China's Dynasties

The Mongols were tolerant of Chinese traditions and philosophies and even adopted some Chinese ways.

• True

• False

How did Buddhism spread during the Sui Dynasty?

• Marco Polo who traveled the Silk Road

• Scholar officials who traveled to other countries

• Mansa Musa on his way to Mecca

• Traders and monks who traveled the Silk Road

Which of the 5 dynasties discussed was in power for the longest time (319 years) ?

• Sui

• Tang

• Song

• Yuan

• Ming

This empress helped unify China because she ruled with an "iron fist".

• Empress Wu

• Empress Mulan

• Empress Ghengis

• Empress Theodora

In order to work for the government, you had to take a Civil Service Examination. These examinations tested your skills in the following EXCEPT

• calligraphy

• poetry

• Confucian teachings

• pottery

Both Ghengis Khan and Kublai Khan ruled in what dynasty?

• Sui

• Tang

• Song

• Yuan

• Ming

The Chinese protected their invention of porcelain because...

• they wanted to be only ones to know how to make it

• they wanted all the profit to go to them

• they wanted to have full control of the market

• All answers are correct

In his book the Italian merchant Marco Polo wrote about...

• how strange the Chinese were.

• how rude the Chinese were.

• how highly civilized the Chinese were.

• how uninteresting the Chinese were.

During the Tang Dynasty, China was trading all the following goods with India, Japan and Korea EXCEPT

• jade

• silk

• rice

• spices

• copper

Most people applying for a government job in ancient China would study for ________ years to take the _________ hour long Civil Service Examination.

• 20 ; 72

• 10 ; 24

• 24; 10

• 1; 72