Question 1

The civilization most amenable to Chinese culture was that of

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnam. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  the Philippines. 
D)  Korea. 
E)  Tibet. 
A)  Vietnam. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  the Philippines. 
D)  Korea. 
E)  Tibet.

Question 2

The Song Dynasty was finally overturned by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongol conquerors. 
B)  Korean invaders. 
C)  Japanese pirates. 
D)  Tang Dynasty. 
E)  army of Shih Huang-di. 
A)  Mongol conquerors. 
B)  Korean invaders. 
C)  Japanese pirates. 
D)  Tang Dynasty. 
E)  army of Shih Huang-di.

Question 3

What Chinese invention was introduced to the Muslims by the Mongols?

Accepted Answer

A)  the compass 
B)  the waterwheel 
C)  gunpowder 
D)  the forge bellows 
E)  papermaking 
A)  the compass 
B)  the waterwheel 
C)  gunpowder 
D)  the forge bellows 
E)  papermaking

Question 4

It would be erroneous to describe the city of Hangzhou as

Accepted Answer

A)  a trade-oriented port. 
B)  once containing about a million residents. 
C)  one of the places visited by Marco Polo. 
D)  one area that dictated Chinese culture. 
E)  the splendid capital of the Song Dynasty. 
A)  a trade-oriented port. 
B)  once containing about a million residents. 
C)  one of the places visited by Marco Polo. 
D)  one area that dictated Chinese culture. 
E)  the splendid capital of the Song Dynasty.

Question 5

One of the main purposes of the regular reallocation of land every few years during the Tang Dynasty was

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure good land for the nobility. 
B)  to ensure good land for the peasants. 
C)  to make allowance for changes in the population distribution. 
D)  to tame the landed nobility. 
E)  to make sure the tenant peasants would remain on the land and produce food for urban workers. 
A)  to ensure good land for the nobility. 
B)  to ensure good land for the peasants. 
C)  to make allowance for changes in the population distribution. 
D)  to tame the landed nobility. 
E)  to make sure the tenant peasants would remain on the land and produce food for urban workers.

Exam 16: Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest

The civilization most amenable to Chinese culture was that of

The Song Dynasty was finally overturned by the

What Chinese invention was introduced to the Muslims by the Mongols?

It would be erroneous to describe the city of Hangzhou as

One of the main purposes of the regular reallocation of land every few years during the Tang Dynasty was

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