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China in the Middle Ages

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the fall of the Han dynasty what occurred?

a)

The Sui Dynasty

b)

The Period of Disunion

c)

A Civil War

d)

The Tang Dynasty

2.

Who is the famous poet from the golden age?

a)

Li Bo

b)

Li Zhang

c)

Tang Taizong

d)

Marco Polo

3.

Marco Polo was an explorer from what country

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

4.
Chinese inventions had a strong impact on European civilizations.  For example, the compass...
a)
let Europeans know the Americas existed.
b)
taught Europeans to build better boats.
c)
encouraged Europeans to explore the world.
d)
allowed Europeans to build strong armor.
5.
A favorite theme of Tang and Song poets and painters was 
a)
violence in China 
b)
the harmony they saw in the natural world
c)
disorder and chaos
d)
the importance of wealth and prosperity in Chinese culture.
6.
In the early 1400s, during the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He was sent by his emperor on sailing voyages to 
a)
search for gold in Africa
b)
defeat the Mongol navy in the East China Sea
c)
collect gifts and display the splendor of China
d)
discover an ocean route to North America
7.

The creation of the ________________________ led to a peasant rebellion and the fall of the Sui Dynasty.

a)

Great Wall

b)

Magnetic Compass

c)

Grand Canal

d)

Silk Road

8.

What term means the growth of cities?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Citization

d)

Merit System

9.

Kublai Khan was the leader of what dynasty?

a)

Song

b)

Yuan

c)

Ming

d)

Tang

10.

Genghis Khan led what group of people?

a)

Mongols

b)

Chinese

c)

Russian Invaders

d)

Conquistadors

11.

Tang Taizong began what dynasty?

a)

Song

b)

Tang

c)

Ming

d)

Yuan

12.

The Golden Age got its name because of...

a)

The large amount of gold found during that time

b)

The golden palace built by the emperor

c)

The art and literature produced

d)

The strong economy

13.

Yang Jian is most known for beginning what?

a)

The merit system

b)

The paintings of nature

c)

The Grand Canal

d)

Construction of the Forbidden City

14.

Who is known as the Universal Leader?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Yang Jian

15.

The Chinese invented the first system of printing which looked like....

a)

Pouring ink into a press machine that pressed text onto paper

b)

Carving letter or text into wood

c)

a typerwriter

d)

None of the above, the Chinese did not invent printing

16.

Who were the Mongols?

a)

Barbaric tribe from Russia

b)

Warriors fro the Korean Peninsula

c)

Nomadic People

d)

The people of northern China

17.

What Mongol leader successfully conquered all of China?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Li Bo

18.

As a result of the invention of paper the Chinese were then the first to create....

a)

Chinese copies of the Bible

b)

Agriculture textbooks

c)

Paper Money

d)

All of the above

19.

Who was Empress Wu?

a)

A famous painter

b)

Leader of the rebel groups who fought against the Sui government

c)

Leader of the Buddhist missionary groups from India

d)

The first and only woman leader of China

20.

Which of the following is a reason for the rise of the Mongol Empire?

a)

The leadership of Genghis Khan

b)

The use of terror tactics

c)

The large army

d)

all of the above

21.

What does the word "kamikaze" mean?

a)

Divine storm

b)

Divine wave

c)

Divine wind

d)

Divine Destruction

22.

What two countries did the Mongols invade, but were unsuccessful?

a)

India and Russia

b)

Japan and Korea

c)

Korea and India

d)

India and Japan

23.

What was the forbidden city?

a)

A government palace complex

b)

A hidden city in the mountains used for meditation

c)

A city created by the Mongols, but the Chinese were forbidden to enter

d)

A city built only for those who practiced Buddhism

24.

What was the worlds first psychological test?

a)

Tangram

b)

Punnet Square

c)

Enneagram

d)

IQ Test

25.

A government that has many departments being led by appointed officials is called a...

a)

democracy

b)

merit system

c)

scholar official

d)

bureaucracy