4.4 Late Imperial China Review

What was Cheng Ho best known for?

• He went on explorations to the Middle East, India, and Africa

• He built the Great Wall of China

• He brought back civil service exams

• He helped spread the teachings of Confucianism

True or False:

The Silk Road connected Asia and Europe.

• True

• False

What was the most valuable thing traded via the Silk Road that became known throughout Europe?

• Silk

• Perfume

• Ice-Cream

• Fast and Furious Movies

Genghis Khan appointed positions based on _________ rather than lineage.

• Clues from the gods

• Merit

• Bloodline

• Wealth

Did China become more Isolated and had limited foreign trade because officials viewed exploration as costly and dangerous to Chinese culture?

• Yes.

• No.

How did the magnetic compass help Ancient China?

• It helped Chinese sailors reach Western Civilizations.

• It helped Kublai Khan fight off the Manchu

• It helped traders follow the Silk Road

• It allowed Ancient China to create paper

Bronze casting, silk-making, moveable type, gunpowder, paper-making, magnetic compass, horse collar, and the stirrup are all ________.

• Ancient Chinese achievements

• Goods traded along the Silk Road

• Reasons why the Great Wall was built

• Tools Genghis Khan used to achieve ultimate power

What did Empress Wu do for her dynasty?

• She made the military stronger and expanded the ranks of government officials

• She unified the people

• She had public statues made to help the mood of the people

• She conquered territory to the north

Why did people surrender to Mongol armies without even fighting?

• They feared the brutality of the Mongols and believed they were unstoppable

• They were lazy

• They thought fighting would be too expensive

• They thought being ruled by the Mongols would be better than their own government

True or False:

In the end, isolation ended up being really helpful to China.

• True: they kept their culture strong without any negative impacts

• False: their economy became worse, and had a massive decrease in trade