Question
This dynasty’s early expansion was buoyed when their famed officer Li Jing captured Illig Qaghan (“KAH-gahn”), forcing the Eastern Turks to recognize Emperor Taizong as their khagan. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this “golden age” Chinese dynasty led from Chang’an who quickly adopted an expansionist foreign policy towards its neighbors, similar to their predecessors in the Sui.
ANSWER: Tang Dynasty
[10m] While the Sui had directly intervened in Korea, The Tang instead took the approach of allying with this southeasternmost of Korea’s Three Kingdoms. This kingdom utilized the “bone-rank” caste system.
ANSWER: Silla
[10h] The rapid expansion of the Tang and their allies in Korea caused panic in the Japanese imperial court, leading to a palace coup and subsequent political reforms spurred by this set of doctrines issued by Emperor Kotoku in 645.
ANSWER: Taika Reforms
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Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at BU | 2024-12-06 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 75% | 50% | 13% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Duke | 2024-12-06 | Y | 3 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Missouri S&T | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA Online | 2025-05-17 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 60% | 60% | 40% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Penn State | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 50% | 100% | 25% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 80% | 60% | 40% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 8.00 | 40% | 40% | 0% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
Data
| McMaster ApocolocyntosisBidii | Toronto Metropolitan A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto A | Toronto B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Toronto Chestnut Rice and Kamehameha | Waterloo Cloze | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Waterloo Aspidistra | Waterloo Basic | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| McGill A | Carleton A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |