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Chinese Dynasties

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

China is located in what continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

2.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A form of government where the head of the religion is the head of the government

b)

A series of rulers from the same family

c)

An appointed social who runs different parts of the government

d)

The divine right to rule given by the gods

3.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

A Chinese philosophy in which the legal system is more important than moral values

b)

A series of rulers from the same family line

c)

An idea that said those in power were given the right to rule from the gods

d)

A system of government in which employees were mainly selected for their skills and knowledge

4.

What is the correct order of the dynasties from first to last?

a)

Yuan, Sui, Tang, Song, Ming

b)

Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming

c)

Tang, Song, Ming, Sui, Yuan

5.

How did Buddhism arrive in China?

a)

Monks and Traders

b)

Genghis Khan and the Mongols

c)

Emperor Wendi started Buddhism

d)

Merchants and Artists

6.
What was the main idea of Confucianism?
a)
Respect
b)
Education
c)
Honor
d)
Truth
7.
This major construction project helped unify China by improving trade between North and South China
a)
Tang Navy
b)
Grand Canal
c)
Forbidden City
d)
Silk Road
8.

_____________built the Grand Canal in China.

a)

Song Dynasty

b)

Sui Dynasty

c)

Tang Dynasty

d)

Yuan Dynasty

9.

During the Tang dynasty, to become a government official

a)

students had to know Buddhism

b)

Students had to be from noble families

c)

students had to make inventions

d)

students had to pass a difficult Civil Service examination

10.

Created civil service examination to find people who were qualified to work in the government.

a)

Tang

b)

Ming

c)

Yuan

d)

Song

11.

Genghis Khan was ruthless leader of the _______________.

a)

Chinese

b)

Mongols

c)

Tartars

d)

Huns

12.

The dynasty founded by Kublai Khan, a Mongol.

a)

Yuan

b)

Song

c)

Tang

d)

Han

13.

Who is Marco Polo?

a)

A European that visited and lived in China during the Yuan dynasty.

b)

Emperor of the Sui dynasty, reuniting China after the Han dynasty.

c)

Ruthless leader of the Mongols, creating the largest land empire.

d)

Key engineer in building the Forbidden City of the Ming dynasty.

14.

Which Dynasty overthrew the Mongol leaders?

a)

Tang

b)

Ming

c)

Yuan

d)

Song

15.

Zheng He

a)

was great Mongol leader and conquered much of central Asia

b)

was the greatest Ming emperor and built the Forbidden Palace

c)

defeated the Mongols in China and ruled the Ming dynasty

d)

was a great explorer and brought an international reputation to China

16.

Which Dynasty was responsible for starting trade with India, Japan, and Korea?

a)

Sui

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Yuan

17.

This invention of the Song Dynasty was kept secret so others didn't learn how to make it

a)

Porcelain

b)

Pretzels

c)

Pottery

d)

Paint

18.

How were the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty different from the Chinese?

a)

They spoke a different language

b)

They had different gods

c)

They wore different clothing

d)

All of the above

19.

Which Dynasty was responsible for creating the Forbidden City?

a)

Song

b)

Sui

c)

Tang

d)

Ming

20.

The Yuan Dynasty was able to create what things from tax money collected from the Chinese?

a)

Roads

b)

Palaces

c)

Postal System

d)

All of the above