Political Development in Imperial China Review

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 are members of the same family.

• They use the same style of government.

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

• Never at any time.

• When he ruled badly.

• When he became unpopular.

• When citizens wanted a change.

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

Whom did the 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.

How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty?

• They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.

• They stopped being required to serve in the military.

• They began having to do forced labor building canals.

• They gained an opportunity to become government officials.

In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on

• birth.

• wealth.

• test scores.

• popular vote.

One weakness of China's civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued

• wealth more than talent.

• idleness more than effort.

• freedom more than loyalty.

• tradition more than progress.

A ruling class of noble families

• Aristocracy

• Meritocracy

• Bureaucracy

• Dynasty

A highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority.

• Aristocracy

• Bureaucracy

• Dynasty

• Meritocracy