The Political Development of Imperial China

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

• by emperor

• by dynasty

• by government policy

• by foreign rule

What Chinese belief permitted people to overthrow a bad ruler?

• Imperial Rule

• Mandate of Heaven

• Civil Service Exam

• Dynasty Inheritance

Which dynasty created the civil service exam?

• Han dynasty

• Sui dynasty

• Tang dynasty

• Song dynasty

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

• The civil service exams often favored aristocrats.

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

• The exams were open to all, including merchants.

• Members of the aristocracy could not take the exams.

The civil service exam to become a scholar-official consisted of what?

• Questions about political and social problems based on Confucian ideas.

• Questions to test knowledge of math and science.

• Writing essays and poems in a certain style.

• Both questions on Confucianism and a written essay/ poem were on the test.

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

• Aristocracy

• Meritocracy

• Democracy

• Dynasty

Which dynasty ended the civil service exam?

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

There weren't enough qualified Mongols to fill all the government jobs during the Yuan dynasty. Who often filled these positions?

• trusted foreigners

• Chinese scholars

• Chinese peasants

• Chinese aristocrats

The exam system benefited China because it

• ensured officials were trained and talented.

• emphasized moral behavior.

• helped unify Chinese culture with its values.

• all of these are correct.

What was one way that China's civil service exam prevented progress?

• The exam did not test for understanding of science, mathematics, or engineering.

• Confucian scholars had little respect for merchants, business, and trade.

• The bureaucracy valued tradition more than progress.

• All of these are correct.