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China during the Middle Ages
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One weakness of China's civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued:
freedom more than loyalty
idleness more than effort
tradition more than progress
wealth more than talent
2
The city where Muslims are to make Haj or pilgrimage to once in their lives?
Rome
Beijing
Mecca
Torrance
3
Making a change in order to improve something
Radicalism
Filial Piety
Reform
Meritocracy
4
A Chinese religion that emphasizes harmony with nature and balance
Maoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
5
The Quran represents:
Another title for The Giver
The story of Ibn Battuta
Confucian teachings
The word of Allah as received by Muhammad
6
What two natural resources did Ghana/Mali/Songhai control and tax?
Beans and Corn
Silk and Porcelain
Salt and Gold
Lead and Ink
7
Although the Ming first supported exploration and foreign policy they then
Closed their borders and became Isolationists
Established diplomatic relations with the Mongols
Reopened the Silk Road
Provided ships to sailors
8
Respect or reverence for one's father or authority figure Confucian
Pax Romana
Filial Piety and the 5 relationships
Mad props
Mandate of Heaven
9
Tang farming improvements that led to growth of cities include all except:
Development of new irrigation techniques and tools
Planted quick harvest resistant kinds of rice and tea
Development of lumber industry.
Gave more land to farmers especially in Southern China
10
What happened as a result of Ming isolationism?
They got lonely.
China became more advanced
China fell behind technologically and vulnerable to attack
China prospered with a homogeneous (similar) population
11
Genghis Khan united Mongolian Nomadic tribes since he did all the following EXCEPT:
Created Yasa law for all to follow including him
Kept Mongol Aristocracy in positions of power over others
Took wealth and equally distributed among his people
Promoted based on merit
12
The Sui Dynasty was the first to build this to UNITE Northern and Southern China
Grand Canal
Silk Road
Shogun Railroad
Long Bridge
13
Kublai Khan ruled the Yuan Dynasty by doing all the following except:
By giving foreigners positions in government
Invested in public works projects such as roads and canals
Provided southern Chinese with good paying jobs
Establishing welfare for those in need
14
Which is the main reason why the demand for luxury items increased?
Silk was getting more valuable
Landowners were getting richer due to surplus
more copper was being mined
Merchants became more active
15
When decisions and functions of government are performed by non-elected officials
Monarchy
Republic
Bureaucracy
Meritocracy
16
A place where Buddhist monks and nuns lived
Mosque
Synaguague
Monastery
Mr. Donde's Guest Room
17
Why and how did Buddhism spread throughout China then Korea and Japan?
Genghis Khan forced people to be Buddhist or else!
Buddhists stood front of schools handing out Buddhist books
taught people could escape suffering +monasteries provided
People bribed followers with gold
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Divine forces putting a dynasty in power, Would be lost if people suffered & natural disasters
Power of the Force
Meritocracy
Mandate of Heaven
Nepotism
19
Bureaucrats who passed Civil Service Exams were known as?
Student's in Mr. Donde's class
Scholar Officials
Heirs
Aristocrats
20
Invention began as fireworks but spread as a result of the Mongols to become stronger weapons
gunpowder
charcoal
sulfer
lead
21
Why were some Chinese emperors opposed to Buddhism after they initially excepted it?
Buddhists supplied medical care to its followers
Confucians appreciated monks lifestyle
Challenged authority, familial ties Confucians valued, and were tax exempt
Monks looked too cool in silk robes
22
The Chinese invented these using high temperature in ovens burning coal
steel & porcelain
tin & platinum
terra & cotta
lead and ink
23
All of the following was true of the Pax Mongolica except:
United populations and culture under one empire
Conquered Song appreciated Mongol rule
Religious tolerance prevailed
Silk Trade routes allowed ideas and trade to spread
24
The Mongol leader that began the Yuan dynasty - Genghis Khan's grandson.
Genghis Kahn
Kublai Khan
Temujin
Marco Polo
25
Holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability
Nepotism
Aristocracy
Bureaucracy
Meritocracy
26
The attitude of the Yuan Dynasty toward foreigners is reflected by the fact that:
Chinese farmers got the top jobs in government
Foreign explorers were often sold as slaves in China
Chinese students had to learn foreign languages
Foreign merchants did not have to pay taxes in China
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A count of people living in an area, used to collect taxes and distribute services
Census
Poll
Civil Service Exam
Donde's China Exam
28
Neo-Confucianism mixes Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist philosophies by saying all EXCEPT
Life in this world is as important as after life
Respect creates harmony
Even the poor can pass Civil Service Exam
Making profit is the most important thing
29
Popularized in Rome, electing officials to represent us in government is what type of govt?
Khanate
Dictatorship
Kingdom
Republic
30
Chinese Muslim who made seven voyages to show China's power, trade, and to collect tribute
Ibn Battuta
Wendi
Zheng He
Marco Polo
31
What was the most significant result of Marco Polo's travels?
A start of a new route between Europe and China
increased trade and exposure to eastern markets and inventions
Chinese wanting to imitate foreign ways
Spread of Christianity as a popular faith in China
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As a result of this invention the Song were able to print books and spread ideas before Europe
porcelain
Movable type & Wood-blocks
Calligraphy
Blast Furnaces