China

Confucius's teachings focused on

• warfare

• ethics

• codes of law

• spiritual matters

What was a scholar-official?

• a teacher

• a historian

• an educated member of the government

• an elected government worker

The tests to become a civil servant

• allowed poorly qualified people to work for the government

• tested students' grasp of Buddhism

• were very difficult

• were taken only by member of China's middle class

Who was the Italian merchant who traveled in and around China and worked for Kublai Khan

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Sebastian Cabot

Palace complex in Beijing built during the Ming Dynasty

• Grand Palace

• Palace City

• Forbidden City

• Hall of Supreme Harmony

Title/name of the powerful leader who united the Mongol tribes

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Kublai

• Zheng He

• Genghis Khan

The Mongols' attempts to invade this country proved disastrous

• China

• Japan

• Vietnam

• Korea

All of the following were important Chinese exports except

• porcelain

• silk

• gold

• tea

Which of the Chinese achievements revolutionized travel?

• the compass

• the astrolabe

• movable type

• paper

Which of the following Chinese inventions/innovations would revolutionize the way wars were fought forever?

• porcelain

• paper money

• the compass

• gunpowder