World History Unit 5 Review

Which term best describes a system in which someone is rewarded or placed into a position of authority based upon their individual talents and efforts?

• autocracy

• meritocracy

• theocracy

• kleptocracy

From their capital at Chang'an, which Chinese dynasty focused more on achieving political unity and territorial expansion?

• Tang

• Song

Which advances were made under China's Tang and Song dynasties?

• geometry and alphabet

• accurate calendar and astrolabe

• chariot and papyrus

• gunpowder and compass

First appearing during the Tang Dynasty, what Chinese cultural practice became extremely common by the Ming Dynasty and continued to linger even after it was made illegal in 1911?

• coffee ceremony

• cremation rather than burial

• female footbinding

• branding

What trade network connected China with the West and helped the spread of goods and ideas?

• The Tea Horse Road

• The Silk Road

• The Incense Road

• The Amber Road

To survive the harsh environment of the Mongolian steppes, the Mongols adapted by surviving as...

• nomadic hunter-gatherers

• seaside merchants

• settled farmers

• nomadic herders

Which ruler was responsible for uniting the warring Mongol tribes under his leadership and then founding what would become the Mongol Empire?

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Ragibagh Khan

• Ukhaghatu Khan

Which was NOT a way in which Korean culture was influenced by Chinese culture?

• Koreans borrowed political ideas from the Chinese philosopher Confucius.

• The Korean language was entirely replaced by the Chinese language.

• Buddhist monks from China spread Buddhist beliefs to Korea.

• Korean scholars adapted the Chinese writing system to their language.

Since there was limited farmable land on the islands of Japan, which activity became especially important in helping to feed the Japanese people?

• trade

• hunting

• fishing

• herding

In feudal Japan, what was the title of the military dictator who held the REAL political power?

• the Shogun

• the Emperor

• the Samurai

• the Daimyo