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Lesson 19 - The Political Development of Imperial China
Lesson 19 - The Political Development of Imperial China
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Review quiz on lesson 19.
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1
According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to
ask everybody's opinion
treat all people equally
be kind to their subjects
expand the empire
2
According to the Mandate of Heaven, when was it fine to overthrow and emperor?
when he became unpopular
never at any time
when citizens wanted a change
when he ruled badly
3
Whom did the earliest emperors choose to help them govern?
scholars
priests
foreigners
aristocrats
4
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examination?
Tang
Yuan
Han
Song
5
Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about
science
poetry
business
mathematics
6
Kublai Khan trusted whom the most to hold government jobs?
foreigners, because he was a foreigner
soldiers, because they could keep order
monks, because they were religious
scholars, because they were educated
7
Under the Song dynasty, how did the lives of the lower classes change?
They were not required to serve in the military.
They got the opportunity to become government officials.
They were forced into labor of canals.
They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.
8
What caused high taxes, forced labor, and fights between warlords?
strong imperial rule
civil service examination
foreign attacks
dishonest bureaucracy
9
If four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty, what does that tell you 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.
10
What were selection of government officials based on in a meritocracy?
popular vote
test scores
wealth
birth
11
Under the Song dynasty, if you wanted a government job, what would you have to study?
the laws of other nations
the engineering of roads
the teachings of Confucius
the languages of Europeans
12
A weakness of China's civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued what?
freedom more that talent
idleness more than effort
tradition more than progress
wealth more than talent
13
Because the Chines were unable to adapt to change by the 1600s, it contributed to what?
fall of the Ming dynasty
overthrow of the Mongols
power of the aristocracy
rise in business and trade
14
How was China after the Han dynasty similar to Europe after the fall of Rome?
It broke into separate kingdoms.
It adopted a different religion
It was governed by harsh tyrants.
It grew rich through foreign trade.
15
What was one reason 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.
