Question 1

Firearms first reached Japan via

Accepted Answer

A)  China prior to the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  the Portuguese who were the first European traders. 
C)  the English who supplanted the Portuguese in China. 
D)  the Indian trade across the Silk Road. 
E)  Korea and Vietnam who sought money to finance their wars of independence against China. 
A)  China prior to the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  the Portuguese who were the first European traders. 
C)  the English who supplanted the Portuguese in China. 
D)  the Indian trade across the Silk Road. 
E)  Korea and Vietnam who sought money to finance their wars of independence against China.

Question 2

By the eighteenth century, ____ had replaced ____ as the cloth of choice for most Japanese.

Accepted Answer

A)  silk; leather 
B)  silk; wool 
C)  wool; cotton 
D)  silk; cotton 
E)  cotton; hemp 
A)  silk; leather 
B)  silk; wool 
C)  wool; cotton 
D)  silk; cotton 
E)  cotton; hemp

Question 3

Which of the following is accurate regarding the effects of Qianlong's trade policy with England?

Accepted Answer

A)  It showed Lord Macartney that he could not continue to attack the Emperor. 
B)  It set the stage for a future of harmonious trade relations between the two powers. 
C)  It showed the compromising nature of the Chinese attitude. 
D)  It set the stage for a future of Chinese degradation and decline. 
E)  The emperor encouraged the British to import opium from India to China. 
A)  It showed Lord Macartney that he could not continue to attack the Emperor. 
B)  It set the stage for a future of harmonious trade relations between the two powers. 
C)  It showed the compromising nature of the Chinese attitude. 
D)  It set the stage for a future of Chinese degradation and decline. 
E)  The emperor encouraged the British to import opium from India to China.

Question 4

The modern-day name for the capital city of the Tokugawa shogunate is

Accepted Answer

A)  Edo. 
B)  Tokyo. 
C)  Osaka. 
D)  Nagasaki. 
E)  Sapporo. 
A)  Edo. 
B)  Tokyo. 
C)  Osaka. 
D)  Nagasaki. 
E)  Sapporo.

Question 5

China's population had soared by the end of the 1700s for all of the following reasons except

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A)  relative peace and stability had prevailed during the early years of Qing rule. 
B)  new crops had been introduced from the New World. 
C)  introduction of the development of faster growing Southeast Asian rice into China. 
D)  the political stability of China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 
E)  the central government's termination of legal abortions. 
A)  relative peace and stability had prevailed during the early years of Qing rule. 
B)  new crops had been introduced from the New World. 
C)  introduction of the development of faster growing Southeast Asian rice into China. 
D)  the political stability of China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 
E)  the central government's termination of legal abortions.

Question 6

Concerning the role of women in traditional China, which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women could not participate in sacred family rituals. 
B)  Women could not aspire to roles in the government. 
C)  Women could not inherit property. 
D)  Women were prohibited, on penalty of death, from studying the Confucian classics. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Women could not participate in sacred family rituals. 
B)  Women could not aspire to roles in the government. 
C)  Women could not inherit property. 
D)  Women were prohibited, on penalty of death, from studying the Confucian classics. 
E)  All of these.

Question 7

The advent of the Tokugawa Shogunate led to a sharp rise in commerce and manufacturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The boundary dispute between the Russian tsar and the Qing was settled by the Treaty of

Accepted Answer

A)  Kazan. 
B)  Kiakhta. 
C)  Nerchinsk. 
D)  Nanking. 
E)  Sinkiang. 
A)  Kazan. 
B)  Kiakhta. 
C)  Nerchinsk. 
D)  Nanking. 
E)  Sinkiang.

Question 9

The first major ruler of the Qing Dynasty was

Accepted Answer

A)  Kangxi. 
B)  Hongwu. 
C)  Qianling. 
D)  Yongle. 
E)  Asoka. 
A)  Kangxi. 
B)  Hongwu. 
C)  Qianling. 
D)  Yongle. 
E)  Asoka.

Question 10

The samurai reached the apex of the military prowess and influence during the Tokugawa shogunate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In their attempt to follow tradition, the Tokugawa ruled through a coalition of daimyo and a council of elders called the

Accepted Answer

A)  eta. 
B)  han. 
C)  tozama. 
D)  bakufu. 
E)  fudai. 
A)  eta. 
B)  han. 
C)  tozama. 
D)  bakufu. 
E)  fudai.

Question 12

The first European sea-faring nation desiring to trade with China and who arrived in 1514 was

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A)  Britain. 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  France. 
A)  Britain. 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  France.

