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Medieval China Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a major trade item of the Chinese?

a)

silk

b)

porcelain

c)

tea

d)

all of the above

2.

Woodblock printing allowed the Chinese to

a)

copy and print texts or drawings very quickly and in large quantities

b)

invent a written language

c)

communicate with foreign travelers

d)

create a new form of artistic expression

3.

This instrument, which uses the earth's magnetic field to indicate direction, revolutionized travel. What instrument, invented during the Tang Dynasty, is described above?

a)

compass

b)

moveable type

c)

celadon glaze

d)

gunpowder

4.

Tang rulers brought a return to the ideas of ___ as they created a new class of scholar-officials.

a)

Lao Tsu

b)

Confucius

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Qin Shi Huangdi

5.

What does it mean to work in civil service?

a)

to work for a company that provides basic necessities, such as food and shelter

b)

to work as a scribe for a printer

c)

to work as a government official

d)

to work as an officer in the army

6.

Why did the civil service examination bring stability to the Song government?

a)

it ensured that intelligent people carried out government business

b)

only the wealthiest people could get government jobs

c)

foreigners were not allowed to hold government jobs

d)

it was an easy way to fill all of the government positions

7.

What did the invention of gunpowder lead to?

a)

long-distance sailing voyages

b)

firearms and fireworks

c)

population growth

d)

printed books

8.

Who were the first foreigners to rule China?

a)

the Greeks

b)

the Mesopotamians

c)

the Mongols

d)

the Japanese

9.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty other civilizations were able to experience the power of China through voyages of which famous Chinese explorer?

a)

Zheng He

b)

Empress Wu

c)

Confucius

d)

Zen Fi

10.

What name was given to the palace complex built during the Ming Dynasty that only the emperor, his family, and court could enter into?

a)

Jade Palace

b)

Forbidden City

c)

Forbidden Palace

d)

Secret City

11.

What did Europeans learn from Marco Polo?

a)

China was a primitive, or undeveloped country

b)

China was a highly civilized country with many trade items

c)

China was not worth visiting or exploring

d)

Nothing; all of Polo's journals were lost on the return journey

12.

The disorder that followed the collapse of the Han Dynasty is sometimes called the

a)

Period of Disorder

b)

Period of Chaos

c)

Period of Disunion

d)

Period of Unity

13.

The only woman to rule China, Empress Wu, ruled during the ___ Dynasty.

a)

Sui

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Ming

14.

The ____ Canal connected northern and southern China and helped move trade goods throughout the area.

a)

Grand

b)

Panama

c)

Yangtze

d)

Yellow

15.

Which foreign leader worked closely with Marco Polo during his rule in China?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Empress Wu

d)

Shi Huangdi

16.

What policy began that forbid foreign trade and the dismantling of Zheng He's fleet?

a)

Localism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Foreign Policy

d)

Alonism

17.

Which religion was introduced to China during the Period of Disunion and eventually became the main religion of the Sui Dynasty?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

18.

What two art forms became important to Chinese culture during their Golden Age?

a)

poetry and painting

b)

painting and singing

c)

sculpture and poetry

d)

painting and sculpture

19.

How did isolationism affect China over time?

a)

it strengthened them by relying on only their own people

b)

it caused them to fall behind other countries (in technology) and weakened them

c)

it had no effect on them

20.

Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan ruled over China under which dynastic name?

a)

Sui

b)

Tang

c)

Ming

d)

Yuan