TCI Imperial China

Front

Suppose four Chinese emperors are in the same dynasty. Which statement must be true about them?

Back

They are members of the same family

Front

When was it all right to overthrow the emperor according to the Mandate of Heaven?

Back

When he ruled badly

Front

How was China after the Han dynasty like Europe after the fall of Rome?

Back

It broke into separate kingdoms

Front

Whom did the earliest emperors of China choose to help them govern?

Back

Aristocrats

Front

Which dynasty first introduced civil service examinations?

Back

Han

Front

If you wanted a job in government service under the Song dynasty, which of these would you have studied?

Back

the teachings of Confucius

Front

In a meritocracy, the selection of officials was based on?

Back

test scores

Front

According to Confucius, rulers had a duty to?

Back

be kind to their subjects

Front

Whom did emperor Kublai Khan trust most to hold government jobs?

Back

foreigners, because he was a foreigner

Front

What caused Chinese farmers to move from northern to southern China during the Tang & Song dynasties?

Back

attacks by Mongols