Unit 8 World History A Empires and Dynasties Quiz

How did Song Dynasty rulers improve the empire?

• civil service system with standard exams

• postal service throughout the empire

• a standing army of soldiers

• paper money for trade and exchange

Why did the Mongols halt their expansion through Western Europe?

• Upon Ögedei's death, the Mongols returned east to centralize further plans for westward expansion.

• Ögedei ordered the Mongols to return east to defend the capital from rising rebellion.

• Upon Ögedei's death, the Mongols returned east to elect his successor.

• Ögedei ordered the Mongols to return east to begin a naval campaign.

Who competed through the imperial examination system for civil service office?

• prisoners

• literati

• nobility

• women

Which of the following characterized the Yuan Dynasty?

• It was founded by Kublai Khan.

• It decentralized the Chinese bureaucracy.

• It issued the first coinage in China.

• It issued the first book of laws in China.

What did Vladimir I of Russia convert to?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Paganism

• Buddhism

What was the Pax Mongolica, or Mongol Peace?

• a document that extolled the virtues of the Mongol Empire

• an agreement that allowed trade of goods and technologies across Eurasia

• a religious book that claimed the Mongol Empire to be under the favor of the gods

• a law that prevented rebellion of the Mongol Empire's subjects

Whose teaching was the imperial examination system based upon?

• Mohammad

• Confucius

• the Tao Te Ching

• Buddha

How did the life of women change during the Song Dynasty?

• They gained new rights to own property.

• They became important public figures.

• They held the same legal rights as men.

• They held positions in Chinese bureaucracy

Which of the following was built during the Ming Dynasty?

• the Great Wall

• the Forbidden City

• the first astronomical clock tower

• the Great Palace

Which of the following technological advances occurred during the Song Dynasty?

• paper

• cartography

• bow and arrow

• movable type printing