Unit 5 Lesson 20.3 Urbanization

What was the population of Hangzhou during the Song dynasty?

• 2 million
• 1 million
• 100,000
• 50,000

What was the reason for the growth of cities during the Song dynasty?

• Religion
• Politics
• Agriculture
• Commerce

What did Marco Polo think of the cities he visited in China?

• He was amazed
• He was unimpressed
• He was indifferent
• He was disappointed

Who could be found in the streets of a typical 13th-century Chinese city?

• Only moneylenders
• Only peasants
• Only merchants
• Rich landowners, merchants, traders, and visiting peasants

What did signs in the market area of Chinese cities identify?

• The goods sold in each shop
• The location of the shops
• The names of the shopkeepers
• The prices of the goods

What did wealthy young girls do to their feet during the Song dynasty?

• They wore shoes with high heels
• They painted them
• They tightly bound them with cloth
• They left them bare

What did the Chinese consider beautiful during the Song dynasty?

• Women with big feet
• Women with long hair
• Tall women
• Women with tiny feet

What did foot binding mark during the Song dynasty?

• A decline in the status of women
• An increase in the status of men
• A decline in the status of men
• An increase in the status of women

Why did some followers of Confucianism believe that women were inferior to men?

• Because women were less intelligent than men
• Because women were not allowed to work
• Because women were physically weaker than men
• Because women were not allowed to participate in government

What did women of the middle and upper classes in Chinese cities during the Song dynasty not do?

• Work
• Attend school
• Marry
• Have children