WorksheetsMing, Qing and Yuan
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these played the largest role in Buddhism's spread throughout Asia from the 100s to the 700s CE?
The Crusades
The Silk Road
Mongol invasions
Persian missionaries
Genghis Khan united the Mongols and built an empire by combining
Samurai warriors ruling the clans.
shogunates within a feudal system.
Mongol battle tactics with a belief in racial superiority.
a superior cavalry with a confederation of tribes and clans.
This map depicts
the greatest extent of the Mongol Empire.
the area conquered by the Abbasid Empire.
the greatest extent of the empire of Alexander the Great.
the territory held by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
The Silk Road is MOST associated with
Africa
Eurasia
Europe
India.
· paper
· porcelain
· printing press
· navigational compass
All of these technological advances originated in
China
England
Italy
Japan
Which of these BEST explains why Shi Huangdi (259 - 210 BCE) ordered the burning of all books, except for those on medicine, divination, agriculture, and forestry, and ordered the live burial of more than 400 alchemists?
A)B)C)D)
Ancestor worship required him to help ancestors in the afterlife.
He was weeding out scholars and writing that might threaten his power.
The public became angry during a time of family and scapegoated scholars.
He offered a sacrifice to the gods to seek balance and harmony during instability.
Which of the Four Great Inventions is shown in this image?
compass
gunpowder
papermaking
printing
The Mongol Empire, shown here, controlled nearly the entire path of the ancient trade route called
the Silk Road
the Salt Route.
the Road to El Dorado.
the Path to Shangri La.
Which technology did Mongol invaders use that allowed them to gain superiority in land warfare, thus helping them expand their empire?
catapult
crossbow
gunpowder
stirrup
In 1271 Kublai Khan, formed the Yuan Dynasty in China. Where on the timeline should this be placed?
A)B)C)D)
After 1453
Before 1071
Between 1206 and 1258
Between 1258 and 1368
During the Tang and Song dynasties, the gentry and the peasantry were the two main social classes of which people?
Chinese
Egyptian
Indian
Japanese
Which of these was first used during the Song Dynasty (960-1279)?
compass
gunpowder
paper currency
woodblock printing
Which of these BEST explains why "filial piety" was such an important part of classical Chinese society?
It allowed China to resist domination from the Mongol Empire.
It fostered a need for exploration and expansion in the Pacific Ocean.
It created the civil service system that was used in China's government.
It stressed an order in society that placed importance on family relationships.
The Forbidden City was the center of political rule and housed the royal palace starting with the Ming dynasty and was located in what city?
Beijing
Hangzhou
Shanghai
Tokyo
During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Confucianism saw a rebirth in China as "Neo-Confucianism." What was one of the philosophies that was blended into Confucian teachings?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Shintoism
What led to a population increase during the Song dynasty in China?
A)B)C)D)
The one child policy was lifted at the end of the Tang dynasty.
Buddhist monks were allowed to marry which led to increased family size.
A new form of rice was introduced that was drought resistant and yielded two crops a year.
Crops from the New World including the potato were introduced which led to longer life expectancy rates.
The "mandate of heaven" was a belief the Chinese held regarding
the importance of a good education
children were expected to be obedient to elders.
reincarnation cycles would continue until a person became enlightened
moral rulers were granted the right to rule which led to political dynasties.
