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 frott he lower classes change under the song Dynasty

they gained an opportunity to become government officials

If four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty, what is true about all of them?

they are members of the same family

How did the Tang dynasty build on what the Sui dynasty started?

They strengthened the central government

How was China like Rome after the Han Dynasty?

it broke into separate kingdoms

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Ch. 15 China's Political Development

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1
Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?
monks, because they were religious
soldiers, because they could keep order
foreigners, because he was a foreigner
scholars, because they were educated
2
Under the Mandate of Heaven, when could an emperor be overthrown?
never
when citizens wanted a change
when he ruled badly
when he became unpopular
3
How did the lives of some people frott he lower classes change under the song Dynasty
they gained an opportunity to become government officials
the began having to do forced labor to build canals
they stopped being required to serve int he military
they were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays
4
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations
han
song
tang
yuan
5
some of the questions on the Civil Service Exam were about
business
mathematics
science
poetry
6
What would you study to get a job in the government in the Song dynasty
the laws of other nations
the languages of europeans
the engineering of roads
the teachings of Confucious
7
In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on
popular vote
wealth
birth
test scores
8
If four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty, what is true about all of them?
they belong to the same political party
they are members of the same family
they were born in the same region
the use the same style of governmental official
9
According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to
ask everybody's opinion
expand the empire
treat all people equally
be kind to their subjects
10
What is a reason why in the 1600s the Chinese bureaucracy was unable to adapt to change?
the power of the aristocracy
rise in business and trade
The fall of the Ming dynasty
overthrow of the Mongels
11
High taxes, forced labor, internal fighting, and rebellion in the Han dynasty was due to
strong imperial rule
foreign attacks
dishonest bureaucracy
civil service exam
12
What is one reason why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols?
Many lacked military experience
Many lived in southern China
Many had become Muslims
Many could not read or write
13
One weakness of China's civil-serivce system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued
tradition more than progress
idleness more than effort
wealth more than talent
freedom more than loyalty
14
How did the Tang dynasty build on what the Sui dynasty started?
they granted provinces more independence
They strengthened the central government
they depended on wisdom of foreigners
they kept aristocrats out of government
15
How was China like Rome after the Han Dynasty?
It adopted a different religion
it broke into separate kingdoms
it grew rich through foreign trade
it was governed by harsh tyrants
16
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern
foreigners
priests
aristocrats
scholars

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