Imperial China Test

Confucianism influenced the development of Chinese society because many people were able to relate to the virtues taught by this philosophy. Which of the following choices was NOT a virtue taught by Confucianism?

A person should only be concerned with honoring the Emperor of China

As the Tang Dynasty reunified a divided China, which of the following cities was established as its capital?

Chang'an

Which statement is most accurate about Confucianism during the Song Dynasty?

Confucian thought was blended with the ideas of Buddhism and Taoism in the Song Dynasty.

The rulers in the Tang and Song Dynasty used examinations to hire civil service officials. These examinations tested men on their understanding and knowledge of

Confucian writings

What was the main reason that scholar- officials tried to excel at their jobs?

It was the main way for scholar-officials to be promoted to more important jobs.

Civil service examinations were first given in which Chinese dynasty?

Tang

After the fall of the Han Dynasty that left China a divided kingdom, which of these dynasties arose to reunify China in 618 and ruled for nearly 300 years?

Tang dynasty

Which of the following dynasties most influenced the leaders of the Tang dynasty as they developed the government of their imperial state?

The Sui Dynasty

How did the leaders of the Song Dynasty build upon the Confucian beliefs in government?

They changed and improved the civil service exam based on Confucianism.

Cannons and small rockets were created as a result of which Chinese discovery?

gunpowder

Which Chinese invention revolutionized maritime navigation?

magnetic compass

The Tang Dynasty successfully unified the cultural divisions between which two geographic regions of China?

northern and southern

Which of the following developments made by the Chinese would later have a great impact on Europe and Arab countries?

paper making

Traditional Chinese society was changed when the government of the Han Dynasty opened the scholar-official class to men based on their

skills; family background

What was the lasting impact of the invention of magnetic compass in China?

the Chinese became a sea power

Suppose you lived during an era of Chinese rule when the government leaders usually chose trusted foreigners to fill government positions and did not follow the Confucian idea of finding the most skilled person for the job. What period did you live in?

the Mongol Ascendency

Amy read about a major project conducted in China during the Tang Dynasty that helped reunify the country. What project did she read about?

the construction and expansion of travel routes

Under the Tang Dynasty, the mass production of paper led to all of the following except

the widespread use of poetry

What is the purpose of the civil service examination in Tang China?

to recruit scholar officials

Buddhism was introduced to China by...

traders and missionaries who traveled along the silk road