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WorksheetsChina's New Economy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Marco Polo visited China during which dynasty?
a)
Tang
b)
Song
c)
Yuan
d)
Ming
2.
How did the shift to growing rice encourage trade and the demand for luxury items during the Song dynasty?
a)
With an increase of food, peasants could take time away from farming to sell other products.
b)
Rice farmers could market their surplus rice and make more money.
c)
Landowners became rich enough from growing rice to buy luxury items.
d)
all of these.
3.
This is a Song dynasty pagoda in southern China. Why did many people decide to move south during the Tang dynasty?
a)
bad weather prevented farming
b)
attacks by tribes from Mongolia
c)
famine and outbreak of diseases
d)
lack of water in some areas
4.
This image shows a porcelain object made during the Song dynasty. Other goods from China included
a)
silk.
b)
sugar.
c)
rice.
d)
all of these.
5.
The main reason that the Chinese population grew during the Song dynasty was
a)
there was an abundance of food.
b)
there were many foreign tourists.
c)
there was less disease.
d)
there were more merchants.
6.
Which of the following is true of China's cities during this passage written by Marco Polo ...
The river is navigated by so many vessels that the number might seem incredible . . . and travelling towards the south for sixteen days, you unceasingly meet with commercial towns and with castles.
The river is navigated by so many vessels that the number might seem incredible . . . and travelling towards the south for sixteen days, you unceasingly meet with commercial towns and with castles.
a)
China's cities were either very rich or very poor.
b)
China's cities were much smaller than the cities in Europe.
c)
China's cities were much larger than the cities in Europe.
d)
China's cities were poor although they had advanced technology.
7.
What was one major reason for the increase in rice production during the Song dynasty?
a)
a new variety of rice was introduced
b)
fewer jobs in the cities meant more people became farmers
c)
peasants had to spend all their time farming
d)
less rain during this period meant more rice could be grown
8.
What was one result of farmers moving from northern to southern China?
a)
Farmers grew wheat and millet in the south because of the cold and dry conditions there.
b)
Farmers grew rice plants in the south because of warm and wet conditions there.
c)
Farmers grew rice in the south because it was the only crop that would grow well there.
d)
Farmers grew wheat in the north because of the warm and wet conditions there.
9.
What allowed business to boom during the Tang and Song dynasties?
a)
many roads were paved
b)
China didn't trade with foreigners.
c)
emperors promoted trade
d)
people did not have paper money
10.
Urbanization is the ...
a)
growth of cities.
b)
growth of rural areas.
c)
growth of schools.
d)
growth of farms.
11.
What linked northern and southern China?
a)
Grand Canal
b)
Amur Trail
c)
Ganges River
d)
Aral Sea
12.
To grow rice on hillsides, farmers created flat areas called ...
a)
harrows.
b)
millets.
c)
terraces.
d)
wetlands.
13.
The Chang Jiang valley in southern China was covered with
a)
sand.
b)
wetlands.
c)
grasslands.
d)
dry plateaus.
14.
What caused trade and commerce to grow during the Tang and Song dynasties?
a)
water transportation
b)
wealthy landownwers
c)
innovations in navigation
d)
all of these
15.
Strolling down a 13th-century city one might see all of the following except ...
a)
people enjoying theater.
b)
food vendors.
c)
irrigation systems.
d)
merchants & traders.
16.
China became prosperous because of changes in
a)
agriculture.
b)
trade.
c)
commerce.
d)
all of these.
17.
What custom marked a decline in the status of women during the Song dynasty?
a)
women helped plant crops on their farms
b)
women began to bind their feet
c)
women got married at a younger age
d)
women were invited to participate in politics
18.
To improve farming techniques for rice and other crops, farmers in southern China
a)
began using fertilizer.
b)
created irrigation systems.
c)
improved the plow & harrow.
d)
did all of these.
19.
Rice was the main crop grown in southern China, but people also grew
a)
tea.
b)
cotton.
c)
sugar.
d)
all of these.
20.
During the Song dynasty, this porcelain object would have been purchased in China using
a)
gold.
b)
paper money.
c)
silver coins.
d)
bags of rice.
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