CH 16 Imperial China

Work began on the Grand Canal under which dynasty?

• Han

• Tang

• Sui

• Song

Which dynasty had the first and most powerful female ruler?

• Tang

• Song

• Han

• Sui

Many Chinese adopted what religion during the Tang Dynasty?

• Christianity

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• The Way

Civil service exams were used to hire...

• religious figures

• government officials 

• scribes

• farmers

A new class of leaders called scholar-officials developed as a result of...

• civil service exams

• education reforms

• government expansion

• trade reform

The Tang dynasty developed new kinds of ________ which led to greater crop yields and population growth. 

• religion

• travel

• rice

• art

What reopened during the Tang dynasty that encouraged trade and travel?

• The Silk Road

• Civil Service Exams

• The Grand Canal

• The Yellow River

What was developed that changed the way paper and books were manufactured?

• printing press

• wooden blocks and ink

• papyrus

• 3D printing

Gunpowder, shipbuilding and navigation tools are notable advancement of the Chinese.

• True

• False

Landscape paintings portrayed nature as a weak known force.

• True

• False