Question 1

What ideology spread to the Mongols in 1577?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tibetan Buddhism 
B)  Red Turban teachings 
C)  Christianity 
D)  Confucianism 
A)  Tibetan Buddhism 
B)  Red Turban teachings 
C)  Christianity 
D)  Confucianism A

Question 2

In Ming China, social status was based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land ownership 
B)  Education 
C)  Military status 
D)  Daoist piety 
A)  Land ownership 
B)  Education 
C)  Military status 
D)  Daoist piety B

Question 3

What evidence is there in Map 21.1, "The Qing Empire, ca. 1800," of the lasting influence of the Qing Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Great Wall 
B)  The Grand Canal 
C)  The city of Beijing 
D)  Vietnam 
A)  The Great Wall 
B)  The Grand Canal 
C)  The city of Beijing 
D)  Vietnam A

Question 4

In 1557, where did the Chinese allow the Portuguese to set up a trading base?

Accepted Answer

A)  Macao 
B)  Shanghai 
C)  Canton 
D)  Hong Kong 
A)  Macao 
B)  Shanghai 
C)  Canton 
D)  Hong Kong

Question 5

What was the staple food source of the majority of central and southern China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fish 
B)  Wheat 
C)  Rice 
D)  Sorghum 
A)  Fish 
B)  Wheat 
C)  Rice 
D)  Sorghum

Question 6

How does this illustration reflect common perceptions of clothing during the Edo period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Females were expected to always adorn themselves with fans. 
B)  Patterns and colors were of special interest during the Edo period. 
C)  People preferred only modest variations of color in their clothing. 
D)  Perceptions of clothing during the Edo period differed very little from past eras. 
A)  Females were expected to always adorn themselves with fans. 
B)  Patterns and colors were of special interest during the Edo period. 
C)  People preferred only modest variations of color in their clothing. 
D)  Perceptions of clothing during the Edo period differed very little from past eras.

Question 7

Which of the following describes the early life of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the son of a disgraced noble. 
B)  He was a merchant's son. 
C)  He was the son of a Mongol general. 
D)  He was a penniless orphan. 
A)  He was the son of a disgraced noble. 
B)  He was a merchant's son. 
C)  He was the son of a Mongol general. 
D)  He was a penniless orphan.

Question 8

How were almost all of the Ming government officials chosen?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were eunuchs and personally loyal to the emperor. 
B)  They were drawn from the landed aristocracy. 
C)  They were recruited through civil service examinations. 
D)  They were relatives of the imperial family. 
A)  They were eunuchs and personally loyal to the emperor. 
B)  They were drawn from the landed aristocracy. 
C)  They were recruited through civil service examinations. 
D)  They were relatives of the imperial family.

Question 9

What did Hideyoshi have in common with the Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were from peasant families. 
B)  They were monks before gaining power. 
C)  They were scholars as well as soldiers. 
D)  They were afraid of dying and sought out magic for protection. 
A)  They were from peasant families. 
B)  They were monks before gaining power. 
C)  They were scholars as well as soldiers. 
D)  They were afraid of dying and sought out magic for protection.

Question 10

One of the major agricultural innovations was the introduction of what into rice paddies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algae 
B)  Fish 
C)  Fruit trees 
D)  Terraces 
A)  Algae 
B)  Fish 
C)  Fruit trees 
D)  Terraces

Question 11

Who captured the Chinese emperor in 1449?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans 
B)  Peasants during an uprising 
C)  Eunuchs in a conspiracy 
D)  The khan of the western Mongols 
A)  Europeans 
B)  Peasants during an uprising 
C)  Eunuchs in a conspiracy 
D)  The khan of the western Mongols

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions :
-Tokugawa Shogunate

Accepted Answer

A) The Chinese dynasty in power from 1368 to 1644; it marked a period of vibrant urban culture. 
B) A highly competitive series of written tests held at the prefecture, province, and capital levels in China to select men to become officials. 
C) The dynasty founded by the Manchus that ruled China from 1644 to 1911. 
D) Units of the Manchu army, composed of soldiers, their families, and slaves. 
E) A type of Japanese theater performed on a bare stage by one or two actors wearing brilliant brocade robes, one actor wearing a mask. The performers conveyed emotions and ideas as much through gestures, stances, and dress as through words.
F)Regional lords in Japan, many of whom were self-made men.
G)The Japanese government in Edo founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. It lasted from 1603 to 1867.
H)Arrangement in which Japanese lords were required to live in Edo every other year and left their wives and sons there as hostages to the Tokugawa Shogunate. 
A) The Chinese dynasty in power from 1368 to 1644; it marked a period of vibrant urban culture. 
B) A highly competitive series of written tests held at the prefecture, province, and capital levels in China to select men to become officials. 
C) The dynasty founded by the Manchus that ruled China from 1644 to 1911. 
D) Units of the Manchu army, composed of soldiers, their families, and slaves. 
E) A type of Japanese theater performed on a bare stage by one or two actors wearing brilliant brocade robes, one actor wearing a mask. The performers conveyed emotions and ideas as much through gestures, stances, and dress as through words.
F)Regional lords in Japan, many of whom were self-made men.
G)The Japanese government in Edo founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. It lasted from 1603 to 1867.
H)Arrangement in which Japanese lords were required to live in Edo every other year and left their wives and sons there as hostages to the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Question 13

According to Map 21.3, "East Asia, ca. 1600," what likely attracted the so-called Japanese pirates to the east coast of Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was close in proximity to the trade routes of the East Indies. 
B)  It provided easy access to Spanish territorial claims. 
C)  The coastline was home to a major and profitable Portuguese trade route. 
D)  Taiwan was a major base of operations for wealthy Spanish traders. 
A)  It was close in proximity to the trade routes of the East Indies. 
B)  It provided easy access to Spanish territorial claims. 
C)  The coastline was home to a major and profitable Portuguese trade route. 
D)  Taiwan was a major base of operations for wealthy Spanish traders.

