TCI Imperial China

Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?

• They were born in the same region

• They are members of the same family

• They belong to the same political party

• They use the same style of government

To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow the emperor?

• Never at any time

• When he ruled badly

• When he became unpopular

• When citizens wanted a change

How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?

• It adopted a different religion

• It was governed by harsh tyrants

• It grew rich through foreign trade

• It broke into separate kingdoms

Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?

• Priests

• Scholars

• Foreigners

• Aristocrats

Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?

• Han

• Song

• Tang

• Yuan

If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?

• the engineering of roads

• the laws of other nations

• the teachings of Confucius

• the languages of Europeans

In a meritocracy, the selection of officials was based on?

• birth

• wealth

• test scores

• popular vote

According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to?

• expand the empire

• treat all people equally

• be kind to their subjects

• ask everybody's opinion

Whom did emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?

• monks, because they were religious

• foreigners, because he was a foreigner

• soldiers, because they could keep order

• scholars, because they were educated

Which of the following describes the greatest contribution of the Grand Canal to economic growth?

• It linked regions for trade

• It carried farmers into town

• It created road construction jobs

• It brought a boom in shipbuilding