Empires
Short-lived Chinese dynasty from 581-618 CE that unified the country after four centuries of division into north and south
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
A. Sui Dynasty
Mongolian warrior-ruler who founded the Mongol Empire and is known as one of the most famous conquerors of history
A. Genghis Khan
B. Kublai Khan
C. An Lushan
A. Genghis Khan
This was the title given to the leader of the Mongol Empire
A. Emperor
B. King
C. Khan
C. Khan
The Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change the shape and size of their feet
A. foot-breaking
B. foot-wrapping
C. foot-binding
C. foot-binding
Explosive mixtures of powder that originated from the Tang Dynasty
A. gunpowder
B. dynamite
C. woodblock printing
A. gunpowder
Imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618-907 CE and a period in China considered a golden age of culture and arts
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
Chinese military general and leader of a rebellion in 755 CE which devastated China and killed millions of people
A. Genghis Khan
B. Kublai Khan
C. An Lushan
C. An Lushan
When Mongol forces catapulted plague-infected bodies over the city walls of Caffa it started the pandemic known as what?
A. Black Death
B. Red Death
C. Mongolian Plague
A. Black Death
Woodblock printing, a technique for printing text, originated in this country?
A. China
B. Japan
C. Mongolia
A. China
Ancient trade routes linking China with the West, that carried goods and ideas between the two great civilizations of Rome and China
A. Great Wall of China
B. Silk Road
C. Grand Canal
B. Silk Road
An imperial dynasty of China that ruled the country from 960-1279 CE
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Tang Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
C. Song Dynasty
Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty that reigned from 840-846 CE and is known for the persecution of Buddhists
A. Qin
B. Wuzong
C. An Lushan
B. Wuzong
The backbone of the Mongol Empire's military was the use of what kind of soldiers?
A. genetically enhanced
B. horseback
C. mercenaries
B. horseback
The compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing are collectively known as what?
A. Four Great Creations of China
B. Four Great Innovations of China
C. Four Great Inventions of China
C. Four Great Inventions of China
Series of waterways linking major rivers in North and East China
A. Great Wall of China
B. Silk Road
C. Grand Canal
C. Grand Canal
The largest contiguous empire in world history from 1206-1368 CE founded by Genghis Khan
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Yuan Dynasty
C. Mongol Empire
C. Mongol Empire
Founder and first emperor on the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty of China and grandson of Genghis Khan
A. Marco Polo
B. Kublai Khan
C. The Great Khan
B. Kublai Khan
Conquerors of the Mongol Empire were known for their what?
A. mercy
B. inferior fighting skills
C. brutality
C. brutality
What was the purpose of the Chinese imperial examinations?
A. selecting candidates based on merit
B. selecting candidates based on loyalty
C. selecting candidates based on income
A. selecting candidates based on merit
Chinese philosophy that originated in the Tang Dynasty and combines Confucianism with Buddhism and Taoism
A. Neo-Confucianism
B. Zoroastrianism
C. Jainism
A. Neo-Confucianism
Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and successor state to the Mongol Empire from 1271-1368 CE
A. Sui Dynasty
B. Yuan Dynasty
C. Sino-Mongol Dynasty
B. Yuan Dynasty
What Italian trader developed a relationship with Kublai Khan and traveled the Mongol lands which provided Europe with the earliest information about modern-day China?
A. Marco Polo
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Amerigo Vespucci
A. Marco Polo
It is estimated that how many people were killed by the Mongols?
A. 1 million
B. 10 million
C. 50 million
C. 50 million
What was required of neighboring states who wished to trade with China starting in the Song Dynasty?
A. loyalty
B. tribute
C. human sacrifice
B. tribute
This is the world's lonest artificial waterway
A. Nile River
B. Grand Canal
C. Silk Road
B. Grand Canal