CARN AP CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAMS SOLVED QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Song Dynasty. Answer: Chinese dynasty (960 - 1279 CE) that
could be considered their "golden age" when China saw many
important inventions. There was a magnetic compass; had a navy;
traded with India and Persia; paper money, gun powder
◉ Confucianism. Answer: A philosophy that adheres to the teachings
of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a
stable government and an orderly society in the present world and
stresses a moral code of conduct.
◉ Filial Piety. Answer: In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be
cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors.
◉ Neo-Confucianism. Answer: The Confucian response to Buddhism
by taking Confucian and Buddhist beliefs and combining them into
this. However, it is still very much Confucian in belief.
◉ Theravada Buddhism. Answer: the oldest of the two major
branches of Buddhism. Practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Burma, and Cambodia, its beliefs are relatively conservative, holding
close to the original teachings of the Buddha
, ◉ Mahayana Buddhism. Answer: "Great Vehicle" branch of
Buddhism followed in China, Japan, and Central Asia. The focus is on
reverence for Buddha and for Bodhisattva, enlightened persons who
have postponed Nirvana to help others attain enlightenment. It was a
more "user friendly" Buddhism that developed as Buddhism spread
into East and Southeast Asia.
◉ Tibetan Buddhism. Answer: a Buddhist doctrine that includes
elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting
shamanism, a tradition of Buddhism that teaches that people can use
special techniques to harness spiritual energy and can achieve nirvana
in a single lifetime
◉ Champa Rice. Answer: Quick-maturing rice that can allow two
harvests in one growing season; led to increased populations in Song
Dynasty China. Originally introduced into Vietnam from India, it was
later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the
tributary system.)
◉ Grand Canal. Answer: The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway
in China linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the
Han period and completed during the Sui Dynasty.
◉ Flying Money. Answer: Chinese credit instrument that provided
credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage;
reduced danger of robbery; early form of currency
EXAMS SOLVED QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Song Dynasty. Answer: Chinese dynasty (960 - 1279 CE) that
could be considered their "golden age" when China saw many
important inventions. There was a magnetic compass; had a navy;
traded with India and Persia; paper money, gun powder
◉ Confucianism. Answer: A philosophy that adheres to the teachings
of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a
stable government and an orderly society in the present world and
stresses a moral code of conduct.
◉ Filial Piety. Answer: In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be
cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors.
◉ Neo-Confucianism. Answer: The Confucian response to Buddhism
by taking Confucian and Buddhist beliefs and combining them into
this. However, it is still very much Confucian in belief.
◉ Theravada Buddhism. Answer: the oldest of the two major
branches of Buddhism. Practiced mainly in Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Burma, and Cambodia, its beliefs are relatively conservative, holding
close to the original teachings of the Buddha
, ◉ Mahayana Buddhism. Answer: "Great Vehicle" branch of
Buddhism followed in China, Japan, and Central Asia. The focus is on
reverence for Buddha and for Bodhisattva, enlightened persons who
have postponed Nirvana to help others attain enlightenment. It was a
more "user friendly" Buddhism that developed as Buddhism spread
into East and Southeast Asia.
◉ Tibetan Buddhism. Answer: a Buddhist doctrine that includes
elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting
shamanism, a tradition of Buddhism that teaches that people can use
special techniques to harness spiritual energy and can achieve nirvana
in a single lifetime
◉ Champa Rice. Answer: Quick-maturing rice that can allow two
harvests in one growing season; led to increased populations in Song
Dynasty China. Originally introduced into Vietnam from India, it was
later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the
tributary system.)
◉ Grand Canal. Answer: The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway
in China linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the
Han period and completed during the Sui Dynasty.
◉ Flying Money. Answer: Chinese credit instrument that provided
credit vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of the voyage;
reduced danger of robbery; early form of currency
