Imperial China (TCI)

Which of the following accurately identifies a cause -and-effect relationship in China during the Song dynasty?

• Landowners wanting more luxury goods contributed to an increase in trade.

• Merchants having more money to spend contributed to improvements in navigation.

• Landowners having more farmland contributed to development of a better rice.

• Merchants selling more goods contributed to an increase in population.

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

• They were born in the same region.

• They use the same style of government

• They belong to the same political party

• They are all members of the same family.

Which of the following describes the greatest contribution of the Grand Canal to economic growth?

• It brought a boom in shipbuilding

• It created road construction jobs

• It carried farmers into town

• It linked regions for trade.

Which of the following was the most significant result of Marco Polo's travels?

• Spread of Christianity as a popular faith in China

• Increased European interest in trade with China

• Start of a new route between Europe and China

• Anger among Chinese people toward foreigners

To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?

• When he ruled badly

• Never at any time

• When he became unpopular

• When citizens wanted a change

Which part of the economy benefited most from the magnetic compass?

• banking

• urban development

• agriculture

• shipping

Which of the following sentences best summarizes Chinese attitudes toward foreigners during the Tang, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties?

• The Chinese encouraged contact with those foreigners who accepted Chinese superiority.

• The Chinese welcomed foreigners sometimes, but at other times they limited contact.

• The Chinese valued Chinese goods more than goods from other countries.

• The Chinese appreciated foreigners, but would not let them have government jobs.

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

• Aristocrats

• Scholars

• Foreigners

• Priests

Why did the Chinese refer to fine dinnerware as "china?"

• Europeans copied Chinese art to print on their pottery

• Chinese pottery was common in Europe because of its low cost

• The shapes of Chinese plates and bowls were popular in Europe

• Rich Europeans bough Chinese pottery because of its high quality.

After the fall of the Han dynasty, what happened in China that was similar to what happened in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• China broke into separate kingdoms

• Foreign trade made China wealthy

• China was taken over by tyrants

• Foreign travelers made China a Christian nation