Question 1

The Treaty of Nerchinsk

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A)  allied the Chinese and Russians against the Germans. 
B)  allowed Europeans into formerly closed China. 
C)  gave China a communist political system. 
D)  fixed the northern border of China and the southern border of Russia along the Amur River. 
E)  was violated the day after it was signed and led to a war. 
A)  allied the Chinese and Russians against the Germans. 
B)  allowed Europeans into formerly closed China. 
C)  gave China a communist political system. 
D)  fixed the northern border of China and the southern border of Russia along the Amur River. 
E)  was violated the day after it was signed and led to a war.

Question 2

How did the Tokugawa Shogunate fall into decline and crisis?

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Students should recognize that the decli

Question 3

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 21.1 and trace the expeditions of the Manchurians into neighboring areas. What political and military advances did they make, and what was accomplished?

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The Manchurians, also known as the Jurch

Question 4

Why was Korea a logical first step for Hideyoshi's political conquests?

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Linguistic similarit

Question 5

After the period of civil wars ended in Japan,

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A)  Japanese leaders fragmented into many feuding castes. 
B)  Korea invaded Japan. 
C)  Japanese leaders resigned, thus allowing a true democracy to form. 
D)  Japanese leaders established the Tokugawa Shogunate, a centralized military government centered on Edo. 
E)  China invaded Japan. 
A)  Japanese leaders fragmented into many feuding castes. 
B)  Korea invaded Japan. 
C)  Japanese leaders resigned, thus allowing a true democracy to form. 
D)  Japanese leaders established the Tokugawa Shogunate, a centralized military government centered on Edo. 
E)  China invaded Japan.

Question 6

The Japanese response to Francis Xavier and the Society of Jesus (or the Jesuits) was

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A)  to officially welcome it with open arms. 
B)  to murder every Jesuit that entered the country. 
C)  to adopt Catholic beliefs. 
D)  to blend Shinto, Buddhist, and Catholic belief systems. 
E)  mixed; while some were opposed to it, others were attracted. 
A)  to officially welcome it with open arms. 
B)  to murder every Jesuit that entered the country. 
C)  to adopt Catholic beliefs. 
D)  to blend Shinto, Buddhist, and Catholic belief systems. 
E)  mixed; while some were opposed to it, others were attracted.

Question 7

In the 1630s the Japanese government

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A)  sharply curtailed Christian missionary activities 
B)  largely closed Japan to European trade and Christian influence. 
C)  had Europeans illegally in Japan face the death penalty 
D)  required Japanese to produce certificates of Buddhist temple participation 
E)  all of the above 
A)  sharply curtailed Christian missionary activities 
B)  largely closed Japan to European trade and Christian influence. 
C)  had Europeans illegally in Japan face the death penalty 
D)  required Japanese to produce certificates of Buddhist temple participation 
E)  all of the above

Question 8

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 21.1 and locate the Amur River, Mongolia, Nerchinsk, and Siberia. Describe the confrontation between Russia and China and explain how this border dispute was settled.

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The Amur River is located in the far eas

Question 9

Identify the following term(s).
-Manchu

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The term "Manchu" refers to an ethnic gr

Question 10

Although European enthusiasm for Chinese trade was high,

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A)  the bigotry of the West limited the market for Asian goods. 
B)  China produced virtually no products. 
C)  Western countries feared the opium trade. 
D)  the Chinese limited the Europeans to Canton 
E)  Chinese products were of inferior quality. 
A)  the bigotry of the West limited the market for Asian goods. 
B)  China produced virtually no products. 
C)  Western countries feared the opium trade. 
D)  the Chinese limited the Europeans to Canton 
E)  Chinese products were of inferior quality.

Question 11

Which of the following describes Matteo Ricci?

