Chapter 13 Test Review

Who was the great ruler of the Tang dynasty?

• Confucius

• Bi Sheng

• Huang He

• Tang Taizong

According to Confucius, a society will be healthy if people

• choose a ruler who inspires fear

• obey their rulers without questions

• treat each other with respect

• give each other money

How were workers chosen under China's merit system?

• by wealth

• by ability

• by family position

• by popularity contest

Two key products China traded with other countries were

• silk and porcelain

• books and camels

• gold and silver

• fish and grain

What helped spread knowledge throughout China during its golden ages

• porcelain tablets

• the Grand Canal

• silk

• books

What helped to protect Japan from invasion?

• its language

• the sea around it

• a harsh desert

• the army of Kublai Kahn

What did samurai do for their daimyo?

• attack them

• tend their fields

• teach them Japanese

• protect them

Which of the following phrases describes Japan before the first shogun took power?

• war-torn

• peaceful

• united by military rule

• ruled by Mongols

One influence of Europeans on Japan was

• the building of larger ships

• less fighting among warring daimyo

• the introduction of Christianity

• the expansion of the feudal system

Who was responsible for Japan's isolation from Westerners?

• Kublai Khan

• Minamoto Yoritomo

• Ieyasu Tokugawa

• the head of the Taira family