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Duplicate of Chp. 15 Political China
Duplicate of Chp. 15 Political China
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Quiz about how these Chinese dynasties choose government officials.
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1
According to Confucius, what do the following relationships
have in common
?
Both people care for children.
Both people are bound to the emperor.
One person is smarter than the other.
One person is above the other.
2
Which word best describes how government workers got their jobs during the Song dynasty?
bureaucracy
meritocracy
technocracy
aristocracy
3
If you wanted a job in government under the Song dynasty, what subject should you study?
the teachings of Confucius
the engineering of roads
the laws of other nations
the languages of the Europeans
4
According to the mandate of heaven, when was it okay to overthrow an emperor?
when he became unpopular
when citizens wanted a change
never
when he ruled badly
5
Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about...
poetry
mathematics
science
business
6
Confucius believed that people should
none of the above
do whatever they feel and not call attention to themselves.
improve their behavior and do what they know is right.
enforce strict punishments on law breakers.
7
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
scholars
aristocrats
priests
foreigners
8
By the 1600's, the Chinese bureaucracy was
unable to adapt to change
. This contributed to the
power of the aristocracy.
overthrow of the Mongols.
rise in business and trade.
fall of the Ming dynasty.
9
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Song
Yuan
Han
Tang
10
Whom did emperor Kublai Khan
trust most
to hold government jobs?
soldiers, because they could keep order
foreigners, because he was a foreigner
scholars, because they were educated
monks, because they were religious
11
When did the lower classes have the best chance of becoming a civil servant?
during the Song dynasty
during the Tang dynasty
during the Han dynasty
during the Yuan dynasty
12
Which phrase belongs in the empty box?
foreign attacks
strong imperial rule
dishonest bureaucracy
civil service examination
13
Why was the Yuan dynasty
unable to fill
all government jobs with Mongols?
Many lived in southern China.
Many had become Muslims.
Many could not read or write.
Many lacked military experience.
14
Chinese rulers based their right to govern on the Mandate of Heaven. According to this idea,
Heaven had chosen a particular dynasty to rule.
Heaven supported the dynasty regardless of how the emperor ruled.
Heaven chose new emperors every 4 years.
It was just a term. Heaven was not involved in the right to govern.
15
Which leader
appointed foreigners
as government officials? (He trusted them over the Chinese)
Kublai Khan
Zu Xi
Li Yuan
Confucious
16
How did the lives of some people from the
lower classes change
under the Song dynasty?
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.
17
Suppose
four
Chinese emperors are in the
same dynasty
, what must be true about them?
They were born in the same region.
They are members of the same family.
They use they same style of government.
They belong to the same political party.
18
In a
meritocracy
, selection of officials was based on...
test scores
popular vote
birth
wealth
19
After the Han dynasty, how was China like Europe after the fall of Rome?
It broke into separate kingdoms.
It adopted a different religion.
It grew rich through foreign trade.
It was governed by harsh tyrants.
