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

They strengthened the central government.

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

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

It broke into separate kingdoms

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Political Development of Imperial China

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

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