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A)  an outstanding Jesuit scholar 
B)  an expert in the Chinese language 
C)  a scholar of Confucian classics 
D)  A Jesuit missionary who introduced European technology to China 
E)  all of the above 
A)  an outstanding Jesuit scholar 
B)  an expert in the Chinese language 
C)  a scholar of Confucian classics 
D)  A Jesuit missionary who introduced European technology to China 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

Identify the following term(s).
-Ming Empire

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The Ming Empire, also known as the Ming

Question 13

One of the consequences of Japanese aggression in the sixteenth century was

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A)  the creation of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. 
B)  the defeat of weakened Chinese armies by the Manchu. 
C)  the complete defeat of Japanese forces. 
D)  the alliance formed between China, the Manchus, and Japan. 
E)  the destruction of the Manchu Empire. 
A)  the creation of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. 
B)  the defeat of weakened Chinese armies by the Manchu. 
C)  the complete defeat of Japanese forces. 
D)  the alliance formed between China, the Manchus, and Japan. 
E)  the destruction of the Manchu Empire.

Question 14

Identify the following term(s).
-daimyo

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
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Question 15

The British Macartney mission was an attempt to

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A)  persuade China to revise its trade system. 
B)  find a lost British missionary, Eli Macartney. 
C)  assassinate the emperor's main rival. 
D)  convert the Chinese to Christianity. 
E)  establish diplomatic ties with Japan. 
A)  persuade China to revise its trade system. 
B)  find a lost British missionary, Eli Macartney. 
C)  assassinate the emperor's main rival. 
D)  convert the Chinese to Christianity. 
E)  establish diplomatic ties with Japan.

Question 16

Describe the Choson empire of Korea as it strengthened in the 16th and 17th centuries. How was Korea influenced by China and Japan? What role did the yangban have in Korean society?

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Recovery after the Imjin War was hindere

Question 17

Which of the following did not contribute to Tokugawa Japan's instability?

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A)  The samurai went into debt. 
B)  The merchants gained in power. 
C)  The government remained traditional in a society that was changing. 
D)  The introduction of Christianity caused Buddhism to die out. 
E)  Population and economic growth put a strain on resources. 
A)  The samurai went into debt. 
B)  The merchants gained in power. 
C)  The government remained traditional in a society that was changing. 
D)  The introduction of Christianity caused Buddhism to die out. 
E)  Population and economic growth put a strain on resources.

Question 18

Identify the following term(s).
-Kangxi

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Kangxi refers to the Kangxi Emperor, who

Question 19

Identify the following term(s).
-Dalai Lama

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The Dalai Lama is a title given to the s

Question 20

What problem did the British face with China's "Canton system"?

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A)  Britain couldn't meet China's demand for goods. 
B)  China bought few British goods. 
C)  China wanted British rule in Canton to facilitate trade. 
D)  the British wanted to go to Canton only for trade. 
E)  a gold deposit was required as goodwill collateral. 
A)  Britain couldn't meet China's demand for goods. 
B)  China bought few British goods. 
C)  China wanted British rule in Canton to facilitate trade. 
D)  the British wanted to go to Canton only for trade. 
E)  a gold deposit was required as goodwill collateral.

Exam 21: East Asia in Global Perspective

The Treaty of Nerchinsk

How did the Tokugawa Shogunate fall into decline and crisis?

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 21.1 and trace the expeditions of the Manchurians into neighboring areas. What political and military advances did they make, and what was accomplished?

Why was Korea a logical first step for Hideyoshi's political conquests?

After the period of civil wars ended in Japan,

The Japanese response to Francis Xavier and the Society of Jesus (or the Jesuits) was

In the 1630s the Japanese government

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 21.1 and locate the Amur River, Mongolia, Nerchinsk, and Siberia. Describe the confrontation between Russia and China and explain how this border dispute was settled.

Identify the following term(s). -Manchu

Although European enthusiasm for Chinese trade was high,

Which of the following describes Matteo Ricci?

Identify the following term(s). -Ming Empire

One of the consequences of Japanese aggression in the sixteenth century was

Identify the following term(s). -daimyo

The British Macartney mission was an attempt to

Describe the Choson empire of Korea as it strengthened in the 16th and 17th centuries. How was Korea influenced by China and Japan? What role did the yangban have in Korean society?

Which of the following did not contribute to Tokugawa Japan's instability?

Identify the following term(s). -Kangxi

Identify the following term(s). -Dalai Lama

What problem did the British face with China's "Canton system"?

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