Question 1

Sui Yangdi

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Sui Yangdi, also known as Emperor Yang o

Question 2

Over the course of the three centuries after the fall of the Han and before the rise of the Sui Dynasty,

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A)  China experienced a period of tranquility and order. 
B)  Confucianism grew in popularity. 
C)  Buddhism developed a much wider following among the Chinese people. 
D)  Daoism disappeared in China. 
E)  Islam made its first appearance in China. 
A)  China experienced a period of tranquility and order. 
B)  Confucianism grew in popularity. 
C)  Buddhism developed a much wider following among the Chinese people. 
D)  Daoism disappeared in China. 
E)  Islam made its first appearance in China.

Question 3

Discuss the impact of the northern nomad peoples upon Chinese society in the late Tang and Song eras.Be specific.

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The northern nomad peoples, particularly

Question 4

Khubilai Khan's capital was located in

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A)  Samarkand. 
B)  Chang'an. 
C)  Khanbaliq. 
D)  Hangzhou. 
E)  Karakorum. 
A)  Samarkand. 
B)  Chang'an. 
C)  Khanbaliq. 
D)  Hangzhou. 
E)  Karakorum.

Question 5

The Confucian scholar who was the primary proponent of the idea that the correct way to transcend the material world was self-cultivation through the "investigation of things" was

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A)  Zhu Xi. 
B)  Wang Yangming. 
C)  Fa Xua. 
D)  Tang Wo. 
E)  Shao Yung. 
A)  Zhu Xi. 
B)  Wang Yangming. 
C)  Fa Xua. 
D)  Tang Wo. 
E)  Shao Yung.

Question 6

Zhenghe

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It seems like you are referring to Zheng

Question 7

Sui Dynasty

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The Sui Dynasty was a short-lived imperi

Question 8

What roles did Buddhism,Daoism,and Neo-Confucianism play in Chinese intellectual life in the period between the Sui dynasty and the Ming? In the public sphere,what advantages did Confucianism have over Buddhism and Daoism,and why?

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During the period between the Sui dynast

Question 9

Chan

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The answer of Chan...

Question 10

In the 1400s,after the Ming admiral,Zhenghe,had successfully led several large sailing expeditions to the coast of Africa and throughout Southeast Asia,the voyages were discontinued and were never revived.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How significant was international trade to Chinese society? What was traded? From where and to where? Who benefited-China? Its neighbors? Within China?

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International trade was incredibly signi

Question 12

During the Han Dynasty,Chinese literature was stimulated by the invention of

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A)  a vernacular language. 
B)  paper. 
C)  bronze-block printing. 
D)  kabuki. 
E)  sake. 
A)  a vernacular language. 
B)  paper. 
C)  bronze-block printing. 
D)  kabuki. 
E)  sake.

Question 13

In the 1280s,Venice's Marco Polo visited the city of Nanjing,the capital of the Yuan dynasty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Neo-Confucianism

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A)  was greatly aided in its intellectual development by Wu Zhao. 
B)  under Zhu Xi, divided the world into a material world and a transcendent world. 
C)  maintained that the world is illusory unless one possesses a rare variety of karma. 
D)  was a translation of the Master's works into Japanese. 
E)  succumbed to a revived Buddhism. 
A)  was greatly aided in its intellectual development by Wu Zhao. 
B)  under Zhu Xi, divided the world into a material world and a transcendent world. 
C)  maintained that the world is illusory unless one possesses a rare variety of karma. 
D)  was a translation of the Master's works into Japanese. 
E)  succumbed to a revived Buddhism.

Question 15

Gobi Desert

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The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region i

Question 16

Dunhuang caves

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The Dunhuang Caves, also known as the Mo

Question 17

The motives for the voyages of Zhenghe possibly included all of the following except

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A)  trading profits. 
B)  curiosity. 
C)  to seek information on a earlier emperor who might have escaped into exile. 
D)  military conquest. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  trading profits. 
B)  curiosity. 
C)  to seek information on a earlier emperor who might have escaped into exile. 
D)  military conquest. 
E)  all of the above

Question 18

fire-lance

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The fire-lance is an early form of firea

Question 19

Karakorum

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The Karakorum, also spelled as Karakoram

Question 20

Grand Canal

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The answer of Grand Canal...

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

Sui Yangdi

Over the course of the three centuries after the fall of the Han and before the rise of the Sui Dynasty,

Discuss the impact of the northern nomad peoples upon Chinese society in the late Tang and Song eras.Be specific.

Khubilai Khan's capital was located in

The Confucian scholar who was the primary proponent of the idea that the correct way to transcend the material world was self-cultivation through the "investigation of things" was

Zhenghe

Sui Dynasty

What roles did Buddhism,Daoism,and Neo-Confucianism play in Chinese intellectual life in the period between the Sui dynasty and the Ming? In the public sphere,what advantages did Confucianism have over Buddhism and Daoism,and why?

Chan

In the 1400s,after the Ming admiral,Zhenghe,had successfully led several large sailing expeditions to the coast of Africa and throughout Southeast Asia,the voyages were discontinued and were never revived.

How significant was international trade to Chinese society? What was traded? From where and to where? Who benefited-China? Its neighbors? Within China?

During the Han Dynasty,Chinese literature was stimulated by the invention of

In the 1280s,Venice's Marco Polo visited the city of Nanjing,the capital of the Yuan dynasty.

Neo-Confucianism

Gobi Desert

Dunhuang caves

The motives for the voyages of Zhenghe possibly included all of the following except

fire-lance

Karakorum

Grand Canal

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