Imperial China

Which of the following was not an accomplishment of the Sui Dynasty?

• Reunified China

• Rebuilt the Great Wall

• Built the Grand Canal

• Brought back the civil service exams

What was the purpose of the civil service exams?

• To ensure that government officials were selected because they were qualified to perform the job

• To limit government jobs to family members only

• To make sure people knew how to drive before they got a license

Which statement about the Tang Dynasty is a fact rather than an opinion?

• China's best Emperors came from the Tang Dynasty

• Tang Emperors granted government jobs to scholars who passed examinations

What was the book that contained the teachings of Confucius called?

• Koran

• Analects

• Bible

During the Tang and Song Dynasties trade grew. As trade increased, so did the use of money in the form of coins. Coins were heavy to carry and hard to produce. What was the solution to this problem?

• Paper currency was produced for the first time ever

• They found a lighter way to make coins

• They invented credit cards

Tang rulers gave lots of land to farmers who developed new and better ways to produce crops. This resulted in more food being available. What was a result of the increase in available food?

• Population incresed

• Population decreased

• Population didn't change

Which is something that was not created or invented by the Chinese

• Papermaking

• Gunpowder

• Porcelain

• Electricity

Civil service exams created a new class of leaders known as what?

• Scholar officials

• Bureaucrats

• Emperors

• Kings

She was the only woman to rule China on her own

• Empress Wu

• Queen Victoria

• Aphrodite

• Chanceler Merkel

How did the Ming Dynasty change China's foreign policy

• They increased trade with foreign countries and expanded exploration

• They stopped exploring and trading with other countries and became isolated