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TCI Unit 4 Lesson 15 The Political Development of Imperial China
TCI Unit 4 Lesson 15 The Political Development of Imperial China
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By the 1600s, the Chinese bureaucracy was unable to adapt to change. This contributed to the
fall of the Ming dynasty
rise in business and trade
power of the aristocracy
overthrow of the Mongols
2
One weakness of China's civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued
wealth more than talent
freedom more than loyalty
tradition more than progress
idleness more than effort
3
According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to
be kind to their subjects
expand the empire
ask everybody's opinion
treat all people equally
4
How did the Tang emperors after 618 build on the work of Sui emperors?
They strengthened the central government
They granted provinces more independence
They depended on the wisdom of foreign advisors
They kept aristocrats out of the bureaucracy
5
Which of the following was one reason why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols?
Many lived in southern China
Many lacked militrary experience
Many could not read or write
Many had become Muslims
6
Suppose four Chinese emperors ae in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?
They belong to the same political party
They use the same style of government
They are members of the same family
They were born in the same region
7
If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?
the teachings of Confucius
the laws of other nations
the engineering of roads
the languages of Europeans
8
Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan trust to hold the government jobs?
monls, because they were religious
foreigners, because he was a foreigner
scholars, because they were educated
soldiers, because they could keep order
9
How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?
It broke into separate kingdoms
It adopted a different religion
It was governed by tyrants
It grew rich through foreign trade
10
Which of the following led directly to the rule of China by foreigners?
spread of Buddhist beliefs
trade along the Silk Road
invasion by a Song ruler
conquest by the Mongols
11
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Han
Yuan
Song
Tang
12
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
scholars
foreigners
aristocrats
priests
13
In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on
birth
popular vote
wealth
test scores
14
Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about
science
poetry
business
mathematics
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How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty?
They gained an opportunity to become government officials
They began having to do forced labor building canals
They stopped being required to serve in the military
They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays
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To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?
when he became unpopular
when he ruled badly
never at amy time
when citizens wanted a change
