Chapter 17 Benson Review

After Emperor Yongle's death:

The Song government based its merit system upon:

What were the three perfections valued from the Tang to the Ming dynasties?

Scholar-officials had to pass exams based on the teachings of:

Genghis Khan is important because he:

Which belief system said that people should give up worldly desires and seek enlightenment?

Which belief system had the strongest support from the Chinese government?

During the Tang and Song dynasties, the growth of which crop helped population growth?

Which of following statements BEST describes Hongwu in the 1300s?

When the Mongols came to power, they:

How did gunpowder, paper, and the compass reach Europe?

The Tang dynasty strengthened government by bringing back China's:

The Tang dynasty is said to have produced the finest examples of what Chinese art?

Under the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, China:

Which of the following groups had the higher social status under the Yuan?

Which belief system spread first from India to China and then to Korea and Japan?

Believer in what philosophy thought that following the way of nature would bring them peace?

The city of Chang'an can best be described as:

Which product was a highly prized Chinese export made in China for centuries?

One idea that Confucius taught was:

Yongle moved the capital to:

Buddhism was founded by:

Which of the following inventions proved to be of great value to European sailors?

Porcelain became a major trade item because of its:

Advances in farming took place during which dynasties?

As rulers of China, the Mongols:

Taizong stabilized China's government by:

To restore China's authority and present itself as the center of the world, Yongle:

Wuzong ordered thousands of ? monasteries and temples to be destroyed

Kublai Khan employed Marco Polo as a:

When European merchants came to China in the 1500s, they: