Imperial China Review

Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?

• They were born in the same region

• They belong to the same political party.

• They are members of the same family.

• They use the same style of government.

How is Chinese history divided?

• in dynasties

• in quarters

• by kings

• by emperors

What is the name for a political leader of a territory containing several countries or groups of people?

• king

• emperor

• president

• prime minister

What is the word for belonging or related to an emperor?

• aristocracy

• meritocracy

• mediocracy

• imperial

Which US family would be considered aristocrats? 

• Kardashians 

• Zuckerbergs

• Gates

• Kennedys

Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?

• scholars

• aristocrats

• foreigners

• priests

What is an aristocracy?

• head of the government

• a ruling class of noble families

• a line of rulers descended from one family

• political leader of a territory

Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?

• Han

• Song

• Tang

• Yuan

Civil service exams in imperial China were based largely on the teachings of

• The Buddha

• Kublai Khan

• Confucius

• Ming emperors

Civil service exams in imperial China typically did NOT covered which subject?

• mathematics

• calligraphy

• Spanish

• military