Chinese Dynasties Quiz

Which dynasty reunified China after 200+ years of division?

• Sui Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

Who established the Tang Dynasty? (Pick Two)

• Emperor Wen

• General Li Yuan

• Li Shimin

• Empress Wu Zetian

Which dynasty defeated the Eastern Turks and expanded into Central Asia?

• Sui Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

Who was the only woman in China to assume the title of emperor?

• Emperor Wen

• General Li Yuan

• Li Shimin

• Empress Wu Zetian

Which dynasty was the first in history to issue true paper money?

• Sui Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

Who established the Yuan Dynasty?

• Emperor Wen

• General Li Yuan

• Li Shimin

• Kublai Khan

Which dynasty saw the first known use of gunpowder?

• Sui Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

Who were the great poets during the Song Dynasty?

• Li Bo & Du Fu

• Su Song & Shen Kuo

• Emperor Wen & General Li Yuan

• Empress Wu Zetian & Li Shimin

Which dynasty developed a new doctrine of Neo-Confucianism?

• Sui Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

Who proclaimed himself Emperor of China and established the Yuan Dynasty?

• Emperor Wen

• General Li Yuan

• Li Shimin

• Kublai Khan