China

Why did many Chinese people become Buddhists in the late AD 100s?

• They were looking for comfort in a time of widespread war and famine.
• Monasteries offered a good quality life.
• Tang rulers made it the official religion.
• All the above

In traditional Chinese culture, which philosophy had the greatest influence on the development of social order and political organization?

• Taoism
• Buddhism
• Confucianism
• Islam

Exploration and trade ended during the Ming dynasty because...

• voyages were expensive
• outside ideas threatened Ming power
• profiting from trade was against Confucian teachings
• all of the above

The Tang and Song is known as the 

• end of Chinese Civilization
• Dynastic Cycle
• Golden Age of China
• a and c

Empress Wu

• was a vicious intelligent leader
• the wife of an emperor
• the only female empress to reign over China
• a , b, and c

To become a scholar official

• students had to know Buddhism
• Students had to be from noble families
• students had to make inventions
• students had to pass a difficult Confucian test 

Khan

• relating to ancient barbarians

• a native or inhabitant of Mongolia

• Mongol ruler

• the language of the Mongols

Tribute

• payment or gift to a strong power

• an award involving special praise

• something regarded as a rare opportunity

• the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

The Ming Dynasty followed the collapse of the Mongol ___________ dynasty.

• Yuan

• Song

• Tang

• Han

The Forbidden City is located in the heart of China's capital-

• Beijing

• Nanjing

• Tokyo

• New Delhi