- 1. the general and emperor who founded the Sui dynasty
A) Wendi
B) Empress Wu
C) warlord
D) economy
E) monasteries
- 2. a military leader who runs the government
A) Wendi
B) Empress Wu
C) economy
D) warlord
E) monasteries
- 3. an organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy things
A) Empress Wu
B) Wendi
C) monasteries
D) economy
E) warlord
- 4. the only woman in Chinese history to rule a country on her own
A) monasteries
B) Empress Wu
C) economy
D) Wendi
E) warlord
- 5. a place where Buddhist monks and nuns meditated and worshiped
A) monasteries
B) Wendi
C) warlord
D) economy
E) Empress Wu
A) novel
B) barbarian
C) treason
D) Zhu Yuanzhang
E) census
- 7. counts the number of people
A) novel
B) barbarian
C) census
D) treason
E) Zhu Yuanzhang
- 8. a long fictional story
A) treason
B) novel
C) census
D) barbarian
E) Zhu Yuanzhang
- 9. the rebel leader who became emperor
A) novel
B) treason
C) census
D) barbarian
E) Zhu Yuanzhang
- 10. disloyalty to the government
A) treason
B) census
C) novel
D) barbarian
E) Zhu Yuanzhang
- 11. The ____ dynasty reunited China under one emperor.
A) Wu
B) Sui
C) Tang
D) Song
- 12. Under the Tang dynasty, rulers carried out many
A) trade missions.
B) reforms.
C) building projects.
D) military improvements.
- 13. During the rule of the Song dynasty, China enjoyed a period of cultural achievement and
A) economic uncertainty.
B) prosperity
C) military unrest.
D) famine
- 14. Many Chinese thought that Buddhist monks and nuns weakened respect for family life because they were not allowed to
A) leave their temple.
B) live with family.
C) marry
D) eat rice.
- 15. The Tang dynasty returned to the ideas of ____ to reduce the popularity of Buddhism in China.
A) Islam
B) Confucius
C) Christianity
D) Stoicism
- 16. During the Tang era, irrigation improved and new kinds of ____ were developed that could grow in poor soils.
A) tea
B) corn
C) rice
D) silk
- 17. The Chinese discovered that they could use ____ to heat things and make steel.
A) coal
B) gunpowder
C) oil
D) wood
- 18. The earliest known book printed with moveable type is called
A) “Spring Landscape.”
B) “Still Night Thoughts.”
C) Diamond Sutra.
D) Chinese Dynasties.
- 19. The painting of ____ was popular during the Song dynasty.
A) landscapes
B) impressions
C) truth
D) harmony
- 20. In the West, porcelain is sometimes called
A) culture
B) calligraphy
C) china
D) cast iron.
- 21. Early in their history, Mongols were known for the ability to ride horses and to
A) make spears.
B) wage war.
C) farm the steppe.
D) grow wheat.
- 22. Officers in Genghis Khan’s army were chosen for their ____, which made his army the most skilled in the world.
A) family ties
B) wealth
C) learning
D) abilities
- 23. The Mongol empire was known as the largest ____ empire the world had ever known.
A) land
B) trade
C) cultural
D) military
- 24. The Mongols were different from the Chinese in language, laws, and
A) customs
B) farming
C) government
D) religion
- 25. With increased trade, Chinese discoveries, such as steel, the compass, and ____, made their way to Europe.
A) tea
B) gunpowder
C) silk
D) porcelain
- 26. After Mongolian rule of China weakened, the ____ dynasty came to power.
A) Ming
B) Zhu
C) Yong
D) Hong
- 27. Within the Imperial City, Emperor Yong Le built ____, which still stands today.
A) the Forbidden City
B) the Government City
C) the Empire City
D) the City of Kings
- 28. Ming China’s most famous explorer, ____, spread Chinese culture and established trade with cities far from China.
A) Marco Polo
B) Yong Le
C) Zheng He
D) Confucius
- 29. Chinese merchants settled in Southeast Asia and
A) India
B) Italy
C) Portugal
D) Japan
- 30. The ____ invaded China and eventually defeated the weakened Ming Empire.
A) Portuguese
B) barbarians
C) Jesuits
D) Manchus
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