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1
The Chinese invented all of the following EXCEPT
gun
compass
paper money
standardized coins
2
Why did bureaucracy help China?
It was not helpful
It gave everyone a job
It made it possible to govern efficiently
It made it hard to be corrup
3
What is a meritocracy?
You earn a job based on your parents
You earn a job based on hard work and effort
You spread your good merit to other countries
You earn merits instead of money
4
What natural geographic feature was CRITICAL for the first China civilization?
Tibetan Plateau
Pacific Ocean
Gobi Desert
Yellow River
5
Why did geography help China's stability?
It allowed isolation from most enemies and access to rivers
It prevented flooding by being located on a plateau
It allowed the easy access to many cultures
It had easy sea access to India
6
What was the purpose of the civil-service test?
To find government officials
To test people's loyalty
To find Confucian artists
To test people's literacy
7
The paiza is proof that the Chinese cared about
Confucianism
women
farmers
Silk Road trade
8
Why did the scholar-artist emerge?
Competition for scholar-official jobs was too high
People were boycotting the civil-service test
Daoism became the dominant belief
Wu Zhao wanted more artists in China
9
The Chinese standardized everything EXCEPT
money
the way to get a government job
calligraphy
written language
10
When did urbanization really begin to occur in China?
Song
Han
Qin
Sui
11
Why was Liu Bang important?
Founded the Tang Dynasty
Founder of the Han Dynasty
Founded the Qin Dynasty
Founded the Sui Dynasty
12
Why is the Han Dynasty so important?
It standardized written Chinese
It first used paper money
It began the civil-service test
It invented gunpowder
13
How was Wu Di able to deal with the northern nomads?
He built the Great Wall
He sold goods to them on the Silk Road
He used a "carrot and stick" approach
He didn't- he surrendered to them.
14
During the Tang Dynasty, the major religion practiced was
Legalism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Daoism
15
How would you describe the Han Dynasty?
prosperous
violent
poor
weak
16
What is the name of Letter D?
Taklimakan Desert
Yangtze River
Yellow River
Gobi Desert
17
Why did this practice become popular in the Song Dynasty?
It was not popular during the Song
It became mandated by Wu Zhao
It was a marker of high social class for women in the city
It became a way to demand a scholar-artist job
18
Why was the Sui Dynasty important?
They started the civil-service exam
They standardized written language
They built the Grand Canal
They built the Great Wall
19
Trade on the Silk Road was improved by the use of all of the following EXCEPT
footbinding
star maps
standardized money
paiza (passport)
20
What belief system is highly tested in the civil service exam?
Daoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Legalism
21
Which is NOT a famous Chinese artform?
calligraphy
poetry
music
painting
22
What does this image of Chang'an tell us?
That the Tang were very organized about city planning
That the Qin protected its cities with walls
That the government banned different social classes
That China was strictly Buddhist
23
This is an example of...
calligraphy
woodblock printing
star maps
armillary sphere
24
This public work was built in what dynasty?
Sui
Han
Qin
Tang
25
The Ming Dynasty is known for...
silk paintings
standardized coins
standardized language
sea voyages
26
The map shows the route of which Chinese explorer?
Wen Di
Wu Zhao
Zheng He
Yang Di
27
Why was the scholar-artist important?
They controlled government
They created and organized the civil service exam
They weren't important- they were just rich people
They passed the civil service test and made art for the gov.
28
What was the purpose of Zheng He's journeys?
To find new resources to colonize
To spread Buddhism
To trade
To find other civilizations to pay tribute to China
29
This image shows us that the Chinese cared about...
trade
architecture
canals
art
30
What geographic feature protected China from the Mongols?
Indian Ocean
Taklamakan Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Gobi Desert
31
The Tang Dynasty is known for everything EXCEPT....
painting
popular civil-service exam
Silk Road trade
The Grand Canal
32
The Silk Road meant that all of the following religions EXCEPT____ made its way into China
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
33
Which dynasty built this statue?
Tang
Han
Song
Qin
34
If you were leaving Dunhuang and traveled north, what geographic formation would you encounter?
Taklamakan Desert
Yellow River
Gobi Desert
Yangtze River
35
Why did people want to be a scholar-official?
Because then they could give their job to their children
Because then they had a good paying, respected job
Because then they would be taught to read
Because then they could ask for favors from the Emperor
36
What eventually happened to the civil-service test?
People stopped being Confucian, so the government stopped it
It was banned by Wu Zhao, a Buddhist
It became more popular with each successive dynasty
People lost interest in working for the government
37
Who is this?
Ms. Cassell
Ms. Engel
Ms. Marder
Ms. Kasper
38
The Sui Dynasty is MOST like which other dynasty?
Qin
Han
Ming
Tang
39
Zheng He could not have made his incredible sea voyages without ....
woodblock printing
bureaucracy
gunpowder
magnetic compass
40
The Tang Dynasty was the Golden Age because
they sailed to India and Africa
they created famous pieces of art and culture
they invented the civil-service test
the Chinese discovered gold
41
The Qingming Scroll gives us the best visual of which dynasty?
Qin
Song
Han
Sui
42
Buddhism spread into China for all the reasons EXCEPT...
Silk Road traders spread it when they traveled
Emperors like Wu Zhao encouraged its spread
Statues and retreat centers made the religion available
The civil-service test meant people had to learn Buddhism
43
The Tang Dynasty was known for all of the following EXCEPT
bureaucracy
voyages
trade
arts
44
Why was the civil-service test so important in history?
It was the first foreign type of government in China
It controlled the Mandate of Heaven
It allowed women to vote
It was a meritocratic system
45
The geography of China
encouraged the spread of Chinese culture
forced China to explore
made China the middleman for trading posts
isolated China, protecting it from enemies
46
The Sui Dynasty are most known for
Massive public works projects
Civil-service exam
Standardization
Spread of Buddhist statues
47
The civil-service exam meant that the Chinese government was a
despotic government
meritocracy
dictatorship
democracy
48
Who was the only female leader to rule China?
Wu Zhao
Wen Di
Wu Di
Shi Huangdi
49
Urbanization during the Song Dynasty caused all of the following EXCEPT...
famine
footbinding
high population density
emergence of wealthy urban elite
50
Why did the arts grow in the Tang Dynasty?
People invented watercolor
The arts had been banned previously
Arts from Europe inspired the Chinese
The government created jobs for artists
51
In an urban center we would expect to see all of the following EXCEPT
High population density
Increased trade
minimal interference with nature
Stricter, more explicit social classes
52
Which Emperor FIRST united China?
Yang Di
Shi Huangdi
Zheng He
Wen Di
53
Why was Dunhuang so important?
He was a great Chinese poet
It was a key city on the Silk Road
He was a great Chinese Emperor
It was a key part of the Great Wall
54
Why is this public work important?
It allowed China to bring fresh water to cities
It allowed China to conquer Southern Asia
It allowed for faster north-south trade
It allowed China to move troops faster
55
Which phrase best describes Legalism
respect your elders
love thy neighbor
meritocratic
reward the good, punish the bad
