Chinese Quiz Review

Chang’an can best be described as

• a major trading outpost along the Silk Road.

• China’s leading agricultural region.

• a flourishing cultural and commercial center.

• a small but organized government center.

Why was the Song dynasty’s shift to paper currency an improvement over coin currency?

• Paper currency was cheaper to manufacture.

• Paper currency was harder to counterfeit.

• Paper currency was more durable.

• Paper currency was easier to use while traveling.

During the Song period, entry into the government bureaucracy was based on

• social status.

• the merit system.

• family wealth.

• success in trade.

Emperor Taizong stabilized China’s government by

• reviving China’s official bureaucracy.

• founding the Tang dynasty.

• closing government departments.

• building the Grand Canal.

Which development helped increase literacy in Song China?

• the expansion of the civil service system

• the introduction of Buddhism

• the development of Neo-Confucianism

• the invention of movable type

Why did the Ming dynasty reduce contact with the outside world?

• Chinese silk and porcelain were no longer in high demand.

• Their history with the Mongols made them wary of foreigners.

• They wished to avoid exposure to the plague in Europe.

• They viewed foreigners as a threat to Chinese culture.

What does the map suggest to you about Marco Polo’s journey to China?

• He traveled almost entirely by sea.

• He traveled as far west as North America.

• The Mongol empire must have provided safety for travellers.

• He had to avoid Mongol lands to make the trip safely.

When the Mongols came to power, they

• reopened the Silk Road to trade.

• shut down the Silk Road.

• raised taxes on merchants using the Silk Road.

• ignored the Silk Road entirely.

Which of the following groups had the higher social status under the Yuan dynasty?

• Song scholar-officials

• southern Chinese merchants

• northern Chinese nobles

• Turks and other Muslims

Why did Yongle move the capital to Beijing?

• to control trade across the Mongol empire

• to strengthen ties with lands outside China

• to protect against future Mongol invasions

• to strengthen Ming rule over southern China