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Chapter 16 Review: Period 1
Chapter 16 Review: Period 1
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Political Developments of Imperial China
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1
To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?
When he became unpopular
Never!
When he ruled badly
When citizens wanted a change
2
What is the term that mean a mix between Confucianism and the two major religions in China?
Daoism
Buddhism
Legalism
Neo-Confucianism
3
How was the rule under the Song Dynasty a meritocracy?
They held elections
Warlords gained control
Anyone could gain the ability to become scholar officials
The mandate of heaven was used to picked officials
4
The mandate of heaven states that the right to rule comes from...
Merit
Science
Voting
Heaven
5
The civil service exams were mainly based on what?
Science
Critical thinking skills
The teachings of Confucius
Math
6
To improve the bureaucracy, the Tang Dynasty started what?
Olympic games
Civil service exams
Fight clubs
Voting
7
Which Desert lies in the Northeastern part of China?
Siberian
Sahara
Gobi
Death Valley
8
Under the ____ Dynasty the idea of civil service exams reached its height.
Han
Song
Yao
Ming
9
Who conquered China in the 13th Century?
Russians
Japanese
Mongols
Koreans
10
China takes up most of the landmass of...
South Asia
West Asia
East Asia
North Asia
11
What happened repeatedly throughout Imperial China's history?
China shrank in size
China conquered many other nations
China's empire expanded eastward
China broke apart into smaller kingdoms
12
The Tang Dynasty picked officials from what group?
Communists
Farmers
Aristocracy
Republicans
13
The golden age of China came during which dynasty?
Han Dynasty
Zwo Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Song Dynasty
14
_________ led to high taxes, forced labor, and fights between warlords, resulting in rebellion.
Strong imperial rule
The civil service examination
Foreign attacks
Nepotism and corruption
15
The first dynasty in China was the...
Song Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
16
One weakness of China’s civil-service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued...
Wealth more than talent
Freedom more than loyalty
Laziness more than effort
Tradition more than progress
17
In a meritocracy, selection of officials is based on...
Age
Popular vote
Wealth
Merit
18
Which Dynasty took control after the fall of Mongol control in China?
Yuan Dynasty
Han Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Zwo Dynasty
19
The great wall of China is found on which border of China?
Eastern
Southern
Western
Northern
20
What does “imperial” mean?
Ruled by an emperor
To be important
Having the mandate of heaven
A system of measurement
