traditions & Encounters — Chapter 13: The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia
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Question 1
Section:
The Grand Canal
On Page 248, find the sentence beginning with the words: “It integrated the economies…”
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How did the Sui dynasty's construction of the Grand Canal lay the economic foundation for the subsequent political and cultural unity of China?
Question 2
Section:
The Equal-Field System
On Page 249, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Meanwhile, through favors, bribery,…”
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How did the Tang dynasty utilize the equal-field system to maintain social stability, and why did the system eventually fail?
Question 3
Section:
The Song Dynasty
On Page 251, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Song rulers mistrusted military…”
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What fundamental administrative shift did Song Taizu implement to prevent the military uprisings that had plagued the late Tang dynasty, and what vulnerabilities did this create?
Question 4
Section:
Fast-Ripening Rice
On Page 254, find the sentence beginning with the words: “In Vietnam, they encountered…”
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How did the introduction of fast-ripening rice from Vietnam spark a broader economic and demographic transformation in Tang and Song China?
Question 5
Section:
Foot Binding
On Page 256, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Foot binding thus placed…”
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In what ways did the practice of foot binding reflect the tightening of patriarchal social structures in Song China?
Question 6
Section:
Printing
On Page 258, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Printing made it possible…”
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How did the invention of movable type and block printing impact Chinese society during the Tang and Song dynasties?
Question 7
Section:
Paper Money
On Page 259, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Occasionally, however, because of…”
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What economic conditions prompted the invention of printed paper money during the Tang and Song dynasties, and what problems did it initially cause?
Question 8
Section:
Buddhism and Daoism
On Page 263, find the sentence beginning with the words: “They explained Buddhist concepts…”
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How did Buddhist missionaries adapt their teachings to appeal specifically to Chinese cultural traditions?
Question 9
Section:
China and Vietnam
On Page 266, find the sentence beginning with the words: “Women played a much…”
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Despite deeply absorbing Chinese political and administrative influences, how did the society of Vietnam remain distinctly different from China?
Question 10
Section:
Political Decentralization
On Page 268, find the sentence beginning with the words: “In the Kamakura (1185-1333…”
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How did the Kamakura and Muromachi periods represent a significant departure from the Chinese-style political centralization of early Japan?