15 questions for Topic 12 Lesson 1 multiple choice

Approximately how many years did the Tang rule China?

• 150 years

• 300 years

• 618 years

• 100 years

What is the name of the only woman to rule China by herself?

• Empress Dowager Cixi

• Empress Lü Zhi

• Wu Zhao

• Empress Xiaozhuang

What was the capital of the Tang empire?

• Beijing

• Luoyang

• Nanjing

• Chang'an

Having to do with trade and business:

• Cultural

• Political

• Commercial

• Social

While the Tang Dynasty was in power, how did most people become part of the bureaucracy?

• Inheritance

• Family connections

• Military service

• Royal appointment

• Civil Service examinations

People are hired and promoted based on talent and skill:

• Nepotism

• Merit System

• Aristocracy

• Oligarchy

________________ is the growth of cities.

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Globalization

• Colonization

Because of the threat of the Jin kingdom, the Song moved their base in what cardinal direction?

• North

• South

• East

• West

What marvelous city became the capital of the Song?

• Hangzhou

• Xi'an

• Shanghai

• Guangzhou

• Tokyo

Since the Tang Dynasty, _________ farmers rented their land from rich families.

• Tenant

• Sharecropper

• Independent

• Nomadic