Ancient China Social Structure

What is the system where people exchange land for loyalty?

• civil service system

• bureaucracy

• feudalism

What is the system where the officials are appointed or hand-picked by the one in charge (king)?

• civil service system

• bureaucracy

• feudalism

What is the system where officials were chosen based on their ability and knowledge and taking a difficult exam?

• civil service system

• bureaucracy

• feudalism

What is the time period that refers to 250 years of fighting between lords over land given to them by the king?

• Age of Discovery

• Warring States Period

• Han dynasty

Who was the emperor who brought stability to China by replacing feudalism with a bureaucracy?

• Wu Di

• Shi Huangdi

• Zhou

Who was the emperor who brought change to the social structure of China by implementing the civil service system?

• Wu Di

• Shi Huangdi

• Zhou

What were the benefits of the civil service exam system?

• The government was run by educated people.

• It let people receive good jobs.

• It could let people raise their social status.

• All of the above.

In a bureaucracy, how were officials chosen to run the provinces and districts in the empire?

• They promised their loyalty to the king.

• They completed a difficult civil service exam.

• They were hand-picked by the king.

Through feudalism, how were nobles chosen to run the king's land?

• They promised their loyalty to the king and would provide soldiers when needed.

• They completed a difficult civil service exam.

• They were hand-picked by the king.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about peasants in ancient China?

• They rented land from nobles and did not receive profits from that land.

• They oversaw the nobles and owned the land.

• They received land for service to the king and fought for the king.