L 19 & 20 Politics and Economy of Medieval ChinaChina

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Imperial China has been divided into different periods by historians based on the ruling family. This means historians refer to time periods by ______.

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dynasty

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What Chinese belief permitted people to overthrow a dynasty and select a new one?

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Mandate of Heaven

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Which is the correct order for the dynasties of Imperial China? Options: Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming; Ming, Han, Yuan and Song; Shang, Qin, Han; There were no dynasties during Imperial China

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Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming

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The Han dynasty fell and there was a period of chaos and disorder (like feudal Europe after the fall of Rome). Which two dynasties then created a new empire after this period of chaos?

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Sui and Tang

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What was true about civil service exams during the Tang dynasty which will be different under Song?

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The civil service exams often favored aristocrats.

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During the Song dynasty, the civil service exams were open to far more candidates, including people from lower classes. This created a system for choosing government officials that was based on a _____________.

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Meritocracy

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If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?
Options:
the engineering of roads,
the laws of other nations,
the languages of Europeans,
the teachings of Confucius.

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the teachings of Confucius.

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Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan place in government jobs after the Yuan dynasty ended the civil service exams? Options: monks, because they were religious; Mongols and foreigners, because he trusted them; soldiers, because they could keep order; scholars, because they were educated.

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Mongols and foreigners, because he trusted them

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How did the Ming dynasty then choose government officials?

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They reestablished the civil service exam.

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The civil service exam system benefited China because it

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ensured officials were trained and talented, emphasized moral behavior, helped unify Chinese culture with its values.