Imperial China 3

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Imperial China 3

(10 Questions)
California State History-Social Studies Standards
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From Mr. Anker Tests

Imperial China 7th Grade Standards

1. What was an advantage of the Chinese segmental arch bridge, compared to Roman bridge design? *

1 point

http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2011-11/11/content_23888852.htm

the segmental arch bridge was wider and flatter

the segmental arch bridge used less material, but was stronger

the segmental arch bridge could be made longer, to cross wider rivers, and allow more boats to pass under at the same time

all of the above

2. What Chinese invention is a type of fine white pottery made with a mixture of clay, quartz, and feldspar, and fired at a high temperature? *

1 point

https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/ancient-china/chinese-pottery/

manuscript

porcelain

alchemy

saltpeter

3. What 10th century Chinese war weapon was developed as a result of the discovery of saltpeter, and the creation of gunpowder? *

1 point

https://bit.ly/3u6NEIZ

the machine gun

the flamethrower

the atomic bomb

none of the above

4. What modern-day transportation system grew out of the Chinese invention of gunpowder? *

1 point

sailboats

skateboard

spacecraft

bicycle

5. Which of these is a Chinese invention? *

1 point

http://www.silk-road.com/artl/papermoney.shtml

playing cards

clock

paper money

all of the above

6. Which of these was -not- a Chinese invention? *

1 point

paper

steel

catapult

thermometer

7. In the 10th century, the Chinese discovered how to 'inoculate' people against a deadly disease smallpox. What does 'inoculate' mean? *

1 point

https://dermnetnz.org/topics/smallpox/

to protect a healthy person from a disease by transmitting the disease-causing agent to that healthy person, forcing that person's body to defend itself

to force a person to move as far away as possible from people who had been infected

to meditate quietly until the effects of the disease go away

none of the above

8. Travel to China, from Europe and the Byzantine Empire, for the purpose of trading, occurred over one main route. What was this route called? *

1 point

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SeidenstrasseGMT.JPG#/media/File:SeidenstrasseGMT.JPG

The Silk Road

The Gold and Salt Road

The Asian Way

The Camels' Highway

9. How did foreign contact change life, in and around China, under Mongol rule? *

1 point

By Chinese artist - Scanned from Michael Sullivan's The Arts of China: Fourth Edition (1999), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4444452

the comfort and safety of traders on the Silk Road was managed and improved

merchants were shown respect, and trade was promoted (valued)

people from other countries (foreigners) were treated well, and Chinese people were treated poorly

all the above

10. Italian merchant Marco Polo spent about 17 years in China and traveled thousands of miles exploring the country. What was also true about Marco Polo's travels? *

1 point

https://www.biography.com/news/marco-polo-facts-netflix-series

China was ruled by the Mongols during Marco Polo’s years in the country

the Emperor Kublai Khan treated Marco Polo well, as a foreign dignitary

afterward, Marco Polo wrote a book about China, which increased Europeans' interest in trading with China

all of the above

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