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Applied World History Chapter 8 Political Developments in China
Applied World History Chapter 8 Political Developments in China
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How did the Tang emperors after 618 build on the work of the Sui emperors?
They depended on the wisdom of foreign advisors.
They strengthened the central government.
They kept aristocrats out of the bureaucracy.
They granted provinces more independence.
2
Some of the questions on the civil service exam were about...
science
mathematics
poetry
business
3
In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on
popular vote
wealth
birth
test scores
4
To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?
never at any time
when he became unpopular
when they ruled badly
when citizens wanted change
5
Whom did the earliest Chinese emperors choose to help them govern?
aristocrats
foreigners
priests
scholars
6
Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true 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
7
Which dynasty first introduced the civil service examination?
Song
Han
Yuan
Tang
8
If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?
the laws of other nations
the teachings of Confucius
the engineering of roads
the languages of Europe
9
Which of the following was one reason why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols?
many had become Muslims
many lived in southern China
many could not read or write
many lacked military experience
10
How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?
it adopted a different religion
it was governed by harsh tyrants
it broke into separate kingdoms
it grew rich through foreign trade
11
One weakness of China's civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued...
tradition more than progress
idleness more than effort
freedom more than loyalty
wealth more than talent
12
Whom did emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?
foreigners, because he was a foreigner
monks, because they were religious
soldiers, because they could keep order
scholars, because they were educated
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How did the lives of some people of lower classes change under the Song dynasty?
they stopped being required to serve in the military
they were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays
they gained an opportunity to become government officials
they began having to do forced labor building canals
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According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to...
treat all people equally
ask everybody's opinion
expand the empire
to be kind to your subjects
