Ch. 8 - Imperial China

Imperial China has been divided into different periods by historians. How are these periods divided up?

• by emperor

• by foreign rule

• by dynasty

• by government policy

Who became the first Chinese ruler to claim the title of emperor?

• Li Yuan

• Prince Zheng

• Confucius

• Kublai Khan

What Chinese belief permitted people to overthrow a bad ruler?

• Imperial Rule

• Mandate of Heaven

• Dynasty Inheritance

• Civil Service Examination

How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?

• It adopted a different religion.

• It was governed by harsh tyrants.

• It grew rich through foreign trade.

• It broke into separate kingdoms.

Before the Han dynasty, emperors generally chose their government officials from one of the groups below. This group was the

• meritocracy.

• scholar-officials.

• aristocracy.

• lower class.

Which dynasty created the civil service examination?

• Han dynasty

• Sui dynasty

• Tang dynasty

• Ming dynasty

What ended the Tang dynasty in 907?

• peasant rebellions and battles between generals

• corruption in the government

• invading foreign forces

• all answers are correct

What was true about civil service exams during the Tang dynasty?

• Peasants were more likely to take the exam than aristocrats.

• The civil service exams often favored aristocrats.

• The exams were open to all, including merchants and beggars.

• Member of the aristocracy could not take the exams.

During the Song dynasty, what became the basis of study for all civil service exams?

• Emperor Han Wu Di's proclamation

• manuscripts from the Tang dynasty

• Zhu Xi's writings called Four Books

• material decided by the current emperor

During the Song dynasty, the civil service exams were open to far more candidates, including people from lower classes. This created a

• aristocracy.

• mediocrity.

• dynasty.

• meritocracy.