Question 13

In comparing Mongol and Manchu rule in China, it can be accurately stated that the

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A)  Mongols were more successful than the Manchus. 
B)  Manchus were more successful than the Mongols. 
C)  Mongols were better at adapting to the ways of the Chinese than the Manchus. 
D)  Manchus produced a system of government in China in which there was absolutely no distinction made for Manchurian identification. 
E)  both succumbed to new invaders from the Asian steppes. 
A)  Mongols were more successful than the Manchus. 
B)  Manchus were more successful than the Mongols. 
C)  Mongols were better at adapting to the ways of the Chinese than the Manchus. 
D)  Manchus produced a system of government in China in which there was absolutely no distinction made for Manchurian identification. 
E)  both succumbed to new invaders from the Asian steppes.

Question 14

The "Sacred Edict" delineating proper Confucian behavior was issued by

Accepted Answer

A)  Kangxi. 
B)  Ming-Loi. 
C)  Wu Zhao. 
D)  the Duke of Kamchatka. 
E)  Yongle. 
A)  Kangxi. 
B)  Ming-Loi. 
C)  Wu Zhao. 
D)  the Duke of Kamchatka. 
E)  Yongle.

Question 15

Korea

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted to play a significant and public role in world affairs. 
B)  developed the most equitable and open civil service system in Asia to avoid having a government bureaucracy drawn from a single class. 
C)  developed a phonetic alphabet for writing the spoken Korean language in the 1400s. 
D)  was much more heavily urbanized than that of Japan by 1750. 
E)  invaded Japan twice during the seventeenth century. 
A)  wanted to play a significant and public role in world affairs. 
B)  developed the most equitable and open civil service system in Asia to avoid having a government bureaucracy drawn from a single class. 
C)  developed a phonetic alphabet for writing the spoken Korean language in the 1400s. 
D)  was much more heavily urbanized than that of Japan by 1750. 
E)  invaded Japan twice during the seventeenth century.

Question 16

Basho

Accepted Answer

A)  was intrigued by the search for the meaning of existence. 
B)  was Japan's premier seventeenth century architect. 
C)  was the first Muslim intellectual to emerge in Japan. 
D)  was a rebel samurai who tried to assassinate the emperor. 
E)  ended his life by suicide. 
A)  was intrigued by the search for the meaning of existence. 
B)  was Japan's premier seventeenth century architect. 
C)  was the first Muslim intellectual to emerge in Japan. 
D)  was a rebel samurai who tried to assassinate the emperor. 
E)  ended his life by suicide.

Question 17

Beyond the joint family was an extended kinship unit known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  club. 
B)  tong. 
C)  banner. 
D)  clan. 
E)  tribe. 
A)  club. 
B)  tong. 
C)  banner. 
D)  clan. 
E)  tribe.

Question 18

In most respects, China had an advanced economy in 1800.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By the mid-eighteenth century, Edo was one of the world's largest cities, with a population of

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000. 
B)  250,000. 
C)  500,000. 
D)  1,000,000. 
E)  2,500,000. 
A)  100,000. 
B)  250,000. 
C)  500,000. 
D)  1,000,000. 
E)  2,500,000.

Question 20

Saikaku was a major Japanese novelist who wrote about

Accepted Answer

A)  picturesque rural scenes. 
B)  alienated samurai. 
C)  five women ready to die for sexual ecstasy. 
D)  the early development of kabuki. 
E)  a history of the Tokugawa shogunate. 
A)  picturesque rural scenes. 
B)  alienated samurai. 
C)  five women ready to die for sexual ecstasy. 
D)  the early development of kabuki. 
E)  a history of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Exam 17: The East Asian World

Firearms first reached Japan via

By the eighteenth century, ____ had replaced ____ as the cloth of choice for most Japanese.

Which of the following is accurate regarding the effects of Qianlong's trade policy with England?

The modern-day name for the capital city of the Tokugawa shogunate is

China's population had soared by the end of the 1700s for all of the following reasons except

Concerning the role of women in traditional China, which of the following is FALSE?

The advent of the Tokugawa Shogunate led to a sharp rise in commerce and manufacturing.

The boundary dispute between the Russian tsar and the Qing was settled by the Treaty of

The first major ruler of the Qing Dynasty was

The samurai reached the apex of the military prowess and influence during the Tokugawa shogunate.

In their attempt to follow tradition, the Tokugawa ruled through a coalition of daimyo and a council of elders called the

The first European sea-faring nation desiring to trade with China and who arrived in 1514 was

In comparing Mongol and Manchu rule in China, it can be accurately stated that the

The "Sacred Edict" delineating proper Confucian behavior was issued by

Korea

Basho

Beyond the joint family was an extended kinship unit known as the

In most respects, China had an advanced economy in 1800.

By the mid-eighteenth century, Edo was one of the world's largest cities, with a population of

Saikaku was a major Japanese novelist who wrote about

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

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