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1
Why was Liu Bang important?
Founded the Tang Dynasty
Founder of the Han Dynasty
Founded the Sui Dynasty
Founded the Qin Dynasty
2
What is the name of Letter D?
Yangtze River
Yellow River
Taklimakan Desert
Gobi Desert
3
Why did geography help China's stability?
It prevented flooding by being located on a plateau
It allowed isolation from most enemies and access to rivers
It had easy sea access to India
It allowed the easy access to many cultures
4
Why is the Han Dynasty so important?
It first used paper money
It standardized written Chinese
It invented gunpowder
It began the civil-service test
5
When did urbanization really begin to occur in China?
Qin
Song
Sui
Han
6
The geography of China
forced China to explore
isolated China, protecting it from enemies
made China the middleman for trading posts
encouraged the spread of Chinese culture
7
Who was the only female leader to rule China?
Wu Zhao
Shi Huangdi
Wu Di
Wen Di
8
What eventually happened to the civil-service test?
People lost interest in working for the government
People stopped being Confucian, so the government stopped it
It was banned by Wu Zhao, a Buddhist
It became more popular with each successive dynasty
9
Why was Dunhuang so important?
It was a key city on the Silk Road
He was a great Chinese Emperor
He was a great Chinese poet
It was a key part of the Great Wall
10
Buddhism spread into China for all the reasons EXCEPT...
Statues and retreat centers made the religion available
The civil-service test meant people had to learn Buddhism
Emperors like Wu Zhao encouraged its spread
Silk Road traders spread it when they traveled
11
Trade on the Silk Road was improved by the use of all of the following EXCEPT
paiza (passport)
standardized money
star maps
footbinding
12
This public work was built in what dynasty?
Qin
Han
Sui
Tang
13
What is a meritocracy?
You earn a job based on hard work and effort
You earn merits instead of money
You spread your good merit to other countries
You earn a job based on your parents
14
Which is NOT a famous Chinese artform?
painting
music
calligraphy
poetry
15
During the Tang Dynasty, the major religion practiced was
Buddhism
Legalism
Daoism
Confucianism
16
What belief system is highly tested in the civil service exam?
Legalism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Daoism
17
The Chinese invented all of the following EXCEPT
compass
standardized coins
gun
paper money
18
The civil-service exam meant that the Chinese government was a
despotic government
dictatorship
democracy
meritocracy
19
Why did the scholar-artist emerge?
Daoism became the dominant belief
Wu Zhao wanted more artists in China
Competition for scholar-official jobs was too high
People were boycotting the civil-service test
20
How was Wu Di able to deal with the northern nomads?
He used a "carrot and stick" approach
He built the Great Wall
He didn't- he surrendered to them.
He sold goods to them on the Silk Road
21
The Tang Dynasty is known for everything EXCEPT....
popular civil-service exam
Silk Road trade
painting
The Grand Canal
22
If you were leaving Dunhuang and traveled north, what geographic formation would you encounter?
Yangtze River
Yellow River
Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert
23
Why was the Sui Dynasty important?
They built the Great Wall
They standardized written language
They built the Grand Canal
They started the civil-service exam
24
Which phrase best describes Legalism
meritocratic
reward the good, punish the bad
respect your elders
love thy neighbor
25
What was the purpose of Zheng He's journeys?
To trade
To find other civilizations to pay tribute to China
To find new resources to colonize
To spread Buddhism
26
Why did this practice become popular in the Song Dynasty?
It was not popular during the Song
It was a marker of high social class for women in the city
It became a way to demand a scholar-artist job
It became mandated by Wu Zhao
27
This is an example of...
armillary sphere
star maps
calligraphy
woodblock printing
28
How would you describe the Han Dynasty?
prosperous
weak
poor
violent
29
In an urban center we would expect to see all of the following EXCEPT
High population density
minimal interference with nature
Stricter, more explicit social classes
Increased trade
30
What natural geographic feature was CRITICAL for the first China civilization?
Pacific Ocean
Yellow River
Gobi Desert
Tibetan Plateau
31
Why did bureaucracy help China?
It made it hard to be corrup
It gave everyone a job
It made it possible to govern efficiently
It was not helpful
32
The Silk Road meant that all of the following religions EXCEPT____ made its way into China
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
33
Why was the civil-service test so important in history?
It was the first foreign type of government in China
It controlled the Mandate of Heaven
It allowed women to vote
It was a meritocratic system
34
Urbanization during the Song Dynasty caused all of the following EXCEPT...
high population density
emergence of wealthy urban elite
footbinding
famine
35
The paiza is proof that the Chinese cared about
Silk Road trade
farmers
Confucianism
women
36
The Qingming Scroll gives us the best visual of which dynasty?
Sui
Song
Han
Qin
37
What was the purpose of the civil-service test?
To test people's literacy
To find government officials
To find Confucian artists
To test people's loyalty
38
The Tang Dynasty was known for all of the following EXCEPT
arts
trade
voyages
bureaucracy
39
Why was the scholar-artist important?
They weren't important- they were just rich people
They controlled government
They passed the civil service test and made art for the gov.
They created and organized the civil service exam
40
This image shows us that the Chinese cared about...
trade
canals
art
architecture
41
What geographic feature protected China from the Mongols?
Indian Ocean
Gobi Desert
Himalayan Mountains
Taklamakan Desert
42
Which dynasty built this statue?
Qin
Han
Tang
Song
43
What does this image of Chang'an tell us?
That the Qin protected its cities with walls
That the government banned different social classes
That the Tang were very organized about city planning
That China was strictly Buddhist
44
The Sui Dynasty is MOST like which other dynasty?
Tang
Han
Ming
Qin
45
Why did people want to be a scholar-official?
Because then they could ask for favors from the Emperor
Because then they could give their job to their children
Because then they would be taught to read
Because then they had a good paying, respected job
46
The map shows the route of which Chinese explorer?
Wu Zhao
Zheng He
Yang Di
Wen Di
47
The Ming Dynasty is known for...
silk paintings
sea voyages
standardized coins
standardized language
48
Why is this public work important?
It allowed for faster north-south trade
It allowed China to move troops faster
It allowed China to bring fresh water to cities
It allowed China to conquer Southern Asia
49
Which Emperor FIRST united China?
Shi Huangdi
Zheng He
Wen Di
Yang Di
50
The Tang Dynasty was the Golden Age because
the Chinese discovered gold
they invented the civil-service test
they sailed to India and Africa
they created famous pieces of art and culture
51
Why did the arts grow in the Tang Dynasty?
The government created jobs for artists
Arts from Europe inspired the Chinese
People invented watercolor
The arts had been banned previously
52
The Chinese standardized everything EXCEPT
written language
money
the way to get a government job
calligraphy
53
Zheng He could not have made his incredible sea voyages without ....
woodblock printing
gunpowder
magnetic compass
bureaucracy
54
The Sui Dynasty are most known for
Spread of Buddhist statues
Civil-service exam
Standardization
Massive public works projects
55
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