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CFA China

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Believed good government led by wise rulers would create peaceful society

a)

Confucius

b)

monasteries

c)

Yaun Dynasty

d)

neo-confucianism

2.

A place where Buddhist nuns or monks lived and worshipped

a)

monasteries

b)

Marco Polo

c)

silk road

d)

Grand Canal

3.

The dynasty that Kublai Khan

a)

Yuan Dynasty

b)

neo-confucianism

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Confucius

4.

New ideas based on an older system of beliefs that taught people should be concerned with their good behavior in this world as well as the afterlife

a)

Confucius

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Grand Canal

d)

Neo-Confucianism

5.

Trade route that had major impact on the Chinese economy

a)

Marco Polo

b)

silk road

c)

Porcelian

d)

moveable-type

6.

Major network of waterways that connect the Yellow River and the Yangtze River

a)

Grand Canal

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Yuan Dynasty

d)

silk road

7.

Famous Italian traveler who was among the first Europeans to visit and write about China

a)

Gengis Khan

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marco Polo

8.

Many people became Buddhists in China during the A.D. 100s because

a)

They wanted to seek peace and avoid suffering during a violent time

b)

Buddhism provided a strong, stable government

c)

Monasteries were peaceful

d)

They feared Confucianism

9.

Which list shows the correct order of the spread of Buddhism in Asia?

a)

China, Korea, Japan

b)

China, Japan, Korea

c)

Korea, China, Japan

d)

Korea, Japan, China

10.

According to Confucius, what do good governments depend on?

a)

wise leaders

b)

educated citizens

c)

frugal rulers

d)

powerful military

11.

Civil Service Exams where based on?

a)

Confucian principals

b)

Clans

c)

Age

d)

Military experience

12.

A fine clay that is baked at high temperatures, also known as China

a)

Pi Sheng

b)

Manchus

c)

Beijing

d)

porcelain

13.

Art of writing characters beautifully

a)

calligraphy

b)

Manchus

c)

Beijing

d)

scholar-officials

14.

Who was the Italian merchant who wrote a book about his adventures in China

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Manchus

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Christopher Columbus

15.

Printer who invented moveable type?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Pi Sheng

d)

Empress Wu

16.

Defeated the Chinese and set up the Qing Dynasty

a)

Manchus

b)

Pi Sheng

c)

Ming

d)

Marco Polo

17.

A class of leaders that grew out of the civil service exam

a)

Pi Sheng

b)

Manchus

c)

aristocrats

d)

scholar-officials

18.

The new capital city of China under Yong Le during the Ming Dynasty

a)

Beijing

b)

Lao

c)

Shanghai

d)

Shenzhen

19.

During the Tang era, irrigation improved, leading to a new crop that could grow in poor soil, this crop was ?

a)

Rice

b)

Corn

c)

Silk

d)

Tea

20.

What important discovery was made during the Tang dynasty?

a)

Iron could be melted to make steel

b)

cotton could be melted to make steel

c)

Tea leaves could be used to make ink

d)

Steel could be melted to make iron

21.

In the Song Dynasty, the Chinese economy grew when they printed?

a)

Paper Currency

b)

Books

c)

Maps

d)

Newspaper

22.

Which invention helped the Chinese solve the problem of needing more money for trade?

a)

Printing

b)

Gunpowder

c)

Magnetic Compass

d)

Steel

23.

Neo Confucianism was based on the beliefs of Confucius and included

a)

Daoist and Buddhist ideas

b)

Buddhist and Christian ideas

c)

Buddhist and Muslim ideas

d)

Daoist and Muslim ideas

24.

During the Tang period, trade improved because of the reopening of the Silk Road and the opening of

a)

New Seaports

b)

Goldmines

c)

Large Caravans

d)

The Porcelain Road

25.

Tang leaders feared how Buddhism would affect China’s

a)

Confucian traditions

b)

Army

c)

Economy

d)

Trade Missions

26.

The earliest printing process used

a)

cuts on blocks of wood

b)

dye made from tea as ink

c)

moveable type

d)

a printing press

27.

Gunpowder was invented by

a)

The Chinese

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

The Greeks

d)

The Mongols

28.

What happened Confucian officials stopped the construction of ships?

a)

China's trade with other countries sharply declined

b)

All contacts with the outside world were cut off from China

c)

Merchants settled in Southeast Asia and India

d)

Trade between China and Europe increased

29.

What was special about many of the novels written during the Ming Dynasty?

a)

They were written in everyday language

b)

They were often about military rivalries

c)

They were printed into books

d)

They were read aloud

30.

The __________ was a place only the emperor and his family lived and where top government officials worked.

a)

Forbidden City

b)

Beijing

c)

Yurt

d)

Great Wall

31.

Zheng He's voyages took him to

a)

Southeast Asia, India, and East Africa

b)

The Americas

c)

Europe

d)

Japan and Korea

32.

In the 1400s, after the emperor stopped voyages of exploration, China

a)

became isolated

b)

exported cotton and spices

c)

increased trade with Europe

d)

produced warships for the Mongols

33.

The Mongols created the largest land empire in the history of the world in less than

a)

100 years

b)

25 years

c)

50 years

d)

75 years

34.

By 1279 this Mongol ruler had completed the conquest of China.

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Alexander the Great

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Marco Polo

35.

The Mongol empire was known as the largest _______ empire the world has ever known.

a)

Land

b)

Cultural

c)

Military

d)

Trade

36.

What effect did Marco Polo's book have on trade?

a)

increased trade with Europe

b)

had no effect

c)

decreased trade with Europe

d)

stopped trade with China

37.

According to the map below, what is the likely reason India was not conquered by the Mongols?

a)

The Himalyas were too difficult to cross

b)

Crossing sea to get to India was to difficult for the Mongols

c)

India's climate was to hot for the Mongols

d)

The Indian people were to strong for the Mongols