Journey Across Time: The Early Ages

Chapter 12: China in the Middle Ages

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Chinese __________ were military leaders who fought with each other.
A)nomads
B)warlords
C)monks
D)generals
2
__________ reunited China and founded the Sui dynasty.
A)Wendi
B)Chinese warlords
C)Yangdi
D)Taizong
3
A(n) __________ is an organized way in which people produce, sell, and buy things.
A)economy
B)marketplace
C)community
D)farmer's market
4
After the fall of the Han dynasty, __________ became popular in China because it taught that people could escape their suffering.
A)Daoism
B)Confucianism
C)Buddhism
D)Islam
5
The Chinese used blocks of wood to create _____.
A)gunpowder
B)calligraphy
C)the printing press
D)porcelain
6
The Mongols were organized by __________, or groups of related families joined together.
A)steppes
B)clans
C)tribes
D)social class
7
Mongolia and China are covered in part by a vast desert known as the __________.
A)Gobi
B)Sahara
C)Himalaya
D)Karakorum
8
Genghis Khan and his warriors were well known for their __________.
A)compassion
B)poor abilities
C)cruelty and use of terror
D)negotiating skills
9
The Mongols and the Chinese shared the same __________.
A)customs
B)language
C)laws
D)religion
10
Ming officials used a census to _________.
A)control the number of people living in the capital city
B)help them collect taxes more accurately
C)determine how much rice to plant each spring
D)organize the army
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