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WorksheetsUnit 6 China/Japan
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 21mins
What supporting question is most appropriate for the compelling question “How did Medieval China influence the world?”
How did China’s geography impact its interaction with the world?
Why did the Roman empire fall?
What are the causes that led to the decline in Feudalism during the Middle Ages?
How did the geography of the Byzantine Empire influence its development?
Why did Yongle move the capital to Beijing?
To control trade across the Mongol empire
To strengthen ties with lands outside China
To strengthen Ming rule over southern China
To protect against future Mongol invasions
Why did the Ming dynasty reduce contact with the outside world?
Chinese silk and porcelain were no longer in high demand.
Their history with the Mongols made them wary of foreigners.
They wished to avoid exposure to the plague in Europe.
They viewed foreigners as a threat to Chinese culture.
How did the tributary system help China?
Ming emperors spent less on the army and more on projects like building canals.
Ming emperors spent money paying other countries to trade with them.
Ming emperors converted to Christianity.
Ming emperors created a system of waterways to help with farming.
Why did some of the Mongol ruler class believe Kublai Khan was becoming “Chinese”?
He built his summer palace in the Chinese style.
He adopted the Chinese system of government.
His children got a Chinese education.
All of these answers
What does this quote from Genghis Khan tell us about how he led?
“The greatest joy a man can have is victory: to conquer one’s enemy’s armies, to pursue them, to deprive them of their possessions, to reduce their family to tears, [and] to ride on their horses. . . .”
Genghis Khan was a ruthless conqueror who wanted to embarrass his enemy.
Genghis Khan was compassionate and fair to the people he conquered.
Genghis Khan was a poor military leader who lost most of his battles.
Genghis Khan was a fiction novelist whose stories are made up.
Zheng He was promoted to admiral of the Chinese navy because of his ability to sail and lead. Which Chinese practice is being demonstrated?
Chinese isolation
Merit System
Daoism
Tributary System
“Rice provided more food per acre than other grains. With more food available, the population swelled.” Savvas Learning Company
Based on the source above, why did the Chinese population double during the Tang and Song dynasties?
Increase in silk production
Increase in cotton production
Increase in food production
Increase in government bureaucracy
Liu decided to stay in her hometown to help her family rather than take the promotion that would require her to move 500 miles away. Which Chinese idea is being demonstrated?
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
To keep order and control the emperor had strict laws. Some people thought the laws were cruel. Which Chinese idea is being demonstrated?
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
What was the purpose of the civil service exams?
To ensure that government officials were selected because they were qualified to perform the job
To limit government jobs to family members only
To make sure people knew how to drive before they got a license
To ensure that government jobs were selected based on military experience
A person who buys goods and services in a market economy is referred to as a
Producer
Distributor
Consumer
Developer
Which sentence is true...
Samurai are lords and Daimyo are vassals
Peasants are lords and Samurai are vassals
Daimyo are lords and Samurai are vassals
Daimyo are lords and Peasants are vassals
What features are associated with the dynasties of the Tang (618-907) and Song (906-1279)?
Economic problems and political violence
Prosperity, stable government, and advances in farming
Development of democratic government
Oversees conquests and colonization
Genghis Khan died in 1227 AD. What happened after his death?
His sons and grandsons continued his campaign of conquest.
The Mongols conquered North America
The Mongol reign ended immediately
The Chinese overthrew the Mongols
Which list is in the order of most power to least power?
Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasant
Samurai, Shogun, Peasant, Daimyo
Samurai, Shogun, Daimyo, Peasant
Shogun, Samurai, Daimyo, Peasant
system in which people are hired and promoted based on talent and skills, rather than wealth or social status.
(a)
system of government officials who carry out government rules and regulations
(a)
payment or gift to a stronger power
(a)
a system where people earn money and spend money. This system determines how goods and services are produced and exchanged.
(a)
a place where people go to buy or sell things. (can be virtual)
(a)
