Question 1

Wu Zhao

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A)  was the founder of the White Lotus sect. 
B)  translated The Way of the Dao into Khitan. 
C)  was the Chinese name of Marco Polo. 
D)  was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. 
E)  became empress of China. 
A)  was the founder of the White Lotus sect. 
B)  translated The Way of the Dao into Khitan. 
C)  was the Chinese name of Marco Polo. 
D)  was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. 
E)  became empress of China.

Question 2

In 755, a rebellion that briefly gained control of Chang'an undermined the ____ Dynasty.

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

Question 3

Describe the status of women in traditional China. What opportunities did women have to exert influence and control over their own lives?

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In traditional China, the status of wome

Question 4

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

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The Southern Song refers to the period o

Question 5

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

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Sui Yangdi, also known as Emperor Yang o

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
civil service examination

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The civil service examination was a syst

Question 7

Zheng He and his fleet sailed as far west as

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A)  the west coast of India. 
B)  the west coast of Africa. 
C)  the eastern Mediterranean. 
D)  the east coast of Africa. 
E)  the east coast of India. 
A)  the west coast of India. 
B)  the west coast of Africa. 
C)  the eastern Mediterranean. 
D)  the east coast of Africa. 
E)  the east coast of India.

Question 8

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

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Li Yuan was a Chinese general and the fo

Question 9

What did the Neo-Confucians teach? What purpose did they believe their philosophy served?

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The Neo-Confucians taught a philosophy t

Question 10

The Buddhist sect that stressed the role of devotion was

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A)  Chan. 
B)  the Pure Land Sect. 
C)  Tantrism. 
D)  the White Lotus Sect. 
E)  the Black Leopard Sect. 
A)  Chan. 
B)  the Pure Land Sect. 
C)  Tantrism. 
D)  the White Lotus Sect. 
E)  the Black Leopard Sect.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Equal Field System

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The Equal Field System was a land distri

Question 12

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

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The Sui Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty th

Question 13

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

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Kaifeng was the capital of the Northern

Question 14

The Silk Road connected

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A)  India and South-East Asia. 
B)  India and China. 
C)  China, South-East Asia, and Europe. 
D)  China, India, and the Middle East. 
E)  Europe and the Middle East. 
A)  India and South-East Asia. 
B)  India and China. 
C)  China, South-East Asia, and Europe. 
D)  China, India, and the Middle East. 
E)  Europe and the Middle East.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Chang'an

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Chang'an was the ancient capital of more

Question 16

Much of the Silk Road trade was carried by traders from

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A)  Central Asia. 
B)  India. 
C)  southern China. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  eastern Europe. 
A)  Central Asia. 
B)  India. 
C)  southern China. 
D)  Japan. 
E)  eastern Europe.

Question 17

The Sui Dynasty

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A)  lasted from the ninth until the eleventh centuries. 
B)  designated Daoism as the only official state ideology. 
C)  completed the new Grand Canal system linking the Yellow the Yangtze river valleys. 
D)  burned the literary works of Confucius and all non-Buddhists. 
E)  moved the capital to Canton. 
A)  lasted from the ninth until the eleventh centuries. 
B)  designated Daoism as the only official state ideology. 
C)  completed the new Grand Canal system linking the Yellow the Yangtze river valleys. 
D)  burned the literary works of Confucius and all non-Buddhists. 
E)  moved the capital to Canton.

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Temuchin/Genghis Khan

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Temuchin, also known as Genghis Khan, wa

Question 19

The Chinese civil service examination system

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A)  included a quota system to insure that over one-half of those who took it were peasants. 
B)  ensured that those passing all levels of the exams would receive life-long pensions. 
C)  was designed to keep the "scholar-gentry" from taking the advanced examinations. 
D)  was no longer used after the early 600s. 
E)  was unable to solve the problem of officials using their positions to help their relatives. 
A)  included a quota system to insure that over one-half of those who took it were peasants. 
B)  ensured that those passing all levels of the exams would receive life-long pensions. 
C)  was designed to keep the "scholar-gentry" from taking the advanced examinations. 
D)  was no longer used after the early 600s. 
E)  was unable to solve the problem of officials using their positions to help their relatives.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
School of the Mind and Zhu Xi

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The "School of the Mind" refers to a phi

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

Wu Zhao

In 755, a rebellion that briefly gained control of Chang'an undermined the ____ Dynasty.

Describe the status of women in traditional China. What opportunities did women have to exert influence and control over their own lives?

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

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. civil service examination

Zheng He and his fleet sailed as far west as

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

What did the Neo-Confucians teach? What purpose did they believe their philosophy served?

The Buddhist sect that stressed the role of devotion was

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Equal Field System

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

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

The Silk Road connected

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Chang'an

Much of the Silk Road trade was carried by traders from

The Sui Dynasty

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Temuchin/Genghis Khan

The Chinese civil service examination system

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. School of the Mind and Zhu Xi

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