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1200-1450 CHINA

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most significant impact of the introduction of champa rice in China?

a)

New agricultural technology

b)

Increased trade

c)

New forms of labor

d)

Urbanization and population growth

2.

Select the technology that was developed in the Song Dynasty.

a)

Increased stability of the compass

b)

Gunpowder being used in warfare

c)

Developed drought-resistant rice

d)

Continuation of the woodblock printing

3.

What dynasties are considered the "Golden Age" of China?

a)

Tang and Song

b)

Song and Ming

c)

Song and Yuan

d)

Tang and Han

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.
What was NOT a benefit of Chinese paper production?
a)
The Chinese could record taxes collected on paper.
b)
Paper currency was created instead of expensive coins.
c)
Books were cheaper and more available due to block printing and movable type.
d)
Peace contracts were signed on Chinese paper.
6.
What are TWO ways the Chinese used gunpowder?
a)
Medicine and fireworks
b)
Fireworks and theater
c)
Fire lance and fireworks
d)
Fishing and weapons
7.
Mass-produced paper and wood block printing led to the invention of paper ______________, or money.
a)
folding
b)
currency
c)
mache
d)
truancy
8.
Exploration and trade ended during the Ming dynasty because...
a)
voyages were expensive
b)
outside ideas threatened Ming power
c)
profiting from trade was against Confucian teachings
d)
all of the above
9.
Fine clay objects baked at high temperatures
a)
porcelain
b)
pottery
c)
silk
d)
iron
10.
A man-made waterway
a)
wall
b)
river
c)
dam
d)
canal
11.
Discovered by burning coal in hot furnaces.
a)
iron
b)
copper
c)
steel
d)
gunpowder
12.
This invention led to better weapons in China.
a)
iron
b)
gunpowder
c)
magnetic compass
d)
abacus
13.

During the Tang dynasty, China’s population had been about 60 million. During the Song, the farmers of China fed a country of more than 100 million people.


Which of the following is the best reason for the dramatic population increase?

a)

Song rulers promoted large families in order to increase the

size of their armies.

b)

Agricultural advances, such as more land being cultivated and fast-ripening rice, made food plentiful.

c)

Conquered people from outside territories relocated to China.

d)

Medical advancements helped cure deadly diseases and made people healthier.

14.

The Grand Canal was built primarily

a)

to give the emperors a quick way to travel around the empire.

b)

as a route for smugglers to use to avoid paying taxes on illegal goods.

c)

to move people from the countryside to work in industries in the cities.

d)

to transport rice and other foods from the south to the cities and armies in the north.

15.

Why did the Chinese keep the silk and porcelain making processes secret?

a)

Only the Chinese knew how to make silk and porcelain, giving

them control of the trade.

b)

They did not want many people owning or knowing about silk and

porcelain.

c)

The emperors wanted only important leaders to have these

products.

d)

The Chinese processes were better than those of other makers of silk and porcelain.

16.

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.

17.

What is porcelain?

a)

a style of bathroom furniture

b)

a thin, beautiful form of pottery

c)

special hats made for emperors

d)

a material made from glass, used in fine artwork

18.

How did advanced printing inventions limit the use of another Chinese invention—paper money?

a)

Every printer in China printed a different type of paper bill, creating too much confusion.

b)

Counterfeiters were able to produce paper money, which led to

the end of paper money.

c)

Printing money was so easy that too much was printed, making it

worthless.

d)

The printed money was so beautiful, nobody wanted to spend it.

19.
Who was Confucius?
a)
the founder of Legalism
b)
the founder of Daoism
c)
The founder of Buddhism
d)
The founder of Confucianism
20.
Confucius said people should know their place in ___________ and _____________.
a)
family, society
b)
town, kingdom
c)
books, magazines
d)
life, death
21.
Confucius said people with ____________ must set a good example.
a)
authority
b)
jail
c)
love
d)
trouble
22.
Confucius' ideas were put into a book called....
a)
The Analects
b)
The Quran
c)
The Bible
d)
The Buddha
23.
Buddhism spread from China to what TWO countries?
a)
Japan and India
b)
Korea and Arabia
c)
Korea and Japan
d)
India and Arabia
24.
Why did many Chinese people become Buddhists in the late AD 100s?
a)
They were looking for comfort in a time of widespread war and famine.
b)
Monasteries offered a good quality life.
c)
Tang rulers made it the official religion.
d)
All the above
25.
What change did Neo-Confucianism bring to the Song Dynasty?
a)
Chinese rulers were convinced to ban Buddhism.
b)
Neo-Confucian officials introduced the idea of a merit system.
c)
Neo-Confucianism became the dynasty's official philosophy.
d)
Scholar officials lost their place in Chinese society.
26.
Neo-Confucianism helped create the _________ class in China.
a)
scholar-official
b)
ruling
c)
middle
d)
civil service
27.

Put simply, filial submission is one acting respectful and obedient to who?

a)

One's parents

b)

One's husband

c)

One's ruler

d)

One's older siblings

28.

Buddhism eventually spread and took hold in China as result of what?

a)

Religious conflict

b)

Reverence for anscestors

c)

Promotion by the emperor

d)

Cross-cultural integration

29.

What do Japan, Korea, and Vietnam have in common from 600 CE-1450 CE?

a)

All rejected Buddhism

b)

All grew major city centers due to trade

c)

All were culturally influenced by China

d)

All were invaded by Mongols

30.

Which of the following did Japan borrow from Tang and Song China?

a)

Warriors called Samurai

b)

The Shinto religion

c)

Hierarchical social relationships

d)

Champa rice cultivation

31.

What were Civil Service examinations?

a)

Standardized tests to work for Tang Chinese government

b)

Standardized tests for the samurai class

c)

Mandatory health exams under Mao Zedong

d)

Standardized tests to work for the Roman Empire

32.

What are Buddhists' worship centers called?

a)

Temples

b)

Mosques

c)

Synagogues

d)

Churches

33.

A person that someone is descended from ...

a)

ancestor

b)

aristocrat

c)

bureaucrat

d)

civil service

34.

A member of an upper class of society...

a)

warlord

b)

ancestor

c)

aristocrat

d)

bureaucrat

35.

A group of non-elected government officials...

a)

aristocrat

b)

civil service

c)

bureaucracy

d)

social class

36.

The belief that the Chinese king’s right to rule came from the gods...

a)

filial piety

b)

Approval of Gods

c)

Daoism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

37.

Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a person must rule...

a)

Confucianism

b)

acupuncture

c)

Dao

d)

filial piety

38.

A Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature...

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

d)

Mandate of Heaven

39.

The responsibility of children to respect, obey, and care for their parents...

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

filial piety

c)

Legalism

d)

Dao

40.

A group of people who are at a similar cultural, economic, or educational level...

a)

filial piety

b)

ancestors

c)

city-state

d)

social class

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