Ch. 15: The Political Development of Imperial China

Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?

How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?

If you wanted a job in government service under the Song Dynasty, which of these would you have studied?

In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on

_____________ --> high taxes, fored labor, fights between warlords-->rebellion ends Han Dynasty

According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to

Which dynasty first introduced the civil service exam?

Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dyanasty. Which statement must be true about them?

Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?

Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about

How did the Tang emperors after 618 build on the work of Sui emperors?

Which of the following was one reason why the Yuan Dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols?

One weakness of China's civil service system was that it created a beuracracy that valued

To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow and emperor?

In the 1600's the Chinese beuracracy was unable to adapt to change. This contributed to the

How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song Dynasty?