Kublai Khan maintained his power by...

keeping the Chinese near the bottom of the gov't hierarchy.

What did Kublai Khan have to do to become a successful leader over China?

Adopt customs and ideas about government from the Chinese.

improved the exam system and made it fairer.

How did Kublai Khan and the Mongols impact China during the Yuan Dynasty?

Encouraged trade and contact with the outside world.

One way that Taizong, founder of the Tang, differed from rulers of the previous dynasty was...

He did not overburden the peasants with high taxes.

What is the correct chronological order of the Chinese dynasties we have learned about?

Sui - Tang - Song - Yuan - Ming

Why did Buddhism spread in China during the period of disunion?

People turned to Buddhist teachings to escape suffering.

Why did the Ming Dynasty restore the Great Wall?

To keep out invading nomadic tribes.

The population of China grew rapidly during the Tang and Song dynasties because of...?

better rice and advances in farming methods.

Why would a person want to take the civil service exam? Choose the best answer.

To become a respected official and make their family proud.

How did the Ming dynasty show off their power to the rest of the world?

Zheng He led maritime voyages around the known world.

What did the civil service system help ensure?

Talented, intelligent people became scholar-officials.

Why did the Tang Dynasty keep Chang'an as their capital city?

It was located on popular Asian trade routes.

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1
Which of the following was built during the Ming Dynasty and what does it represent?
The Forbidden City; Technological Innovation
The Great Wall; Architectural Advances
The Great Wall; Wealth
The Forbidden City; Power
2
Kublai Khan maintained his power by...
using the civil service exam to find the brightest officials
only allowing Mongols to be government officials.
keeping the Chinese near the bottom of the gov't hierarchy.
using the Chinese aristocracy as his chief advisers.
3
What did Kublai Khan have to do to become a successful leader over China?
Use intimidation to scare the Chinese people into behaving.
Expand the Great Wall, so nomadic invaders could not get in.
Adopt customs and ideas about government from the Chinese.
Force conversion to Buddhism, so there was only one religion
4
Which of the following is not a river in China?
Huang He
Mekong
Volga
Yangtze
5
The examination system used for choosing public officials was based on this belief system?
Daoism
Confucianism
Shinto
Buddhism
6
The Song Dynasty...
got rid of the civil service exam system.
reduced the importance of the exam system.
left the exam system unchanged.
improved the exam system and made it fairer.
7
Which of the following did not occur during the period of disunion?
Foreigners began ruling China.
Kingdoms fought amongst each other.
Nomads invaded.
Floods and droughts occurred.
8
How did Kublai Khan and the Mongols impact China during the Yuan Dynasty?
Encouraged trade and contact with the outside world.
Maintained a strong navy and conquered Japan.
Created great works of art and expanded the naval fleet.
Helped Buddhism and Christianity spread through tolerance.
9
An invention of the Tang and Song periods that made trade more convenient was...?
porcelain
a barter system
credit
paper currency
10
One way that Taizong, founder of the Tang, differed from rulers of the previous dynasty was...
He rebuilt the Grand Canal.
He did not overburden the peasants with high taxes.
He did not use the civil service exam.
He raised taxes to pay for projects.
11
What is the correct chronological order of the Chinese dynasties we have learned about?
Sui - Song - Tang - Ming - Yuan
Song - Sui - Yuan - Tang - Ming
Sui - Tang - Song - Yuan - Ming
Ming - Yuan - Sui - Tang - Song
12
Why did Buddhism spread in China during the period of disunion?
Buddhists were less likely to be persecuted by theRoyal Army
Empress Wu required people to convert to Buddhism.
People turned to Buddhist teachings to escape suffering.
Japanese missionaries introduced Buddhism to China.
13
Which of the following is not a Chinese invention?
porcelain
gunpowder
coffee
movable type printing
14
The mountain range that borders China, India, and Nepal is called?
The Balkan Mountains
The Ural Mountains
The Himalaya Mountains
The Tian Shan Mountains
15
Why did the Ming Dynasty restore the Great Wall?
To show its wealth and power.
To show off its technological achievements.
To better monitor trade in and out of the empire.
To keep out invading nomadic tribes.
16
The population of China grew rapidly during the Tang and Song dynasties because of...?
trade throughout Asia and Europe and lower taxes.
irrigation and a bureaucracy of educated officials.
better rice and advances in farming methods.
a widespread system of education and better rice.
17
The very strict ruler who reconquered Korea during the Tang Dynasty was Empress…
Wu
Yuanzhang
Zheng
Yi
18
Which Chinese invention most improved maritime travel and trade?
Movable type printing
Magnetic compass
Gunpowder
Paper
19
Why would a person want to take the civil service exam? Choose the best answer.
So they would not have to serve in the military or pay taxes
To become a respected official and make their family proud.
To become a government official and rule over their hometown
To become emperor.
20
What manmade feature reunited North and South China and which emperor began its construction?
The Great Wall; Taizong
The Forbidden City; Zheng He
The Grand Canal; Wendi
The Naval Fleet; Empress Wu
21
How did the Ming dynasty show off their power to the rest of the world?
Built the Forbidden City in Chang'an.
Expanded the Great Canal and built inns along trade routes.
Zheng He led maritime voyages around the known world.
Built the Great Wall of China in the north.
22
What did the civil service system help ensure?
Foreigners did not rise to power in China'sgovernment.
The Tang dynasty stayed in power.
Chinese art and literature were taught in schools.
Talented, intelligent people became scholar-officials.
23
The ______ was the largest part of the Tang/Song governments and was divided into departments.
central government
scholar-official class
cabinet
bureaucracy
24
The desert located on the China and Mongolia border is called?
Arabian Desert
Taklimakan Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
25
Why did the Tang Dynasty keep Chang'an as their capital city?
It was located on popular Asian trade routes.
It was located on the Mekong River.
It was a port city on the South China Sea.
The Forbidden City was located there and could protect them.
26
This belief system, concerned with education, lost influence during the period of disunion.
Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
Civil service exam

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