WorksheetsChina and the Middle Ages
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
These physical features created fertile lands in which it was ideal to grow crops and settle communities.
Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
Himalaya Mountains
Gobi Desert
the Great Wall
Buddhist missionaries used which of the following to help spread their message, religion?
Yangtze River
Silk Road
Indian Army
Great Wall
Confucianism was the religion practiced in China during the rule of the Ming Dynasty. This religion places great emphasis on which of the following?
rituals
sacrifice
karma
wisdom
Emperors in the Ming Dynasty incorporated the concept of a civil service system into their society. Which previous two dynasties used the civil service exams?
Shang and Zhou
Han and Qing Dynasties
Yuan and Mongol Dynasties
Tang and song Dynasties
What are the four greatest inventions of the middle ages?
Plywood, Cement, Plows, and Canals
Spinning Wheel, Ship’s Rudder, Steel and Windmill
Paper making, Compass, Gunpowder, and Printing
Porcelain, Landscape Art, and Novel
Look at the following list, these factors enabled the Tang and Song dynasties to have _______.
The Silk Road
China’s Grand Canal
Printing FactoriesStrong
Iron Industry
More time to focus on the arts.
Growth in commerce and trade.
The money to build academies.
A strong active military and navy.
Which new concept did the Song dynasty introduce to Japan and Korea?
The principle of taxes
The idea of the novel
The religion of Buddhism
The use of camels
In the late 1200s, Kublai Khan met European traveler Marco Polo. This meeting illustrated that _____________.
Contact between Europe and the Far East had increased.
Very little trade was conducted over long distances.
Goods from Europe were very popular with the Mongols.
Sea routes were the best way to get from Europe and Asia.
The Chinese scholar-official held a position at the very top of society because he had prestige, wealth, and power. Which of the following was an important skill for a scholar-official to have?
Be able to apply the law fairly to everyone.
Have the ability to either write music or create art.
Be able to read and write Chinese characters.
Have the trust and confidence of the people.
After the death of Kublai Khan, China had several emperors whose reigns were very short. In time they lost influence over the people and the other Mongol regions and became very weak. The native Han Chinese outnumbered the Mongol invaders and within a century, the Yuan Dynasty came to an end.
What was a result of the end of the Yuan Dynasty?
China broke into hundreds of small provinces, each ruled by an elected leader.
The Mongols fled to Mongolia after being defeated by rebellious Chinese forces.
The Mongols tightened their grip on power, destroying cities, and killing millions.
All contact with Europe ended with the closing of the trade routes through Asia.
Marco Polo's route included:
All land
All water
Direct to China
Land and water
In 1206, Mongol leaders met in the desert called Gobi. According to the map, where is the Gobi located?
Arabia
Japan
Mongolia
Persia
Which country was the first to make direct contact with China after Marco Polo?
England
Portugal
Italy
Spain
Genghis Khan rose to power by conquering clans in Northern China with superior…
Ships
Warriors on horseback
Gunpowder
Trojan Horse
Which of the following reasons is not a reason that the Ming dynasty collapsed?
Dishonest officials took over the country.
Farmers were heavily taxed and eventually revolted.
Too many European ideas reached China.
The Manchus began to invade from the North.
Kublai Khan was successful in which of the following during his time as the Great Khan?
He united the Mongol tribes into a single empire and conquered neighboring lands.
He completed successful invasions of Japan, Vietnam, and the Korean peninsula.
He conquered the last of the Song Dynasty and brought China under Mongol rule.
He agreed to share power with other Khans in order to rule more territory in Asia.
The Ming Dynasty had many strong leaders. These leaders felt the need to show their power by leaving lasting examples of the strength and glory of China's leadership. Which is the best example of a Ming emperor's effort to leave a physical memento of his power and glory?
The Qian fo shan temple
The Chinese navy fleet
The Forbidden City
The Imperial Tapestry
Which of the following choices was a consequence of the Ming Dynasty forcing China to avoid contact and trade with other countries?
Isolation created foreign enemies for China.
An isolated China did not develop as fast.
An isolated China had no allies in wartimes.
Isolation caused a decline in China's population.
The Ming Dynasty became the ruling power in China in 1368. Between the years 1405 and 1433, the Ming government sponsored seven naval expeditions. The government placed a man named Zheng He in control of the expeditions. Which of the following best explains the result of these voyages?
The Chinese explorers were the first to sail around the world.
The voyages made China the wealthiest empire in the world.
The Chinese conquered land in the Middle East and Europe.
The voyages spread Chinese culture throughout Asia and Africa.
Which of the following is a true statement of the Mongol Empire?
The Mongols were defeated when they tried to expand into Africa in 1296.
The Mongol Empire couldn't expand further because it lacked access to the sea.
The Barbarians of Western Europe prevented the Mongols from expanding further west.
The Mongols advanced first into China then expanded west towards Europe.
