Question 1

What attracted Chinese women to Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It encouraged women to pursue salvation and serve the faith on terms nearly equal to men. 
B)  It guaranteed every woman status as a bodhisattva. 
C)  It taught that being born female was higher than being born male. 
D)  It accepted the idea of female rulers and female independence. 
A)  It encouraged women to pursue salvation and serve the faith on terms nearly equal to men. 
B)  It guaranteed every woman status as a bodhisattva. 
C)  It taught that being born female was higher than being born male. 
D)  It accepted the idea of female rulers and female independence.

Question 2

What Chinese dynasty was founded in 581?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qin 
B)  Sui 
C)  Ming 
D)  Han 
A)  Qin 
B)  Sui 
C)  Ming 
D)  Han

Question 3

How did the Han promote Confucianism, and did the philosophy aid the government?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Confuciani

Question 4

What did the Han emperor Gaozu do to reestablish stability after the fall of the Qin Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  He resurrected Legalism as the guiding philosophy of government. 
B)  He enacted harsh laws and high taxes in order to quell uprisings. 
C)  He outlawed Confucian philosophy. 
D)  He retained the centralized government created by the Qin. 
A)  He resurrected Legalism as the guiding philosophy of government. 
B)  He enacted harsh laws and high taxes in order to quell uprisings. 
C)  He outlawed Confucian philosophy. 
D)  He retained the centralized government created by the Qin.

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions :
-Grand Canal

Accepted Answer

A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an. 
A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an.

Question 6

Describe the relationship between Korea and Japan from the fourth and sixth centuries. What was exchanged between the two?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Korea and

Question 7

Why were the Yamato rulers of Japan able to come to power?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had a strong military and claimed to be descended from the sun-goddess. 
B)  They claimed they had been chosen by the Tang and the Silla. 
C)  They claimed they possessed special powers that would ensure an overthrow of the Han Dynasty. 
D)  They promised material wealth for all followers and to never allow women to rule. 
A)  They had a strong military and claimed to be descended from the sun-goddess. 
B)  They claimed they had been chosen by the Tang and the Silla. 
C)  They claimed they possessed special powers that would ensure an overthrow of the Han Dynasty. 
D)  They promised material wealth for all followers and to never allow women to rule.

Question 8

What was the key to the Han tributary system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The exchange of gifts via envoys 
B)  Sending royal children as hostages 
C)  Frequently sending armies to invade 
D)  Sending Confucian scholars as teachers 
A)  The exchange of gifts via envoys 
B)  Sending royal children as hostages 
C)  Frequently sending armies to invade 
D)  Sending Confucian scholars as teachers

Question 9

How did Confucian scholars seek to make the Confucian classics more useful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Made them freely available to all 
B)  Published them in inexpensive editions 
C)  Revised them 
D)  Wrote commentaries on them 
A)  Made them freely available to all 
B)  Published them in inexpensive editions 
C)  Revised them 
D)  Wrote commentaries on them

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
-Pure Land

Accepted Answer

A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an. 
A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an.

Question 11

Who became China's main military threat in the fifth to fourth centuries B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Koreans from the Silla kingdom 
B)  Nomadic horsemen of the north 
C)  Internal rebels trying to take control of trade 
D)  Bactrian merchants on the Silk Road 
A)  Koreans from the Silla kingdom 
B)  Nomadic horsemen of the north 
C)  Internal rebels trying to take control of trade 
D)  Bactrian merchants on the Silk Road

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions :
-tributary system

Accepted Answer

A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an. 
A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an.

Question 13

What evidence is there in the illustration "Ban Zhao, Han Dynasty writer" that Zhao disagreed in some ways with accepted Chinese norms for the role of women in Han society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Her manner of dress is not reflective of the humility females were expected to display. 
B)  As an advocate of education for girls, she is reading a book. 
C)  In choosing to become educated, she is not displaying the filial piety expected in Han culture. 
D)  Reading a book as a female indicated that she would make a good wife. 
A)  Her manner of dress is not reflective of the humility females were expected to display. 
B)  As an advocate of education for girls, she is reading a book. 
C)  In choosing to become educated, she is not displaying the filial piety expected in Han culture. 
D)  Reading a book as a female indicated that she would make a good wife.

