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WorksheetsPolitical Development in Imperial China Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?
They were born in the same region.
They are members of the same family.
They are members of the same family.
They use the same style of government.
To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it alright to overthrow an emperor?
Never at any time.
When he ruled badly.
When he became unpopular.
When citizens wanted a change.
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
Priests
Scholars
Foreigners
Aristocrats
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Han
Song
Tang
Yuan
Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?
Monks, because they were religious.
Foreigners, because he was a foreigner.
Soldiers, because they could keep order.
Scholars, because they were educated.
How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty?
They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.
They stopped being required to serve in the military.
They began having to do forced labor building canals.
They gained an opportunity to become government officials.
In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on
birth.
wealth.
test scores.
popular vote.
One weakness of China's civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued
wealth more than talent.
idleness more than effort.
freedom more than loyalty.
tradition more than progress.
A ruling class of noble families
Aristocracy
Meritocracy
Bureaucracy
Dynasty
A highly complex body of workers with many levels of authority.
Aristocracy
Bureaucracy
Dynasty
Meritocracy
A test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government.
Civil Service Examination
Imperial
Meritocracy
Warlords
The political leader of a territory containing several countries or groups of people.
Emperor
King
President
dictator
Rule by officials of proven merit.
Aristocracy
Dynasty
Meritocracy
Empire
A military leader operating outside the control of the government.
Aristocracy
Meritocracy
Emperor
Warlords
China is part of which continent?
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
