WorksheetsWMS Chapter 14
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened in Europe to cause demand for Chinese silk to grow?
a)
Interest in all things
Chinese grew.
b)
Silk became fashionable in
Rome.
c)
Chinese merchants made
lavish gifts to Europeans.
d)
The price of silk in Europe
fell.
2.
How much time passed between Christianity reaching China and Islam reaching Europe?
a)
40 years
b)
44 years
c)
58 years
d)
59 years
3.
In what year was the Silk Road the busiest?
a)
A. D. 632
b)
A. D. 638
c)
A. D. 750
d)
A. D. 1206
4.
What reason might be given for the slowing of activity along the Silk Road?
a)
decrease in maritime trade
b)
growth of silk industry in
Europe
c)
bandit interference on the
trade route
d)
collapse of silk market in
Europe
5.
Which phrase best describes the effect of the Silk Road?
a)
Europeans became isolated.
b)
Technologies and religions spread east and west.
c)
The economies of many nations decreased.
d)
China became isolated.
6.
The years between the Han Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty saw
a)
growing trade with Southeast Asia.
b)
the rise of several new religions.
c)
weak kingdoms.
d)
the expansion of China’s borders.
7.
Daoism was different from Buddhism and Confucianism in that it was also concerned with people’s relation to
a)
nature.
b)
government.
c)
suffering.
d)
morality.
8.
Wendi unified China by
a)
forcing all Chinese to
become Buddhists.
b)
using old political
traditions.
c)
raising taxes.
d)
creating public works.
9.
The Chinese inventions that had an impact on world history were
a)
a. gunpowder and sailing.
b)
b. magnetic compass and gunpowder.
c)
c. moveable type and paper money.
d)
d. porcelain and bronze.
10.
The population of China grew rapidly during the Tang and Song dynasties because of a.
a)
a widespread system of education.
b)
b. a bureaucracy of educated officials.
c)
c. advances in farming technology.
d)
d. trade throughout Asia and Europe.
11.
Two things Kublai Khan had to balance in order to be a successful leader were
a)
a. Chinese culture and traditions and the Mongol desire to learn.
b)
b. the Chinese system of government and Mongol traditions.
c)
c. Mongol control of government and the need for Chinese respect.
d)
d. the Mongol desire for increased trade and Chinese caution.
12.
Foreign people benefited China because
a)
a. trade increased.
b)
b. new settlers in China increased.
c)
c. foreign visitors paid taxes.
d)
d. China’s boundaries grew.
13.
China's rulers ended voyages of exploration because
a)
a. the expense was too great.
b)
b. Zheng He died.
c)
c. contact with foreigners ended.
d)
d. they feared attack by nomads.
14.
After ending maritime voyages China
a)
a. continued to expand trade.
b)
b. was isolated.
c)
c. expanded its northern borders.
d)
d. established colonies.
15.
The last dynasty of China was weakened by
a)
a. massive crop failures.
b)
b. nomad attacks.
c)
c. foreign influence.
d)
d. the closing of the Silk Road.
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