Medford Memorial School
Social Studies Team 7.3
Chapters 16 &19 Study Guide
Name: ______Date: ______Period:______
Directions: Put the following on index cards.
Vocabulary:
Imperial
Dynasty
Aristocracy
Meritocracy
Bureaucracy
Warlord
Civil Service Exam
Foreign contracts:
Cultural exchange:
Maritime:
Observatory:
Tributary:
Kowtow:
Nationalism:
Chapter 16
1. What dynasty was known as the golden age?
HAN
2. How were officials chosen during the golden age?
Aristocracy
3. What were the civil service exams?
Exams that were used to hire government officials. They tested history, literature, politics and the teachings of Confucius.
4. What dynasty favored aristocrats through the civil service exams?
Tang
5. What were the 5 teachings of Confucius?
Ruler – subject
Husband – wife
Father – son
Older sibling – Younger sibling
Friend - Friend
6. How did the Yuan dynasty choose officials?
Foreigners, friends of Mongols.
7. Who ruled during the Yuan dynasty?
Kublai Khan and the Mongols
8. What was the attitude of the Ming dynasty toward the civil service exams?
Started to use the Civil Service Exams again, people questioned why they weren’t tested on science, math, and engineering.
9. What was the social pyramid of the Yaun / Mongol dynasty?
Mongols
Foreigners
Northern Chinese
Southern Chinese
10. What is the Mandate of Heaven?
A rule that says Heaven can decide if a dynasty is no longer able to rule. If a catastrophic event, corruption in the government or war occurs, the people can overthrow the emperor.
11. How did the Han dynasty lose the Mandate of Heaven?
Corruption among officials
Bandits roaming the countryside
High taxes
Debt
Farmers can’t pay taxes
revolts
Chapter 19
True or False:
A Chinese leader would have said this during the early part of the Ming dynasty…
“China is no longer going to travel to faraway places.” ___False, end______
“China is the most important country in the world.” ______True____
“China has a lot to learn from other countries.” ____False______
1. List items that the Chinese received in trade during the Tang dynasty.
Ivory, ivory, cotton, perfume, spices, horses
2. How do we know that Mongol leaders encouraged contact with foreigners during the Yuan dynasty? They hired them to rule the government.
3. What was the Chinese attitude toward foreigners during the Tang dynasty? Open
4. What was the Chinese attitude toward foreigners during the Yuan dynasty? Open
5. What was the Chinese attitude toward foreigners during the Ming dynasty? closed, open, closed
6. What religion became a major part of Chinese life during the Tang dynasty? Buddhism
7. How do we know religion was a major part of Chinese life during the Tang dynasty? The Buddhist monks and nuns and ran public baths, schools, hospitals, and
8. Who influenced China’s religion? India
9. What country did China adopt exotic animals from? Africa
10. Who is known as the “Admiral of the seas?” Why? Zheng He because he traveled the seas and explored areas east of China to gather tribute, expand China’s nationalism, and trade.
11. What emperor, during the Ming dynasty, encouraged trade with foreigners? Cheng Zu
12. What is foreign policy? One country trading / having a relationship with other countries. They are either open to trade or closed.
13. What dynasty made the Silk Road safe? Mongols
14. How did the Mongols make the Silk Road safe? set up stations for food and rest, military posts for protection.
15. What dynasty relied only on Maritime trade? Ming
16. Who made up the hierarchy during the Mongol dynasty? Mongols
Foreigners
Northern Chinese
Southern Chinese
17. What dynasty allowed foreigners to enjoy all rights and status? Mongols
18. What dynasty persecuted Buddhist Monks? Tang
19. What dynasty closed its doors for good? Ming
20. When did Chinese attitudes change towards foreigners? Why did this occur? Ming Dynasty, Emperor was open to trade to spread China’s wealth.
21. What dynasty saw observatories and the calendar being used? Ming
22. What was an influence India had on China during the Mongol dynasty? Medicine, sashes of gold, pearls and gems
23. What was an influence Persia had on China during the Mongol dynasty? Astronomy, medicine & architecture
24. What dynasty saw Christian Missionaries trying to convert Chinese? Tang
25. Who is Marco Polo? Italian explorer who traveled to China and served under Kublai Khan
26. List and explain five reasons why the rulers of China welcomed foreigners. New goods, new ideas, tribute, religions, education, advancements in architecture, medicine.
27. List and explain five reasons why the rulers of China rejected foreign contact. Losing culture, Mongol attacks, economy suffered, high taxes, peasant rebellions.