Medieval Asia

How did the process of selecting government officials change during the Song and Tang dynasties?

• Had to pass the civil service exams
• More aristocrats joined the government
• They ended the bureaucracy system
• Officials became those who paid the most to join

The Grand Canal connected the Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers?

• True

• False

Originally made with wood. A way to mass produce books and increased literacy and bureaucrats among the lower classes of China during the Song Dynasty.

• Ming Dynasty
• Moveable Type Printing Press
• Yuan Dynasty
• magnetic compass

What animal was greatly valued by the Mongol culture and helped them be successful on the battlefield?

• Cow
• Pig
• Horse
• Elephant

What factors contributed to the rise of the Mongol Empire?

• Leadership of Genghis Khan
• Use of the Stirrup
• Excellent horsemanship
• All of the above

The Mongols were originally members of _____.

• Nomadic Tribes
• Settled Tribes
• Farming Communities
• a basketball team

Which Silk Road explorer increased European interest in China though his journals?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco Da Gama
• Marco Polo
• Zheng He

Chinese dynasty founded by Mongolians

• Silla

• Yuan

• Sui

• Tang

Chinese Dynasty in which women had foot binding, Golden Age although lost northern third to invasion

• Sui

• Tang

• Silla

• Song

Founder of the Yuan dynasty

• Genghis Khan

• Li Bo

• Kublai Khan

• Il Khanate