The responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents..: filial piety. What country was NOT overrun by Chinese armies to become a tributary state: Japan. What do Vietnam, Japan, and Korea have in common: China left a lasting cultural and religious imprint on them.. A canal linking northern and southern China improved during the song dynasty: Grand Canal. Bureaucracy: large system of government officials following with different levels of authority . Merit System: system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills rather than wealth or social status. Urbanization: movement of people from rural to urban areas. Tribute: payment or gift to demonstrate loyalty and inferiority to a stronger political power or state. Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about Confucianism: Only those who are devout and lead moral lives will be saved.. The Song Dynasty is strongly associated with the invention of which weapons technology: Gunpowder. Confucianism emphasized the practice of moral behaviors in accordance to ones relationships, the most important relationship was between..: son and father.. What is the most significant impact of the introduction of champa rice in China: Urbanization and population growth. According to the teachings of the Buddha, where does human suffering come from: From the desire to get or experience things that we don't already have. Confucius said people should know their place in ___________ and _____________: family, society. Confucius' teachings had a major ___________ on Chinese _____________ : impact, government. Under the major Chinese Dynasties, candidates for government jobs had to pass official exams that places a large focus or emphasis on . . : Confucianism. Which of the following was NOT a major trade route during the Song Dynasty? : Transpacific routes that connected China to trade in North and Central America