China Unit Test

During the Song Dynasty, entry into the government bureaucracy was based on

• Social status

• The merit system

• Family wealth

• Success in trade

Confucianism is a belief system that focuses on nature and balance.

• True

• False

What was ONE way Kublai Khan tried earning the respect of CHINESE and what was ONE way he tried earning the respect of MONGOLS?

What is the definition of a bureaucracy?

• A system where people are promoted and given jobs because of their skill and talent.

• Title, ruler of the Mongol empire.

• Regulations and government rules are being carried out by government officials in a system.

• A collection of various bodies of water, rivers, mountains, and deserts in China.

What was the primary purpose of building the Great Wall of China?

• To get a job in the government

• to provide a barrier against natural disasters

• To protect against invasions from the North

• To establish a boundary for farming

What was the role of the civil service exams during the Song Dynasty?

• To select military leaders

• To provide equal wealth distribution

• To appoint government officials based on talent and skill (merit)

• To limit the power of the bureaucracy

What was movable type made with?

• Wood and saltpeter

• Clay with carved characters

• Metal and paper

• Stone and chisel

How was smallpox inoculation performed?

• By using a special herb

• Taking scabs of infected crushing them and then snorting it up peoples noses.

• Through injecting a smallpox vaccine

• By drinking a concoction

Select the TWO things Confucianism emphasizes?

• Wealth

• Family

• Balance

• Education

What does Yin & Yang represent in Daoism?

• The four noble truths of suffering

• The cycle of life and death

• Balance, and opposing forces

• The five relationships