Imperial China

Early models were made of a rock called lodestone, which when floating, points north-south. The Chinese eventually replaced lodestone with steel needles. What is this invention?

• Mechanical clock

• Compass

• Gunpowder

• Moveable type print

How did the Chinese feel about the role of foreigners in China during the Yuan dynasty?

• Resentment

• Jubilation

• Excitement

• Happiness

What brought an end to the dominance of the Silk Road?

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

• Sea Routes

• Camels

The Chinese made a two-stage ____________, with the first stage carrying the weapon over the enemy and the second stage dropping arrows.

• Lock

• Mechanical clock

• Rocket

• Compass

All of the following were results of agricultural changes in Imperial China except:

• Increased food production

• Abundance of food helped support a larger population

• Rich landowners could buy luxury items

• Peasants could buy luxury items

Which dynasty ruled through an aristocracy?

• Yuan

• Mongol

• Song

• Tang

The five relationships code of behavior were all of the following relationships except:

• Ruler - Ruler

• Ruler - Subject

• Friend - Friend

• Husband - Wife

This a form of pottery of great beauty that some historians think was developed in the first century C.E.

• Compass

• Moveable type print

• Porcelain

• Mechanical clock

One result of growth in trade and commerce in Imperial China was the growth of the:

• Peasant class

• Merchant class

• Ruling class

• Urban class

The Silk Road crossed many types of terrain. What two deserts did the Silk Road cross?

• Gobi and Sahara

• Sahara and Taklamakan

• Taklamakan and Gobi

• Kalahari and Sahara