Imperial China Tci

How did the new Yuan capital, Beijing, show the influence of foreigners?

• Spanish doctors ran its hospitals

• English sailors controlled its port

• Jewish missionaries converted many of its people

• Muslim architects designed its buildings

Which group probably used the Silk Road most frequently?

• Tourists

• Merchants

• Warriors

• Scientists

Mongol conqueror who started the Yuan dynasty

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

The Chinese resented being at the bottom of the social order under the Yuan dynasty. What happened as a result of that resentment?

• The Chinese eventually accepted their low status in Yuan society.

• Ambitious Chinese people married Mongols in order to rise in social rank.

• The Chinese became resentful of foreigners

• Rebellious Chinese people left China and formed an empire separate from that of the Yuan dynasty.

One main reason why the Tang government destroyed Buddhist monasteries after 843 was to...

• get control of their wealth.

• give their land to foreigners.

• support Muslim missionaries

• punish their support for rebels.

Which of the following led directly to the rule of China by foreigners?

• conquest by the Mongols

• trade along the Silk Road

• invasion by a Song ruler

• spread of Buddhist beliefs

Which fact enabled the Tang and yuan dynasties to make the Silk Road safer?

• Their astronomers studied the skies, so they could predict the weather.

• They controlled much or all of Central Asia, so they could keep the peace.

• Chinese travelers preferred to go in large groups, so they rarely attracted robbers.

• Chinese engineers developed a way to make smooth pavement to there were fewer accidents.

What did China's tributaries receive from the Ming dynasty?

• most Chinese government jobs

• Chinese questions about culture

• the privilege of trading with China

Which of the following sentences best summarizes Chinese attitudes toward foreigners during the Tang, Yuan and Ming dynasties?

• The Chinese valued Chinese goods more than goods from other countries.

• The Chinese welcomed foreigners sometimes, but at other times they limited contact.

• The chinese appreciated foreigners, but would not let them have government jobs.

How did the focus of Ming dynasty foreign policy change over time?

• from politics to trade

• from alliance to rivarlry

• from warfare to friendship

• from interaction to isolation