imperial China Quiz

Under the Mongols, Chinese society was divided into how many classes?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How did Han emperors improve the bureaucracy?

• created civil service examinations

• created a democracy

• asked everyone for their opinions

• they did not improve bureaucracy

What new school of thought influenced the exams during the Song Dynasty?

• aristocratic

• Confucianism

• neo-Confucianism

• rational

Which dynasty created a meritocracy?

• Song

• Tang

• Yuan

• Han

Under which dynasty did people from lower classes gained the ability to become scholar-officials?

• Tang

• Song

• Han

• Yuan

Before the Han dynasty, emperors chose members of the what to help them govern?

• scholars

• royal family

• aristocracy

• imperial army

About how many years was China under Mongol rule?

• 500

• 75

• 200

• 100

Who ended the system of civil service exams in the Yuan Dynasty?

• Ming Emperor

• Zhu Xi

• Jesus

• Kublai Khan

What ended the Tang Dynasty?

• Peasant rebellions

• religious issues

• Emperor overthrown

• Invasion

What weakened the government of China under Mongol rule?

• Illiterate people

• not enough people to hold office

• Bad emperors

• fighting among Mongol leaders