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Chapter 15 & 17 Quiz
Chapter 15 & 17 Quiz
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1
Why does inoculation help prevent disease?
It kills disease-causing germs on medical instruments
It stimulates a person's immune system to fight a particular disease
It makes a person want to eat more to stay healthy
it creates smoke that kills disease-causing germs.
2
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 languages of Europeans
the engineering of roads
the teachings of Confucius
3
What Chinese invention was an improvement for telling time?
the sundial
the mechanical clock
the magnetic compass
the hourglass
4
Name a natural barrier in the northern area of China
Tibetan Plateau
Himalayan Mountains
Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert
5
Chinese invention that helped ships navigate at sea was the
Paddlewheel Boat
Segmental Arch Bridge
Canal Lock
Compass
6
How did the lives of some people from the lower classes change under the Song dynasty?
They gained an opportunity to become government officials.
They were forbidden to celebrate some popular holidays.
They stopped being required to serve in the military.
They began having to do forced labor building canals.
7
Name a river in China where people settled
Tiber
Euphrates
Huang He
Nile
8
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 he ruled badly
when citizens wanted change
9
The first rockets developed in China were used for
bombs
fireworks
travel
Weapons
10
In a
meritocary
, selection of officials was based on
birth
popular vote
wealth
test scores
11
Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?
aristocrats
scholars
foreigners
priests
12
Four Chinese emperors are in the same
dynasty
, which statement must be true about them?
They use the same style of government
They belong to the same political party
They are members of the same family
They were born in the same region
13
Whom did emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?
scholars, because they were educated
Foreigners, because he was a foreigner
soldiers, because they could keep order
Monks, because they were religious
14
What popular beverage did the Chinese develop that is made by pouring boiling water over dried leaves?
Tea
Hot Cocoa
Coffee
Fruit Juice
15
Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?
Tang
Han
Song
Yuan
16
Which Chinese invention is still used for recording and transmitting the written word?
porcelain
gunpowder
steel
paper
17
The Chinese invented a type of fine pottery called
Porcelain
Marble
Quartz
Clay
18
Which of the following is evidence that the Chinese were skilled in making metal
the invention of gunpowder
the invention of steel
the invention of porcelain
the invention of minerals
19
What Chinese invention changed the type of weapons people used in war?
The crossbow
Gunpowder
Steel
The sword
20
What is moveable type?
seperate blocks for individual characters that are used for printing
paper made from rags
a roll of paper
a block of wood carved with characters that are then printed
21
Name a natural barrier in the southwest area of China.
Taklamakan Desert
Yellow River
Himalayan Mountains
Gobi Desert
