Duplicate of Ancient China - Chapter 14

Question 1

Ruler who continued the Mongol conquest of China & founded the Yuan dynasty

Accepted Answer

Kublai Khan

Question 2

Former monk who led a rebellion against the Mongols resulting in China regaining independence

Accepted Answer

Zhu Yuanzhang

Question 3

The Sui dynasty started this building works project that allowed access to travel

Accepted Answer

Grand Canal

Question 4

Religion that spread quickly into China during the Han dynasty

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 5

During the Period of Disunion, what often happened when different cultures came into contact?

Accepted Answer

Cultures blended forming a new culture

Question 6

Major export of China & making method was kept secret

Accepted Answer

silk

Question 7

Instrument that uses earthś magnetic field to indicate direction that revolutionized travel

Accepted Answer

compass

Question 8

Policy of avoiding contact with other countries

Accepted Answer

isolationism

Question 9

Focused on ethics for individuals & government

Accepted Answer

Confucianism

Question 10

Civil service examinations ensured what for the government?

Accepted Answer

Talented, intelligent people became scholar-officials

Question 11

Who checked the behavior of local leaders & judged the quality of schools & other institutions?

Accepted Answer

Censors

Question 12

What was the job of missionaries?

Accepted Answer

Spread Buddhism through Japan, Korea & other Asian lands

Question 13

Created the philosophy based on the two principles ren & li

Accepted Answer

Confucius

Question 14

Name means "Universal Ruler"

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Question 15

What is porcelain?

Accepted Answer

A thin, beautiful form of pottery

Question 16

Which of the following correctly shows the order of dynasties in China?

Accepted Answer

Sui, Tang, Song

Question 17

The Great Wall of China was completed during this dynasty

Accepted Answer

Ming

Question 18

Which characterizes Genghis Khan's expeditions of conquest?

Accepted Answer

Bloody attacks on cities & towns that were often wiped out

Question 19

Chinese naval explorer who sailed boasting about China's riches & achievements

Accepted Answer

Zheng He

Question 20

Ruler who was not well liked, but who brought prosperity to China

Accepted Answer

Empress Wu

Question 21

Time of disorder following the collapse of the Han dynasty

Accepted Answer

Period of Disunion

Question 22

Italian merchant who was respected by the Mongols & served on Kublai Khan's court

Accepted Answer

Marco Polo

Question 23

Educated person who worked in China's government

Accepted Answer

scholar-official

Question 24

Where is the Forbidden City located in China?

Accepted Answer

Beijing

Question 25

Nomadic people who came from the plains north of China

Accepted Answer

Mongols

Question 26

Gunpowder altered the conduct of this in China

Accepted Answer

warfare

Question 27

Who was not allowed to enter the Forbidden City?

Accepted Answer

Common people

Question 28

Body of unelected government officials in China

Accepted Answer

bureaucracy

Question 29

Replaced the method of using bulky coins for trading

Accepted Answer

paper money

Question 30

Woodblock printing allowed the Chinese to

Accepted Answer

copy & print texts/drawings very quickly in large quantities

Question 31

Philosophy during the Song dynasty that combined spiritual matters with personal ethics

Accepted Answer

Neo-Confucianism

Question 32

A set of letters or characters that can be moved to create different lines of text

Accepted Answer

movable type

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