Topic 13 Pre-Assessment (Ancient China and Mongols) from McGraw

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Which empire stretched from East Asia all the way to eastern Europe?

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Mongol

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Why did Yangdi build the Grand Canal?

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to link northern and southern China

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What helped Tang and Ming leaders restore a strong central government? Options: bringing back the civil service exam, appointing local nobles to government posts, expanding the Great Wall and Grand Canal, increasing taxes and forced labor

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bringing back the civil service exam

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Who was Genghis Khan?

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a great Mongol warrior and conqueror

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During the Song dynasty, Chinese artists often painted

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landscape paintings.

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Based on the chart, which invention can you conclude was developed in China? Options: gunpowder used for firearms, woodblock printing, sailing ships, navigation maps

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woodblock printing

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What was China like between the Han and Sui dynasties?

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It was divided into many separate warring kingdoms.

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Which factor contributed to the expansion of the Mongol Empire? Options: Mongols’ advanced naval power, support given to the Mongols by the Byzantine Empire, Mongols’ ability to move quickly and fight effectively, the weakness of other empires

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Mongols’ ability to move quickly and fight effectively

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What did some European trade ships bring to China beginning in the 1500s C.E.?

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Christian missionaries

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Why did sea trade in China decline toward the end of the Ming dynasty?

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Chinese officials did not want traders bringing foreign ideas.