Question 14

Hideyoshi's great sword hunt of 1588 disarmed which class?

Accepted Answer

A)  Samurai 
B)  Daimyo 
C)  Mercenaries 
D)  Farmers 
A)  Samurai 
B)  Daimyo 
C)  Mercenaries 
D)  Farmers

Question 15

Why was the Great Wall built by the Ming?

Accepted Answer

A)  To mark the empire's northern boundary 
B)  To protect against the Mongol threat 
C)  So a road could be built on top of it 
D)  To prevent an invasion from Tibet 
A)  To mark the empire's northern boundary 
B)  To protect against the Mongol threat 
C)  So a road could be built on top of it 
D)  To prevent an invasion from Tibet

Question 16

In the fifteenth century, the eunuch establishment had become so large that it rivaled what other group?

Accepted Answer

A)  The army 
B)  The Yuan Dynasty 
C)  Confucian scholars 
D)  The civil service 
A)  The army 
B)  The Yuan Dynasty 
C)  Confucian scholars 
D)  The civil service

Question 17

In 1380, Taizu became convinced that who was plotting to assassinate him?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daoist monks 
B)  His chancellor 
C)  Mongol spies 
D)  Red Turbans 
A)  Daoist monks 
B)  His chancellor 
C)  Mongol spies 
D)  Red Turbans

Question 18

What forces encouraged the growth of cities under the Tokugawa?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Use the following to answer questions :
-Ming Dynasty

Accepted Answer

A) The Chinese dynasty in power from 1368 to 1644; it marked a period of vibrant urban culture. 
B) A highly competitive series of written tests held at the prefecture, province, and capital levels in China to select men to become officials. 
C) The dynasty founded by the Manchus that ruled China from 1644 to 1911. 
D) Units of the Manchu army, composed of soldiers, their families, and slaves. 
E) A type of Japanese theater performed on a bare stage by one or two actors wearing brilliant brocade robes, one actor wearing a mask. The performers conveyed emotions and ideas as much through gestures, stances, and dress as through words.
F)Regional lords in Japan, many of whom were self-made men.
G)The Japanese government in Edo founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. It lasted from 1603 to 1867.
H)Arrangement in which Japanese lords were required to live in Edo every other year and left their wives and sons there as hostages to the Tokugawa Shogunate. 
A) The Chinese dynasty in power from 1368 to 1644; it marked a period of vibrant urban culture. 
B) A highly competitive series of written tests held at the prefecture, province, and capital levels in China to select men to become officials. 
C) The dynasty founded by the Manchus that ruled China from 1644 to 1911. 
D) Units of the Manchu army, composed of soldiers, their families, and slaves. 
E) A type of Japanese theater performed on a bare stage by one or two actors wearing brilliant brocade robes, one actor wearing a mask. The performers conveyed emotions and ideas as much through gestures, stances, and dress as through words.
F)Regional lords in Japan, many of whom were self-made men.
G)The Japanese government in Edo founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu. It lasted from 1603 to 1867.
H)Arrangement in which Japanese lords were required to live in Edo every other year and left their wives and sons there as hostages to the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Question 20

Named by Zhu Yuanzhang, what does Ming mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beautiful 
B)  Bright 
C)  Flawless 
D)  Heavenly 
A)  Beautiful 
B)  Bright 
C)  Flawless 
D)  Heavenly

Exam 21: Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

What ideology spread to the Mongols in 1577?

In Ming China, social status was based on which of the following?

What evidence is there in Map 21.1, "The Qing Empire, ca. 1800," of the lasting influence of the Qing Dynasty?

In 1557, where did the Chinese allow the Portuguese to set up a trading base?

What was the staple food source of the majority of central and southern China?

How does this illustration reflect common perceptions of clothing during the Edo period?

Which of the following describes the early life of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty?

How were almost all of the Ming government officials chosen?

What did Hideyoshi have in common with the Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang?

One of the major agricultural innovations was the introduction of what into rice paddies?

Who captured the Chinese emperor in 1449?

Use the following to answer questions : -Tokugawa Shogunate

According to Map 21.3, "East Asia, ca. 1600," what likely attracted the so-called Japanese pirates to the east coast of Asia?

Hideyoshi's great sword hunt of 1588 disarmed which class?

Why was the Great Wall built by the Ming?

In the fifteenth century, the eunuch establishment had become so large that it rivaled what other group?

In 1380, Taizu became convinced that who was plotting to assassinate him?

What forces encouraged the growth of cities under the Tokugawa?

Use the following to answer questions : -Ming Dynasty

Named by Zhu Yuanzhang, what does Ming mean?

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