Question 1

Why were the voyages of Zheng He initiated and why did they come to an end?

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The voyages of Zheng He were initiated b

Question 2

Civil service examinations

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A)  were administered in every provincial town under the Tang and Song dynasties 
B)  heavily favored aristocrats during the Tang dynasty 
C)  were phased out during the Song dynasty 
D)  did not become a practice in China until the 16thcentury 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  were administered in every provincial town under the Tang and Song dynasties 
B)  heavily favored aristocrats during the Tang dynasty 
C)  were phased out during the Song dynasty 
D)  did not become a practice in China until the 16thcentury 
E)  None of the above.

Question 3

The Turkish-speaking tribal group that ultimately overthrew the Tang were the

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A)  Mongols. 
B)  Magyars. 
C)  Uighurs. 
D)  Jurchens. 
E)  Kirghiz. 
A)  Mongols. 
B)  Magyars. 
C)  Uighurs. 
D)  Jurchens. 
E)  Kirghiz.

Question 4

The name given to the Asian region northwest of traditional China that was pacified by the Tang was

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A)  Xinjiang. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Silla. 
E)  Bactria. 
A)  Xinjiang. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Silla. 
E)  Bactria.

Question 5

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

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Foot binding was a practice in ancient C

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The term "blast furnace" refers to a typ

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
White Lotus sect

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The White Lotus sect was a religious and

Question 8

Of the three philosophies competing for attention in medieval China,

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A)  Manichaeanism had the largest following. 
B)  Confucianism triumphed because it adhered to the Chinese social need to support the concepts of hard work and filial piety. 
C)  Buddhism prevailed because of its divine visions. 
D)  Daoism triumphed because of its philosophical underpinnings. 
E)  neither Buddhism nor Daoism ever offered an alternative to restrictive Confucian theology. 
A)  Manichaeanism had the largest following. 
B)  Confucianism triumphed because it adhered to the Chinese social need to support the concepts of hard work and filial piety. 
C)  Buddhism prevailed because of its divine visions. 
D)  Daoism triumphed because of its philosophical underpinnings. 
E)  neither Buddhism nor Daoism ever offered an alternative to restrictive Confucian theology.

Question 9

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

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Xuan Zang was a Chinese Buddhist monk, s

Question 10

Rice became the main food crop in China during which dynasty?

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

Question 11

What were the key factors in the growth and development of the Chinese economy during the long period between the Sui and the Song?

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The key factors in the growth and develo

Question 12

The most famous stretch of the Great Wall of China today was built under which dynasty?

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

Question 13

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

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Confucianism is a philosophical and ethi

Question 14

What explains the growing tensions between Buddhism and the state during the later Tang period?

Accepted Answer

During the later Tang period, there were

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
landscape painting and Daoism

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Landscape painting is a form of art that

Question 16

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

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The Grand Canal is a man-made waterway i

Question 17

More than anything, technological advances in societies appear to depend on the

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A)  native intelligence of a population. 
B)  prevailing climatic conditions. 
C)  degree of political centralization. 
D)  extent of contact with other cultures. 
E)  available natural resources. 
A)  native intelligence of a population. 
B)  prevailing climatic conditions. 
C)  degree of political centralization. 
D)  extent of contact with other cultures. 
E)  available natural resources.

Question 18

Due to various technical aspects of the Chinese language, its poetry had

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A)  a brevity in the amount of lines used and the number of words in each line. 
B)  a high degree of vagueness which repelled most Chinese. 
C)  a verbosity to its construction. 
D)  an incompatibility with music. 
E)  little impact on Chinese culture. 
A)  a brevity in the amount of lines used and the number of words in each line. 
B)  a high degree of vagueness which repelled most Chinese. 
C)  a verbosity to its construction. 
D)  an incompatibility with music. 
E)  little impact on Chinese culture.

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
compass and the sternpost rudder

Accepted Answer

The compass is a navigational instrument

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Supreme Ultimate" is often ass

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

Why were the voyages of Zheng He initiated and why did they come to an end?

Civil service examinations

The Turkish-speaking tribal group that ultimately overthrew the Tang were the

The name given to the Asian region northwest of traditional China that was pacified by the Tang was

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

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. White Lotus sect

Of the three philosophies competing for attention in medieval China,

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

Rice became the main food crop in China during which dynasty?

What were the key factors in the growth and development of the Chinese economy during the long period between the Sui and the Song?

The most famous stretch of the Great Wall of China today was built under which dynasty?

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

What explains the growing tensions between Buddhism and the state during the later Tang period?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. landscape painting and Daoism

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

More than anything, technological advances in societies appear to depend on the

Due to various technical aspects of the Chinese language, its poetry had

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. compass and the sternpost rudder

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

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