Chinese Dynasties → Rise of the Mongol Empire

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Which event shows a dynasty is losing the Mandate of Heaven?

• Lower taxes and peace

• Successful farming seasons

• Floods, famine, and rebellion

• Strong emperor and stable government

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Based on the passage, why did the Dynastic Cycle help keep China united?

• People believed Heaven chose their rulers

• People wanted more kings to rule at once

• China had no natural disasters

• Citizens refused to follow new leaders

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What made the Sui government centralized?

• Local leaders controlled most of the empire

• Power was shared equally among families

• One emperor held all political authority

• Governors were elected by the people

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Why was the Grand Canal important for China’s stability?

• It connected China to Europe

• It allowed food to move between regions

• It gave farmers more land

• It increased the emperor’s wealth

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What is a bureaucracy?

• A religious group that leads the empire

• A government run by many departments and officials

• A group of merchants who control trade

• An army led by warriors

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How did the civil service exam change Chinese government?

• It made government positions hereditary

• It guaranteed wealth for all officials

• It ensured officials were chosen by skill, not birth

• It gave peasants control of the empire

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Which statement BEST describes a centralized government?

• Power is shared equally among all nobles

• One main authority controls the government

• Landowners rule all regions independently

• The Church creates all political laws

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How did China’s political structure help trade and culture thrive?

• A strong central government brought stability

• Civil wars made merchants travel more

• Feudal lords encouraged competition

• The emperor stopped all foreign contact

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What is pastoralism?

• Farming large fields of grain

• Building permanent stone cities

• Raising animals while moving from place to place

• Trading goods across the Silk Road

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Why did reorganizing tribes into units led by trusted commanders help Mongol expansion?

• It made families more powerful

• It strengthened military loyalty and organization

• It reduced the number of soldiers

• It discouraged the army from traveling far

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What was a major achievement of the Yuan Dynasty?

• Ending all trade with foreign lands

• Making China completely isolated

• Reopening and protecting the Silk Road

• Eliminating Chinese government traditions

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How did Mongol rule change China’s relationship with the world?

• China became more connected through trade

• China became less interested in other cultures

• China stopped using paper money

• China removed all foreigners from government

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What is a tribute system?

• A way to honor ancestors

• Payment to a stronger power

• A system for collecting crops

• A type of farming

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What was one major global impact of Mongol expansion?

• Decreased trade and communication

• Decline of the Silk Road

• Isolation between Europe and China

• Increased spread of ideas, goods, and technologies