song/tang short quiz

What restricted many peasants from taking advantage of the Civil Service Exams?

• It was costly to study.

• They were not allowed to take the test.

• No peasants could read or write.

• The tests were given in cities far away from their home.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the Civil Service Exams?

• They helped unify the culture.

• They increased the rate of literacy.

• They helped find qualified people to serve in the government.

• They increased trade throughout the empire.

This group was distinguished in society by their special robes and hats that were awarded after they completed the civil service exam.

• Gentry

• Scholar-officials

• Merchants

• The Imperial Court

Upper class women were sometimes subjected to ________________ during the Song Dynasty.

• Home imprisonment.

• special taxes.

• Foot binding.

• Ridicule

The Tang Legal Code was based upon the ideas of

• Confucius

• Dao

• Li Szu

• Lou Eiye

This helped make large-scale, long distance trade easier

• Water Buffalo

• Paper Currency

• Silk Road

• Railroads.

The Song Dynasty came to and end when it was conquered by the Mongols, or the _____________ Dynasty.

• Zhou

• Yuan

• Ming

• Peking

The invention of which instrument revolutionized sailing helping to expand trade routes during the Tang dynasty?

• Peridot

• Radar

• Magnetic Compass

• Chinese flute

What Chinese invention changed the type of weapons people used in war?

• the crossbow

• the sword

• gunpowder

• steel

Which religion, originating in India, reached its height of influence in China during the Tang dynasty?

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Judaism