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Ch. 15: The Political Development of Imperial China
Ch. 15: The Political Development of Imperial China
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1
The Song dynasty favored meritocracy over aristocracy.
False
True
2
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
Foreigners
Scholars
Aristocrats
Priests
3
According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to:
expand the empire
treat all people equally
ask everybody's opinions
be kind to their subjects
4
China after the Han dynasty was like Europe after the fall of Rome because:
It grew rich through foreign trade.
It was governed by harsh tyrants.
It broke into separate kingdoms.
It adopted a different religion.
5
In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on:
birth
best scores
popular vote
wealth
6
Kublai Khan was the ruler of the:
Han dynasty
Song dynasty
Yuan dynasty
Tang dynasty
7
The Yuan dynasty (Mongols) united all Chinese citizens into one class - the aristocracy.
True
False
8
Lives of some in the lower classes changed under the Song dynasty because:
They began having to do forced labor building canals.
They gained an opportunity to become government officials.
They stopped being required to serve in the military.
They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.
9
If four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. What must be true about them?
They belong to the same political party.
They are members of the same family.
They use the same style of government.
They were born in the same region.
10
Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about:
Mathematics
Science
Business
Poetry
11
One weakness of China's civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued:
freedom more than loyalty
wealth more than talent
tradition more than progress
idleness more than effort
12
Which Dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Yuan
Yuan
Han
Song
13
The Tang Dynasty favored the system of aristocracy.
True
False
14
Whom did 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
15
If you wanted a govt service job in the Song dynasty, you would have studied:
teachings of Confucius
languages of the Europeans
engineering of roads
laws of other nations
16
Ming dynasty rebelled against the __________ and reunited China.
Praetorian Guard
Han
Mongols
Tang
17
Which was one reason why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols?
Many lacked military experience.
Many lived in southern China.
Many could not read or write.
Many had become Muslims.
18
How did the Tang emperors after 618 build on the work of Sui emperors?
They depended on the wisdom of foreign advisors.
They strengthened the central government.
They granted provinces more independence.
They kept aristocrats out of the bureaucracy.
19
By the 1600's, the Chinese bureaucracy was unable to adapt to change which contributed to:
overthrow of the Mongols
power of the aristocracy
rise in business and trade
fall of the Ming dynasty
20
A warlord is a military leader operating under the guidance of the emperor.
False
True
21
An aristocracy is a ruling class of noble families.
False
True
22
If you believe in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow the emperor?
when citizens wanted a change
never at any time
when he ruled badly
when he became unpopular
