Question 1

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 What lead to the collapse of the Sui Empire?

Accepted Answer

The Sui Empire reunified China after cen

Question 2

Who created an astronomical clock that combined mathematics, astronomy, calendar-making, and engineering?

Accepted Answer

A) Zhang Zeduan 
B) Yang Ching-chih 
C) Huizong 
D) Hsiang Ssu 
E) Su Song 
A) Zhang Zeduan 
B) Yang Ching-chih 
C) Huizong 
D) Hsiang Ssu 
E) Su Song

Question 3

According to Neo-Confucianism, the person who could preserve mental stability and serenity was the

Accepted Answer

A) soldier. 
B) sage. 
C) monk. 
D) merchant. 
E) simple peasant. 
A) soldier. 
B) sage. 
C) monk. 
D) merchant. 
E) simple peasant.

Question 4

What was used as intercity or interregional credit in the Song Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) government-issued paper money 
B) bank notes 
C) flying money 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) government-issued paper money 
B) bank notes 
C) flying money 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 5

As prosperity and population increased in Song China, Chinese officials

Accepted Answer

A) invented birth control methods to control population growth. 
B) suppressed personal freedom and wealth. 
C) sent people to fight wars in foreign lands as a population release valve. 
D) developed water management, waste management, and firefighting techniques. 
E) began to expand China's territory and settle people in the newly acquired lands. 
A) invented birth control methods to control population growth. 
B) suppressed personal freedom and wealth. 
C) sent people to fight wars in foreign lands as a population release valve. 
D) developed water management, waste management, and firefighting techniques. 
E) began to expand China's territory and settle people in the newly acquired lands.

Question 6

What was the capital of the Tang Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Chang'an 
B) Kaifeng 
C) Guangzhou 
D) Canton 
E) Louyang 
A) Chang'an 
B) Kaifeng 
C) Guangzhou 
D) Canton 
E) Louyang

Question 7

Three cultural influences that fell victim to a backlash during the Tang dynasty were .

Accepted Answer

foreigners

Question 8

The cultivation of what fit well with Confucian social ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) tea 
B) grapes 
C) rice 
D) grain 
E) corn 
A) tea 
B) grapes 
C) rice 
D) grain 
E) corn

Question 9

Shamanism was prevalent in which country prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) Laos 
C) Vietnam 
D) India 
E) Korea 
A) Japan 
B) Laos 
C) Vietnam 
D) India 
E) Korea

Question 10

How did the empires of the Liao, Jin, and Tanggut in northern and Central Asia differ from Song China?

Accepted Answer

The principal difference between the com

Question 11

By instituting civil service examinations for entrance into the government bureaucracy, the Song

Accepted Answer

A) ensured that only the wealthy elite would retain positions of power. 
B) recruited the most talented men for government service. 
C) tried to limit the number of civil servants. 
D) drove the most talented people out of the country. 
E) severely limited its ability to get competent civil servants. 
A) ensured that only the wealthy elite would retain positions of power. 
B) recruited the most talented men for government service. 
C) tried to limit the number of civil servants. 
D) drove the most talented people out of the country. 
E) severely limited its ability to get competent civil servants.

Question 12

During the Song period, women experienced subordination and social restriction, epitomized by

Accepted Answer

A) a decrease in voting rights. 
B) widow-burning. 
C) veiling. 
D) foot-binding. 
E) loss of custody of their children after divorce. 
A) a decrease in voting rights. 
B) widow-burning. 
C) veiling. 
D) foot-binding. 
E) loss of custody of their children after divorce.

Exam 12: Inner and East Asia

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). What lead to the collapse of the Sui Empire?

Who created an astronomical clock that combined mathematics, astronomy, calendar-making, and engineering?

According to Neo-Confucianism, the person who could preserve mental stability and serenity was the

What was used as intercity or interregional credit in the Song Empire?

As prosperity and population increased in Song China, Chinese officials

What was the capital of the Tang Empire?

Three cultural influences that fell victim to a backlash during the Tang dynasty were .

The cultivation of what fit well with Confucian social ideas?

Shamanism was prevalent in which country prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism?

How did the empires of the Liao, Jin, and Tanggut in northern and Central Asia differ from Song China?

By instituting civil service examinations for entrance into the government bureaucracy, the Song

During the Song period, women experienced subordination and social restriction, epitomized by

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