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The Song Dynasty

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Tang and Song is known as the 
a)
end of Chinese Civilization
b)
Dynastic Cycle
c)
Golden Age of China
d)
a and c
2.

To become a scholar gentry (official)

a)
students had to know Buddhism
b)
Students had to be from noble families
c)
students had to make inventions
d)
students had to pass a difficult Confucian test 
3.
Empress Wu
a)
was a vicious intelligent leader
b)
the wife of an emperor
c)
the only female empress to reign over China
d)
a , b, and c
4.
The Tang government 
a)
rebuilt the Great Wall
b)
gave land to peasants
c)
made a code of law
d)
b and c
5.
The Sui Dyansty
a)
started the Grand Canal
b)
invented gunpowder
c)
invented silk
d)
was the Golden Age of China
6.
Trade from China to Europe  
a)
made China poor
b)
Silk Road
c)
passed along the Grand Canal
d)
came across the East China Sea
7.
Neo Confucianism
a)
ended Buddhism in China
b)
ended scholar officials running China
c)
combined Confucian ideas with Buddhism and Taoism
d)
b and c
8.

Bureaucracy

a)

system of many government officials following government rules and regulations

b)

the customary code of polite behavior in society

c)

the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

d)

a formal or official record of scientific experimental observations

9.

Scholar gentry (official)

a)

placing a greater emphasis on reading and study than on technical or practical work

b)

highly educated person who passed civil service examinations and worked in the government

c)

a specialist in a particular branch of study

d)

a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study

10.

Merit System

a)

the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward

b)

the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another

c)

system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills rather than wealth or social status

d)

the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs

11.

Urbanization

a)

characteristic of the countryside rather than the town

b)

characteristic of a town or city

c)

movement of people from urban to rural areas

d)

movement of people from rural to urban areas

12.

Did not accomplish anything noteworthy in the area of politics and military achievements.

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Neither

13.

Compass, printing press, and gunpowder are all invented during this dynasty.

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Neither

14.

Provided safe travel along the Silk Road for merchants and travelers to safely journey to China.

a)

Tang Dynasty

b)

Song Dynasty

c)

Neither

15.

What allowed the Song Dynasty to flourish

a)

Christianity

b)

stability and prosperity

c)

Legalism

d)

the Grand Canal

16.

The use of the civil service exam resulted in what?

a)

women working in government

b)

less confidence in government

c)

fewer artisan jobs

d)

greater social mobility

17.

Confucianism stressed

a)

pragmatics

b)

state order

c)

morality and ethics

d)

respect for women

18.
A series of rulers all from the same family is referred to as 
a)
a kingdom
b)
an empire
c)
a dynasty
d)
the king's list
19.

Which animal was best for traveling through the desert or steppe?

a)

Reindeer

b)

Camel

c)

Horse

d)

Donkey

20.

If you wanted to be a government official in the Song empire, you would...

a)

Go to university

b)

Take a test (any man could do it)

c)

Need to be in a noble family

d)

Be chosen by a priest

21.

Who did the Chinese trade with?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

India

22.

This river is also known as the Yellow River

a)

Yangtze

b)

Huang He

c)

Grand Canal

d)

Procal Haram

23.

What restricted many peasants from taking advantage of the Civil Service Exams?

a)

It was costly to study.

b)

They were not allowed to take the test.

c)

No peasants could read or write.

d)

The tests were given in cities far away from their home.

24.

Upper class women were sometimes subjected to ________________ during the Song Dynasty.

a)

Home imprisonment.

b)

special taxes.

c)

Foot binding.

d)

Ridicule

25.

The Tang Legal Code was based upon the ideas of

a)

Confucius

b)

Dao

c)

Li Szu

d)

Lou Eiye

26.

This helped make large-scale, long distance trade easier

a)

Water Buffalo

b)

Paper Currency

c)

Silk Road

d)

Railroads.

27.

This type of ceramic became a highly prized trade good across the world.

a)

Porcelain

b)

earthenware

c)

Corning Ware

d)

Denby China

28.

This allowed for peasants to spend more time producing silk and tea

a)

Heavy Plow

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Food Surplus

d)

Nitrogen Fertilizer

29.

Which of the following was NOT an innovation that helped China to produce large food surpluses?

a)

Champas Rice

b)

Terrace Farming

c)

Improved irrigation methods

d)

The seed drill

30.

The Song Dynasty came to and end when it was conquered by the Mongols, or the _____________ Dynasty.

a)

Zhou

b)

Yuan

c)

Ming

d)

Peking

31.

This class of people were the lowest in the Chinese social pyramid

a)

Peasants

b)

Serfs

c)

Merchants

d)

Gentry

32.

In addition to passing the Civil Service Exam, a merchant could increase his social status by

a)

Purchasing land.

b)

Starting a business.

c)

Becoming a Scholar Official

d)

Making loans to the emperor.

33.

The Grand Canal connected the Yangtze River with the

a)

Cambodian River

b)

Huang He River

c)

Missohio River

d)

Amazon River

34.

Which improved invention helped ships become more maneuverable?

a)

Bulkhead

b)

Steam Engine

c)

rudder

d)

Watertight compartments.

35.

The scholar gentry (officials) of the government made up the

a)

Imperial Court

b)

bureaucracy

c)

Department of Justice

d)

Department of Internal Affairs