How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?

It broke into separate kingdoms.

How did the Tang emperors after 618 build on the work of Sui emperors?

They strengthened the central government

Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?

They are members of the same family

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 from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty?

They gained an opportunity to become government officials

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The Political Development of Imperial China

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1
How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?
It broke into separate kingdoms.
t grew rich through foreign trade.
It adopted a different religion.
It was governed by harsh tyrants.
2
According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to
be kind to their subjects
expand the empire
ask everybody's opinion
treat all people equally
3
Why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols?
Many had become Muslims
Many lacked military experience
Many could not read or write
Many lived in southern China
4
If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which would you study?
the languages of Europeans
the teachings of Confucius
the engineering of roads
the laws of other nations
5
Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about
science
poetry
mathematics
business
6
How did the Tang emperors after 618 build on the work of Sui emperors?
They granted provinces more independence.
They kept aristocrats out of the bureaucracy
They strengthened the central government
They depended on the wisdom of foreign advisors
7
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Han
Song
Yuan
Tang
8
Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?
They were born in the same region
They use the same style of government
They belong to the same political party
They are members of the same family
9
In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on
test scores
wealth
birth
popular vote
10
One weakness of China’s civil-service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued
freedom more than loyalty
wealth more than talent.
tradition more than progress
idleness more than effort
11
the 1600s, the Chinese bureaucracy was unable to adapt to change. This contributed to
rise in business and trade
power of the aristocracy
overthrow of the Mongols
fall of the Ming dynasty
12
Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?
soldiers, because they could keep order
foreigners, because he was a foreigner
monks, because they were religious
scholars, because they were educated
13
To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?
when he ruled badly
never at any time
when citizens wanted a change
when he became unpopular
14
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
scholars
foreigners
priests
aristocrats
15
How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty?
They were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.
They gained an opportunity to become government officials
They began having to do forced labor building canals.
They stopped being required to serve in the military.

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