Dynasties of China

Which dynasties were responsible for advances in agriculture in ancient China? 

• Tang and Yuan
• Tang and Song
• Ming and Yuan
• Song and Ming

What teachings were the civil service exams based on that scholar-officials had to pass? 

• Song Emperor
• Tang Emperor
• Li Bo
• Confucius

Which of the following groups had the higher social status under the Yuan Dynasty? 

• Song scholar-officials
• Merchants
• Nobels
• Muslim Turks

When the Mongols came to power, they...

• Reopened the Silk Road to trade
• Shut down the Silk Road
• Raised taxes on merchants using the Silk Road
• Ignored the Silk Road entirely. 

Choose the statement that is NOT a description of a Mongol. 

• Illiterate
• Hated to bathe
• Wanted to keep their society the same as the Chinese
• Wanted to remain separate from the Chinese society. 

Which invention of the Chinese proved to be of great value to the European sailors?

• Tea
• Compass
• Gunpowder
• Paper

How did Chinese inventions such as gunpowder, paper, and the compass reach Europe?

• They were traded first to Muslims who then traded with Europe.
• They were traded directly with European explorers.
• They were introduced by Chinese merchants traveling to Europe.
• They did not; Europeans invented these things. 

Giving up worldly desires and seeking enlightenment applies to what religion?

• Daoism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Neo-Confucianism

This religion had the strongest support from the Government in China.

• Daoism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Christianity

Bringing back China's ________ strengthened the government during the Tang Dynasty.

• Urbanization
• Money Economy
• Bureaucracy
• Merit System