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

They strengthened the central government.

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

It broke into separate kingdoms.

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

They are members of the same family.

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

foreigners, because he was a foreigner.

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

They gained an opportunity to become government officials.

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7th Grade Ch. 15

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1
What kickstarted the eventual end of the Han dynasty by rebellion?
foreign attacks.
dishonest bureaucracy.
civil service examination.
strong imperial rule.
2
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
foreigners.
scholars.
priests.
aristocrats.
3
Which of the following was one reason why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols?
Many lacked military experience.
Many could not read or write.
Many lived in southern China.
Many had become Muslims.
4
In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on
popular vote.
wealth.
test scores.
birth.
5
How did the Tang emperors after 618 build on the work of Sui emperors?
They granted provinces more independence.
They depended on the wisdom of foreign advisors.
They strengthened the central government.
They kept aristocrats out of the bureaucracy.
6
According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to
ask everybody's opinion.
expand the empire.
be kind to their subjects.
treat all people equally.
7
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Tang.
Yuan.
Song.
Han.
8
By the 1600s, the Chinese bureaucracy was unable to adapt to change. This contributed to the
overthrow of the Mongols.
power of the aristocracy.
rise in business and trade.
fall of the Ming dynasty.
9
How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?
It grew rich through foreign trade.
It adopted a different religion.
It broke into separate kingdoms.
It was governed by harsh tyrants.
10
If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?
the engineering of roads.
the laws of other nations.
the teachings of Confucius.
the languages of Europeans.
11
To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?
when he became unpopular.
when citizens wanted a change.
when he ruled badly.
never at any time.
12
Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?
They are members of the same family.
They belong to the same political party.
They were born in the same region.
They use the same style of government.
13
Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?
soldiers, because they could keep order.
foreigners, because he was a foreigner.
scholars, because they were educated.
monks, because they were religious.
14
Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about
poetry.
mathematics.
science.
business.
15
How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty?
They began having to do forced labor building canals.
They stopped being required to serve in the military.
They gained an opportunity to become government officials.
They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.
16
One weakness of China’s civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued
idleness more than effort.
wealth more than talent.
tradition more than progress.
freedom more than loyalty.

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