Medieval China Ch 15 TCI

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 an emperor?

• never at any time

• when he ruled badly

• when he became unpopular

• when citizens wanted a change

Which of the following did the Chinese believe would lead to high taxes, forced labor, and fights between warlords?

• foreign attacks

• a strong imperial rule

• dishonest bureaucracy

• civil service examination

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

• It adopted a different religion

• Thy granted provinces more independence

• It grew rich through foreign trade

• They broke into separate kingdoms

How did the Tang emperors, after 618, build on the work of Sui emperors?

• They strengthened the central government

• They granted provinces more independence

• They kept aristocrats out of the bureaucracy

• They depended on the wisdom of foreign advisors

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

Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about

• poetry

• science

• business

• mathematics

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

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 o become government officials