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Imperial China Study

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Number of years it took for the Mongols to become a great empire

a)

1 year

b)

10 years

c)

100 years

d)

1,000 years

2.

Religion based off of teaching of Confucius

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

3.

Major resource and most valuable that the Chinese traded to other countries

a)

Silk

b)

Water

c)

People

d)

Animals

4.

Country located in South-east Asia (Hint: the stuff we are working on)

a)

Canada

b)

Russia

c)

Europe

d)

China

5.

Disease that spread rapidly from China into Asia and Europe from the Silk Road

a)

Smallpox

b)

Bubonic Plague

c)

Rabies

d)

Common Cold

6.

Man-made waterway that connects two major rivers in China

a)

The Canal of 82

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Grand Canal

7.

Opened government service to talented and able people

a)

Yangdi

b)

Silk Road

c)

Civil Service Exam

d)

Mongols

8.

The ONLY female rule of China to rule by herself (during the Sui Dynasty)

a)

Empress Wu

b)

Yangdi

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Wendi

9.

Time of disorder; not unified

a)

Silk

b)

Mongols

c)

Disunion

d)

China

10.

The emperor the oversaw the construction of the Grand Canal

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Wendi

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Yangdi

11.

Earliest form of printing . . . . . . . . . . .(with letters on wooden blocks)

a)

Civil Service Exam

b)

Wood Block printing

c)

Silk

d)

Mongols

12.

The major trade route that started in China

a)

The Gold Road

b)

The Silver Road

c)

The Silk Road

d)

The Mongol Road

13.

The type of glass that is used to make bowls, dolls, etc.

a)

silk

b)

porcelain

c)

gold

d)

Wood Block printing

14.

The person who founded the Sui dynasty

a)

Empress Wu

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Yangdi

d)

Wendi

15.

The people who 'made' China build the Great Wall (hint: Genghis Khan)

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Romans

c)

The Americans

d)

The Indians

16.

Dynasty that developed Fast-ripening rice

a)

Tang

b)

Song

c)

Yuan

d)

Ming

17.

Dynasty that ruled China when Marco Polo visited

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

18.

Dynasty that expelled the Mongols

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

19.

Dynasty that developed the Dragon's backbone pump

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

20.

Dynasty that ruled during the golden age

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

21.

Dynasty that ruled when Zheng He was alive

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

22.

Dynasty that developed a merit system for government jobs and a civil service exam

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

23.

Dynasty that restored the Great Wall

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

24.

Dynasty that constructed the Forbidden City

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

25.

Dynasty ruled by the Mongols

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

26.

Dynasty that invented porcelain

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

27.

Dynasty that had Kublai Khan as emperor

a)

Yuan

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

28.

Khan that used nomadic tribes to become Khan

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

29.

Khan in time of Pax Mongolica

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

30.

Khan known as the founding father of Mongolia

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

31.

Khan that conquered more land than any other person in history

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

32.

Khan that invited Marco Polo over to China

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

33.

Known as the most brutal Khan

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

34.

Known as the most peaceful Khan

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

35.

Khan that finished the conquest of China

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

36.

What led to the end of the Mongol Empire?

a)

farmers revolted

b)

weak rulers stole money from the government

c)

they were invaded

d)

the emperor died

37.

What material was the most common form of clothing because it was comfortable and lightweight

a)

wool

b)

cotton

c)

hemp

d)

silk

38.

What allowed merchants like Zheng He to travel far places like Africa?

a)

Ships had better sails and rudders allowing merchants to have more control of where they traveled

b)

They powered boats with coal instead of wind

c)

They created new trade routes that took them places the Silk Road could not

d)

Merchants designed new ships to take them places more quickly allowing them to reach places like Africa

39.

Who revolted as a result of taxation and poor treatment?

a)

farmers

b)

slaves

c)

merchants

d)

teachers

40.

What religion threatened Chinese culture causing rulers to teach Neo-Confucianism

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

41.

What was created from melted iron and the carbon from coal to be used to make weapons and tools?

a)

steel

b)

bronze

c)

silver

d)

gold

42.

Who organized his army by their ability and used terror to conquer others?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Zheng He

d)

Yangdi

43.

What led to China being isolated due to lack of trade?

a)

end of overseas trade

b)

closing of the Silk Road

c)

end of Mongol rule

d)

invention of gunpowder

44.

What was the only Chinese dynasty to not fall because of a farmer revolt?

a)

Ming

b)

Song

c)

Sui

d)

Tang

45.

Why did Buddhism appeal to many people when it came to China through trade?

a)

They wanted to go to heaven

b)

They wanted the opportunity to join Brahmin

c)

It made them rich

d)

It gave them a sense of control, comfort, and peace

46.

During the first three dynasties of Imperial China, the Age of Buddhism had a big influence on...

a)

food

b)

language

c)

culture

d)

geography

47.

Which Chinese philosophy was used in poetry and paintings because it emphasized nature?

a)

Daoism

b)

Legalism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Buddhism

48.

Which Chinese emperor gave land to the farmers?

a)

Taizong

b)

Wu

c)

Yangdi