Question 1

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
the Silk Road(s) and Bactrian camels

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The Silk Road(s) refers to a network of

Question 2

"The Yuan dynasty was a brief irrelevance in China's long history." Discuss critically.

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The statement that the Yuan dynasty was

Question 3

In the Chinese civil service examination system,

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A)  candidates from southern China always received the highest positions. 
B)  the system entirely eliminated aristocratic influence in the government bureaucracy. 
C)  the Song severely restricted the eligibility for taking the exams. 
D)  many candidates who passed the first examination did not go on to a higher level. 
E)  very few of the successful candidates came from the landed gentry. 
A)  candidates from southern China always received the highest positions. 
B)  the system entirely eliminated aristocratic influence in the government bureaucracy. 
C)  the Song severely restricted the eligibility for taking the exams. 
D)  many candidates who passed the first examination did not go on to a higher level. 
E)  very few of the successful candidates came from the landed gentry.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Song Dynasty

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The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Liu Bang

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Liu Bang was a prominent figure in Chine

Question 6

As a result of early Tang rule,

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A)  Chinese cultural development was stifled. 
B)  Buddhist influence helped to produce a blossoming of Chinese culture. 
C)  Buddhist monastic activities were curtailed. 
D)  internal weakness became endemic throughout China. 
E)  Nestorian beliefs became dominant in the Yangtze Valley. 
A)  Chinese cultural development was stifled. 
B)  Buddhist influence helped to produce a blossoming of Chinese culture. 
C)  Buddhist monastic activities were curtailed. 
D)  internal weakness became endemic throughout China. 
E)  Nestorian beliefs became dominant in the Yangtze Valley.

Question 7

How did technological innovations shape the development of Chinese literature?

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Technological innovations have played a

Question 8

Zhu Yuanzhang completed the task of overthrowing the ____ Dynasty.

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A)  Song 
B)  Han 
C)  Tang 
D)  Yuan 
E)  Ming 
A)  Song 
B)  Han 
C)  Tang 
D)  Yuan 
E)  Ming

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Gobi Desert

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The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region i

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
pax Mongolica

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Pax Mongolica refers to the period of re

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
the Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty

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The Mongols were a nomadic group of peop

Question 12

Zhu Xi was a leading figure in the School of Mind.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What were the most important differences between the Chinese nobility and the gentry that replaced them as the most influential force in Chinese society?

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The most important differences between t

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Tang Dynasty

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The Tang Dynasty was a golden age in Chi

Question 15

The Sui Dynasty was China's longest dynasty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
dowry

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Dowry is a term that refers to the money

Question 17

What were the key features of the examination system? What purposes did the system serve?

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The key features of the examination syst

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
The Great Wall

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The Great Wall of China is a series of f

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Zhu Yuanzhang

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Zhu Yuanzhang was the founder and first

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Karakorum

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Karakorum was the capital of the Mongol

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. the Silk Road(s) and Bactrian camels

"The Yuan dynasty was a brief irrelevance in China's long history." Discuss critically.

In the Chinese civil service examination system,

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Song Dynasty

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Liu Bang

As a result of early Tang rule,

How did technological innovations shape the development of Chinese literature?

Zhu Yuanzhang completed the task of overthrowing the ____ Dynasty.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Gobi Desert

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. pax Mongolica

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. the Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty

Zhu Xi was a leading figure in the School of Mind.

What were the most important differences between the Chinese nobility and the gentry that replaced them as the most influential force in Chinese society?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Tang Dynasty

The Sui Dynasty was China's longest dynasty.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. dowry

What were the key features of the examination system? What purposes did the system serve?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. The Great Wall

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Zhu Yuanzhang

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Karakorum

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