L19 The Political Development of Imperial China

Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?

• 1. They were born in the same region

• 1. They are members of the same family.

• 1. They belong to the same political party.

• 1. 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 B. CORRECT C. D.

• when he ruled badly

• when he became unpopular

• when citizens wanted a change

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

• 1. It adopted a different religion.

• 1. It was governed by harsh tyrants.

• 1. It grew rich through foreign trad

• 1. It broke into separate kingdoms.

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

• 1. They strengthened the central government.

• 1. They granted provinces more independence.

• 1. They kept aristocrats out of the bureaucracy.

• 1. They depended on the wisdom of foreign advisors.

Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?

• 1. priests

• 1. scholars

• 1. foreigners

• 1. aristocrats

Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?

• Han

• Song

• Tang

• Yuan

Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about...

• 1. poetry.

• 1. science.

• 1. business.

• 1. mathematics.

If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?

• 1. the engineering of roads

• 1. the laws of other nations

• 1. the teachings of Confucius

• 1. the languages of Europeans

How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty?

• 1. They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.

• 1. They stopped being required to serve in the military.

• 1. They began having to do forced labor building canals.

• 1. They gained an opportunity to become government officials.

In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on

• 1. birth.

• 1. wealth.

• 1. test scores.

• 1. popular vote.