Imperial China: Han, Tang, and Song Dynasties, Mongol Rule

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

• They were born in the same region.

• They use the same style of government

• They belong to the same political party

• They are all members of the same family.

To people who believed in the Mandate of Heaven, when was it all right to overthrow an emperor?

• When he ruled badly

• Never at any time

• When he became unpopular

• When citizens wanted a change

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

• Aristocrats

• Scholars

• Foreigners

• Priests

After the fall of the Han dynasty, what happened in China that was similar to what happened in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire?

• China broke into separate kingdoms

• Foreign trade made China wealthy

• Foreign travelers made China a Christian nation

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

• The engineering of roads

• The teachings of Confucius

• The laws of other nations

• The languages of Europeans

Which group probably used the Silk Road most frequently?

• Tourists

• Merchants

• Scientists

trade route that had a major impact on the Chinese economy

• Silk Road
• Grand Canal
• Changan
• Yangdi

According to Confucius, what do good governments depend on?

• educated citizens 
• frugal rulers
• powerful military
• wise rulers

Which word best describes how government workers got their jobs during the Song dynasty?

• aristocracy
• bureaucracy
• meritocracy
• technocracy

According to Confucius, what do the following relationships have in common?

Ruler and subject

father and son

husband and wife

• One person is above the other.

• Both people are equal.

• Both care for children.