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TCI Lesson 19 Political Development of Imperial China
TCI Lesson 19 Political Development of Imperial China
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7th Grade Medieval World History
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To get a job in gov't service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?
the engineering of roads
the teachings of Confucius
the laws of other nations
the languages of Europeans
2
Some of the questions on the civil service examination were about
poetry
math
business
science
3
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 were forbidden to celebrate popular holidays.
They stopped being required to serve in the military.
4
What would cause high taxes, forced labor, fights between warlords, and ultimately rebellion?
strong imperial rule
foreign attacks
dishonest bureaucracy
civil service examination
5
By the 1600s, the Chinese bureaucracy was unable to adapt to change. This contributed to the
fall of the Ming dynasty.
rise in business and trade.
overthrow of the Mongols.
power of the aristocracy.
6
In a meritocracy, selection of officials was based on
birth
wealth
test scores
popular vote
7
One weakness of China’s civil service system was that it created a bureaucracy that valued
idleness more than effort.
freedom more than loyalty.
wealth more than talent.
tradition more than progress.
8
According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to
treat all people equally.
expand the empire.
ask everybody's opinion.
be kind to their subjects.
9
One reason why the Yuan dynasty could not fill all government jobs with Mongols was...
Many could not read or write.
Many lacked military experience.
Many had become Muslims.
Many lived in southern China.
10
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Han
Song
Tang
Yuan
11
Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?
They are members of the same family
They were born in the same region
They belong to the same political party
They use the same style of government
12
To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?
when citizens wanted a change
never at any time
when he ruled badly
when he became unpopular
13
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.
14
How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?
It grew rich through foreign trade.
It broke into separate kingdoms.
It adopted a different religion.
It was governed by harsh tyrants.
15
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
aristocrats
foreigners
priests
scholars
16
Whom did the emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?
scholars, because they were educated
monks, because they were religious
soldiers, because they could keep order
foreigners, because he was a foreigner
