Chapter 17 Review

Select the the statement that is true.

• Scholar-officials had to pass tests based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

• Scholar-officials had to pass tests based on the teachings of Confucius.

Select the statement that is true.

• The Mongols shut down the Silk Road.

• The Mongols reopened the Silk Road.

Select the statement that is true.

• Emperor Hongwu expelled the Mongols and made himself the absolute ruler of China.

• Emperor Hongwu expelled the Persians and made himself the absolute ruler of China.

Select the statement that is true.

• Paper was a Chinese invention that proved to be of great value to European sailors.

• The compass was a Chinese invention that proved to be of great value to European sailors.

Select the statement that is true.

• The government of the Song period was based on the merit system.

• The government of the Song period was based on social status.

Select the statement that is true.

• Chang'an, the Tang capital, was an isolated city with few visitors.

• Chang'an, the Tang capital, was a cultural and commercial center.

Select the statement that is true.

• Taizong, a Tang ruler, stabilized China's government by reviving China's official bureaucracy.

• Taizong, a Tang ruler, stabilized China's government by closing government departments.

Select the statement that is true.

• Urbanization is the growth of cities.

• Urbanization is the growth of trade.

Select the statement that is true.

• Genghis Khan's armies conquered central Europe.

• Genghis Khan's armies conquered central Asia.

Select the statement that is true.

• Under the Yuan dynasty, women held a higher status than before.

• Under the Yuan dynasty, merchants held a higher status than before.