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China Quiz Name: __________________ ANSWER KEY ______________ Period: _________ I. IDENTIFICATION: Identify which periods in the History of China and Japan the following statements describe. Fill in the blanks with one of the following: Han, Ming, Song, Tang, Yuan 1. Civil service exams began. __HAN_______ 2. Changes in the civil service examination process created a meritocracy. ___ SONG ___ 3. Emperor sent out explorers to go find tributaries for China. __ MING __ 4. The government was run by foreigners. _ YUAN ___ 5. The emperor lost the Mandate of Heaven because of the corrupt bureaucracy. ___ HAN __ 6. They were invaded and overthrown by Mongols. ___ SONG ___ 7. There was a great increase in urbanization helped create the world’s biggest cities. __ HAN __ II. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which word best describes how government workers got their jobs during the Tang dynasty? a. aristocracy b. bureaucracy c. meritocracy d. technocracy 2. Which of the following leaders appointed foreigners to government officials because he trusted them more than the Chinese? a. Confucius b. Zheng He c. Kublai Khan d. Zuan Zang 3. What was one effect of landowners becoming wealthier? a. urbanization b. development of new technologies c. irrigation d. improved system of roads 4. Which of the following is NOT a cause of improvements in Chinese agriculture during the Song dynasty. a. A new type of rice was introduced. b. The big new cities were demanding better food. c. Farmers began using fertilizer d. Mongols were continually invading Northern China. 5. Which of the following is true about Buddhism in China during the Tang dynasty? a. The government made Buddhists pay high taxes, making the Buddhist monasteries very poor. b. Many Buddhists became political leaders. c. Confucius warned the Chinese not to listen to Buddhist teachings. d. Xuan Zang’s return from India introduced many Chinese to Buddhism. 6. Why did China call itself the “Middle Kingdom?” a. China saw itself as the most important country in the world. b. China was in the middle of the JapanIndia trade route. c. Most people in China were middle class. d. All of the above. 7. Which of the following was NOT an argument for a closed-door policy for China? a. Foreigners might discover Chinese inventions and use them against the Chinese. b. Foreign culture such as music or food might ruin Chinese traditions. c. China might lose money in trade with foreign countries. d. Travel to foreign lands was too expensive. 8. What were some of the benefits of an opendoor policy for China? a. China was introduced to new luxury items like ivory, glass, and pearls. b. Arab traders introduced knowledge of new medical techniques. c. China searched for tributaries to bring new wealth to the government. d. All of the above. 9. Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Chinese started to use paper money. a. They experienced a copper shortage. a. Paper money was more convenient than their old system. b. Foreign traders taught them about the use of paper money in other countries. c. An increased level of commerce demanded a new kind of currency. 10. Which of the following statements best summarizes Chinese attitudes toward foreigners during the Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties? a. The Chinese valued Chinese goods more than goods from other countries. b. The Chinese valued foreigners, but would not let them have government jobs. c. The Chinese welcomed foreigners sometimes, but other times limited contact. d. The Chinese welcomed foreigners as long as they accepted Chinese superiority. 11. Which of the following is NOT true about foot binding? a. Advances in agriculture and economy changed Chinese culture significantly and made possible to practice of foot binding. b. Wealthy women were more likely to have their feet bound than poor women. c. Neo-Confucianism made women inferior to men which supported the practice of foot binding. d. It started during the Tang dynasty. 12. The Romans emperors, The Egyptian pharaohs, and the West African kings all believed that the “right to rule” was a divine right from the god(s). How does this compare to China? a. China believed that ruling families had a Mandate of Heaven. b. China believed in a bureaucratic government, not a religiously-based government. c. Chinese emperors were believed to become gods after their deaths. d. China learned from the West that good rulers were rulers that had a divine right to rule and so they established a policy called the Mandate of Hea