Lesson 6 - State Administration in the Yuan Dynasty

Which of the following are the four great inventions of ancient china?

• Paper making

• Printing

• Gunpowder

• Silk-making

• The compass

When did people invent a compass which was

more accurate and convenient to use in ancient China?

• The Warring States period

• Tang Dynasty

• Song Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

Which ethnic group of people came to China and brought the compass-making technique back to their country and then spread it to Europe in the West?

• Indian

• Arab

• Thai

• Italian

During the later years of the 15th century, which group of people used the compass to map out a number of new routes and discovered the Americas?

• Chinese voyagers

• European voyagers

• Indian voyagers

• African voyagers

When was Gunpowder invented and gradually used in the military?

• Song Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

• Yuan Dynasty

• Qing Dynasty

During the westward expeditions, which group of people spread the technique of making gunpowder to the Arabia?

• The Mongols

• The Semus

• Chinese

• European

In which areas did the European countries use gunpowder when it spread to the West?

• Mining

• Engineering

• Military

• Farming

How do we call this kind of printing technology?

• Metalblock printing

• Woodblock printing

• Machine printing

• Moveable-type printing

How do we call this kind of printing technology?

• Metalblock printing

• Woodblock printing

• Machine printing

• Moveable-type printing

In the 15th century, which group of people started using this printing technique to create movable types of the alphabet and print different types of books in Europe?

• the French

• the British

• the German

• the Spanish