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WorksheetsModern China History_ Qing Dynasty
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 22mins
where European nations + Japan controlled parts of China
The emperor of
China ruled from the Forgotten City in Beijing.
True
False
China was organised into separate provinces during the Qing dynasty.
True
False
Rapid population growth, tax rises and corruption began to destroy the economy.
True
False
This ethnic group established the Qing dynasty
Manchu
Uighur
Tibetans
Han
Westerners wanted all of the following from China, except
Luxury goods
Access to markets
Converts to Chrisitanity
Opium
The Taiping Rebellion included all of the following, except
Manchu tribesmen
poor Chinese peasants
Christian converts
mercenaries
bandits
The American Open Door Policy called for all of the following, EXCEPT
free trade with China
a Chinese government for China
no division of China
an American sphere of influence
The Eight-Nation Alliance was a response to
the Taiping Rebellion
The Nian Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion
The Panthay Rebellion
What was the name of the last Dynasty of emperors that ruled China
(a)
The most interesting thing I've learned so far is...
The Manchu's were originally
Mongol nomads
Turks
nomads from the North of China
Korean nomads
What was the staple food source of the majority of central and southern China?
Wheat
Sorghum
Rice
Fish
Identify the Manchu rulers that brought China great prosperity during the Qing rule
Qianlong and Yongle
Kangxi and Qianlong
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zheng He
Kangxi and Yongle
How long did the Qing Dynasty last?
1607-1821
1644-1912
2007-2019
1950-1865
[p3] In order to help identify rebels, the Manchus required Chinese men to wear a queue. What was the "queue" in Qing China?
A braided pigtail
A line of people waiting for something, such as entrance into a sporting event
A long warship
A silk robe with blue trim
[p3] How did the Qing rulers deal with their major problem: the Manchus were ethnically & culturally different than the subject Chinese? Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.
The Manchus were legally defined as distinct from everyone else in China, and given large landholdings.
The Qing brought many ethnic Chinese into the government, especially at lower posts.
The Qing used concentration camps to isolate ethnic Chinese, giving their lands to Manchu soldiers.
The Manchus only lived in two northern provinces, while the rest of China remained ethnically Chinese.
[p5] Why did the Qing dynasty allow European traders to work only on one small island?
so that the Europeans would think that China was a very small island
to limit the amount of contact the Chinese had with Europeans
so that prices of Chinese products remained high
to keep Europeans from seeing the products before they bought them
[p5] How did Emperor Qianlong respond to the British attempts to sell manufactured goods to correct their trade imbalance?
He rejected them, saying China had no need of British goods.
He accepted them, creating a lasting trade relationship between China & Britain that continues today.
He ignored them, allowing the British to sell their goods as long as they continued to bribe his officers.
[Preview + Map] This map shows European "Spheres of Influence in (a) , 1914." What country's name fills the blank?
[p1] What reasons explain the Qing Dynasty's rapid decline between 1800 & 1900?
Select TWO from this list.
Flag shown is that of Qing China.
Intense external pressure from the modern West.
Internal problems, such as corruption, peasant unrest, & incompetence.
A series of poor marriages that produced no heirs.
Demand for Chinese goods declined.
[p2] To improve their balance of trade with China, the British sold ____ to the Chinese.
porcelain
tea
silk
opium
[p2] The British grew opium in India & sold it in China, generating profits for the...
British East India Company
Queen of England
Government of India
Confederate States of America
[2-3] What was the result of China's attempts to block the opium trade?
THREE of these are correct.
The British responded with force, starting the Opium War.
The British destroyed Chinese ships & forts.
The Treaty of Nanjing (1842) made China pay for the war, limit taxes on British goods, & give Hong Kong to Britain.
The British paid 15 million Pounds in silver to the Chinese government.
Chinese warships sank 23 British merchant ships.
[p3] In the five treaty ports, Europeans lived under "extraterritoriality," meaning...
they were not subject to Chinese laws.
they could not buy houses or property.
they had to pay an extra tax.
they had dual citizenship in both China & Britain.
[p4] Weakened by the Tai Ping Rebellion, Qing reformers called for "self-strengthening," meaning...
adopting Western technology while keeping Confucian values & institutions.
restoring ancient beliefs & values, especially respect for the divine emperor.
expanding China's borders by invading neighbors like Korea & Vietnam.
[p5] What country did China fight in 1894, losing Taiwan & Liaodong Peninsula (location shown) as a result?
Japan
Russia
United States
Germany
[p6] In June 1898, the young emperor ______ launched a massive reform program based on changes in Japan.
Guang Xu
Ci Xi
Kung Fu Tsu
Hong Xiuquan
[p6] Who opposed the reform program of Emperor Guang Xu?
Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.
(Hmm... those are some long fingernails)
Conservatives at court
The emperor's aunt, Ci Xi
Rural peasants & farmers
The American ambassador
[p7] The United States proposed the Open Door policy because...
China wanted to trade with all countries equally.
the United States wanted the same access to China as other countries had.
China had closed its door to all Western nations.
the United States wanted to trade with Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan.
[p8] Who were the primary victims of the Boxers?
Foreign missionaries & Chinese Christians
Koreans & Japanese immigrants
Chinese government officials
Sellers of opium & European ship crews
[p8] How did the Boxer Rebellion end?
20,000 foreign troops crushed the rebels & forced the Chinese government to pay a heavy indemnity.
20,000 Imperial soldiers attacked the rebels & arrested the leaders.
The Imperial government unleashed a new weapon - the Death Star - to force the rebels into submission.
The rebels successfully overthrew the emperor & set up a Communist state in China.
[p7] What was the "Open Door Policy"?
A policy proposed by John Hay that all powers should have equal trading opportunities in China.
A policy by Guang Xi that China would only trade with powers that opened their own countries to Chinese products.
A policy by Empress Ci Ci that limited Western powers in their trade with China.
[Review + Image] View this political cartoon. Which creature represents China in the 1800s?
The sleeping dragon
The bear with a sword
The lion with a rifle
The leopard with a katana