Question 14

What were the reasons for suspicion of, and sometime persecution of, Buddhism in China?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Although B

Question 15

Use the following to answer questions :
-Shinto

Accepted Answer

A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an. 
A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an.

Question 16

During what dynasty did the great age of Chinese poetry occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Han 
B)  Qin 
C)  Sui 
D)  Tang 
A)  Han 
B)  Qin 
C)  Sui 
D)  Tang

Question 17

Which group of people did the First Emperor order to move to the capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nobility 
B)  Merchants 
C)  Military generals 
D)  Foreigners 
A)  Nobility 
B)  Merchants 
C)  Military generals 
D)  Foreigners

Question 18

What title did Taizong of the Tang Dynasty gain when he defeated the Turks in 630 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)  Second Emperor 
B)  Son of Heaven 
C)  Sultan 
D)  Great Khan 
A)  Second Emperor 
B)  Son of Heaven 
C)  Sultan 
D)  Great Khan

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions :
-Great Wall

Accepted Answer

A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an. 
A) A rammed-earth fortification built along the northern border of China during the reign of the First Emperor. 
B) The ancient texts recovered during the Han Dynasty that Confucian scholars treated as sacred scriptures. 
C) A comprehensive history of China written by Sima Qian. 
D) The trade routes across Central Asia linking China to western Eurasia. 
E) An arrangement first established during the Han Dynasty to regulate contact with foreign powers. States and tribes beyond its borders sent envoys bearing gifts and received gifts in return.
F)Castrated males who played an important role as palace servants.
G)The period after the fall of the Han Dynasty, when China was politically divided.
H)A waterway, built during the Sui Dynasty, that connected the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. It was notable for strengthening China's internal cohesion and economic development.
I)A school of Buddhism that taught that by calling on the Buddha Amitabha, one could achieve rebirth in Amitabha's paradise.
J)A school of Buddhism (known in Japan as Zen) that rejected the authority of the sutras and claimed the superiority of mind-to-mind transmission of Buddhist truths.
K)The Way of the Gods, Japan's native religion.
L)Japan's capital and first true city; it was established in 710 and modeled on the Tang capital of Chang'an.

Question 20

Who formed the first great confederation of nomadic tribes, known as the Huns in the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Xiongnu 
B)  The Chengdu 
C)  The Qin 
D)  The Chang'an 
A)  The Xiongnu 
B)  The Chengdu 
C)  The Qin 
D)  The Chang'an

Exam 7: East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

What attracted Chinese women to Buddhism?

What Chinese dynasty was founded in 581?

How did the Han promote Confucianism, and did the philosophy aid the government?

What did the Han emperor Gaozu do to reestablish stability after the fall of the Qin Dynasty?

Use the following to answer questions : -Grand Canal

Describe the relationship between Korea and Japan from the fourth and sixth centuries. What was exchanged between the two?

Why were the Yamato rulers of Japan able to come to power?

What was the key to the Han tributary system?

How did Confucian scholars seek to make the Confucian classics more useful?

Use the following to answer questions : -Pure Land

Who became China's main military threat in the fifth to fourth centuries B.C.E.?

Use the following to answer questions : -tributary system

What evidence is there in the illustration "Ban Zhao, Han Dynasty writer" that Zhao disagreed in some ways with accepted Chinese norms for the role of women in Han society?

What were the reasons for suspicion of, and sometime persecution of, Buddhism in China?

Use the following to answer questions : -Shinto

During what dynasty did the great age of Chinese poetry occur?

Which group of people did the First Emperor order to move to the capital?

What title did Taizong of the Tang Dynasty gain when he defeated the Turks in 630 C.E.?

Use the following to answer questions : -Great Wall

Who formed the first great confederation of nomadic tribes, known as the Huns in the West?

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