China Quiz

The earliest printing process used

• Cuts on blocks of wood

• movable type

• a printing press

• dye made from tea as ink

Neo-Confucianism was based on the beliefs of Confucius and included

• Buddhist and Muslim ideas

• Buddhist and Christian ideas

• Daoist and Muslim ideas

• Daoist and Buddhist ideas

Which list shows the correct order of the spread of Buddhism in Asia?

• China, Japan, Korea

• Korea, China , Japan

• Korea. Japan, China

• China, Korea, Japan

Which invention helped the Chinese solve the problem of needing more money for trade?

• Gunpowder

• Printing

• Magnetic Compass

• Steel

What important discovery was made during the Tang dynasty?

• Tea leaves could be used to make ink

• Iron could be melted to make steel

• Cotton could be melted to make steel

• Steel could be melted to make iron

Civil Service Exams where based on?

• Age

• Military experience

• Confucian principles

• Clans

What is the likely reason India was not conquered by the Mongols?

• The Indian people were too strong for the Mongols.

• India's climate was too hot for the Mongols.

• Crossing the sea to get to India was too difficult for the Mongols.

• The Himalayas were too difficult to cross.

Who invented gunpowder?

• The Mongols

• The Chinese

• The Greeks

• Genghis Khan

The Mongol empire was known as the largest _______ empire the world has ever known.

• Military

• Land

• Trade

• Cultural

What was special about many of the novels written during the Ming dynasty?

• They were read aloud.

• They were often about military rivalries.

• They were printed into books.

• They were written in everyday language.