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Imperial China: Han, Tang, and Song Dynasties, Mongol Rule

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement would be true about them?

a)

They were born in the same region.

b)

They use the same style of government

c)

They belong to the same political party

d)

They are all members of the same family.

2.

To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?

a)

When he ruled badly

b)

Never at any time

c)

When he became unpopular

d)

When citizens wanted a change

3.

Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?

a)

Aristocrats

b)

Scholars

c)

Foreigners

d)

Priests

4.

After the fall of the Han dynasty, what happened in China that was similar to what happened in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

a)

China broke into separate kingdoms

b)

Foreign trade made China wealthy

c)

Foreign travelers made China a Christian nation

5.

If you wanted a job in government service under the Song Dynasty, which of these would you have studied?

a)

The engineering of roads

b)

The teachings of Confucius

c)

The laws of other nations

d)

The languages of Europeans

6.

Which group probably used the Silk Road most frequently?

a)

Tourists

b)

Merchants

c)

Scientists

7.
trade route that had a major impact on the Chinese economy
a)
Silk Road
b)
Grand Canal
c)
Changan
d)
Yangdi
8.
According to Confucius, what do good governments depend on?
a)
educated citizens 
b)
frugal rulers
c)
powerful military
d)
wise rulers
9.
Which word best describes how government workers got their jobs during the Song dynasty?
a)
aristocracy
b)
bureaucracy
c)
meritocracy
d)
technocracy
10.

According to Confucius, what do the following relationships have in common?

Ruler and subject

father and son

husband and wife

a)

One person is above the other.

b)

Both people are equal.

c)

Both care for children.

11.
A test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government was called civil service examination.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
If you were a member of the of the lower classes, when would you have the best chance of becoming a civil servant?
a)
During the Han dynasty.
b)
During the Song dynasty.
c)
During the Tang dynasty.
d)
During the Yuan dynasty
13.

The five relationships code of behavior were all of the following relationships except:

a)

Ruler - Ruler

b)

Ruler - Subject

c)

Friend - Friend

d)

Husband - Wife

14.

Body of government workers with many levels of authority.

a)

Daoists

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Merchants

d)

Isolationists

15.

An educated member of the government.

a)

Buddhist

b)

Daoist

c)

Scholar-official

d)

Mongol

16.

A ruling class of people who were born into royal families and were very wealthy.

a)

Meritocracy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Bureaucracy

d)

Scholarcracy

17.
Define Dynasty.
a)
belonging or related to an emperor
b)
a line of rulers descended from one family
c)
a military leader operating outside the control of the government
d)
a highly complex body of workers with many levels of autority
18.

Civil Service Examinations were based on what body of knowledge?

a)

the works of Confucius

b)

the Bible

c)

the Declaration of independence

d)

the Quran

19.

Who did Kublai Khan choose to fill important government positions?

a)

Samurai

b)

Mongols (many of whom were his relatives)

c)

Tibetans, Persians, and Turks

d)

Kim Jong-un

20.

Why did people in medieval China want government jobs?

a)

government jobs were highly respected

b)

they didn't have to join the military

c)

both are correct

21.

The Han Dynasty is also called the ___________ Age.

a)

Copper

b)

New

c)

Golden

d)

Rotten

22.

Select ALL of the items that were invented during the Han dynasty:

a)

Seismograph

b)

Paper

c)

Caligraphy

d)

Acupuncture

e)

Gunpowder

23.

Which of the following DID NOT lead to the fall of the Han Dynasty?

a)

Natural disasters

b)

Nomadic Invaders

c)

Internal rebellion

24.

The seismograph was helpful because

a)

it helped determine the correct positioning for temples, graves, and homes

b)

carry water in buckets from the ditches to the fields

c)

extract salt from the Earth

d)

it can detect which direction an earthquake is coming from

25.
The Mongols were originally members of _____.
a)
Nomadic Tribes
b)
Settled Tribes
c)
Farming Communities
d)
a basketball team