Question 1

How did the commercial revolution affect the monetary system in China during the Song dynasty?

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Question 2

What was one result of the military defeat of Northern Song?

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A) It brought an end to the migration from north to south China that had started centuries before. 
B) It brought political instability to southern China. 
C) Farmers realized that they could grow less food in southern China than they could in northern China. 
D) It triggered one of the greatest migrations in human history. 
E) The Jin dynasty economy suffered by the massive migration of Chinese to the south. 
A) It brought an end to the migration from north to south China that had started centuries before. 
B) It brought political instability to southern China. 
C) Farmers realized that they could grow less food in southern China than they could in northern China. 
D) It triggered one of the greatest migrations in human history. 
E) The Jin dynasty economy suffered by the massive migration of Chinese to the south.

Question 3

Which of the following was included in the civil service examinations?

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A) Poetry writing 
B) General essays 
C) Political essays 
D) Mastery of classical Confucianism 
E) all of these choices. 
A) Poetry writing 
B) General essays 
C) Political essays 
D) Mastery of classical Confucianism 
E) all of these choices.

Question 4

By the thirteenth century,Chinese metallurgists learned that if they heated needles to the Curie point,what could they then create?

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A) Sterilized needles. 
B) Curved needles. 
C) A barometer. 
D) A magnetic compass. 
E) Moveable type. 
A) Sterilized needles. 
B) Curved needles. 
C) A barometer. 
D) A magnetic compass. 
E) Moveable type.

Question 5

Which dynasty reunited China in 960 after the fall of the Tang in 907?

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A) Song. 
B) Shang. 
C) Jin. 
D) Zhou. 
E) Wu. 
A) Song. 
B) Shang. 
C) Jin. 
D) Zhou. 
E) Wu.

Question 6

The Map of the Tracks of Yu,drawn sometime around 108l,indicates the limits of the Song dynasty's knowledge of the outside world,showing

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A) Korea. 
B) Vietnam. 
C) nothing beyond the Chinese borders. 
D) Japan. 
E) Afghanistan. 
A) Korea. 
B) Vietnam. 
C) nothing beyond the Chinese borders. 
D) Japan. 
E) Afghanistan.

Question 7

The Jin's political system can best be described as

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A) a government structure modeled after the Song dynasty. 
B) having forty-million Chinese ruled by one million Jurchen. 
C) including one million Jurchen. 
D) being ruled by the Jurchens until 1234. 
E) All of these. 
A) a government structure modeled after the Song dynasty. 
B) having forty-million Chinese ruled by one million Jurchen. 
C) including one million Jurchen. 
D) being ruled by the Jurchens until 1234. 
E) All of these.

Question 8

The Ly Dynasty of Vietnam regularly sent gifts to

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A) the Jurchen. 
B) Korea. 
C) Japan. 
D) Song China. 
E) Mongols. 
A) the Jurchen. 
B) Korea. 
C) Japan. 
D) Song China. 
E) Mongols.

Question 9

The early Chinese iron-factory system involved which of the following?

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A) government workshops. 
B) making cheaper goods. 
C) hundreds of workers. 
D) making military goods. 
E) all of these choices 
A) government workshops. 
B) making cheaper goods. 
C) hundreds of workers. 
D) making military goods. 
E) all of these choices

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- Paper Money

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Paper money refers to currency in the fo

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true as one of the results of the commercial revolution in the south?

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A) The number of kidnapped women increased as wealth increased. 
B) Prosperity clouded the separation between social groups. 
C) As a growing class,the merchants remained at the bottom of the ideal social hierarchy. 
D) Wealth led to men having more concubines. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) The number of kidnapped women increased as wealth increased. 
B) Prosperity clouded the separation between social groups. 
C) As a growing class,the merchants remained at the bottom of the ideal social hierarchy. 
D) Wealth led to men having more concubines. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 12

What was the purpose of footbinding and how was it connected to the commercial revolution of the Southern Song?

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Question 13

The open examination process lost some luster and prestige because of all of the following except

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A) shadow privilege. 
B) cheating by students. 
C) heightened competition. 
D) many chose alternative careers. 
E) candidates of the lower classes were passing examinations. 
A) shadow privilege. 
B) cheating by students. 
C) heightened competition. 
D) many chose alternative careers. 
E) candidates of the lower classes were passing examinations.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- movable type

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- movable type...

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true?

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A) A Chinese-style government was firmly entrenched in Japan by 900. 
B) A Chinese-type emperor ruled Japan from Kyoto. 
C) Rival clans joined to oust the Chinese. 
D) Japan became a tributary state of China by 900. 
E) The Minamoto clan defeated its rivals in 1185 and established a capital at Kamakura. 
A) A Chinese-style government was firmly entrenched in Japan by 900. 
B) A Chinese-type emperor ruled Japan from Kyoto. 
C) Rival clans joined to oust the Chinese. 
D) Japan became a tributary state of China by 900. 
E) The Minamoto clan defeated its rivals in 1185 and established a capital at Kamakura.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
- Kamakura

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The term "Kamakura" can refer to several

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- Steel

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Steel is an alloy of iron with typically

Question 18

By 976,the first Song emperor made his capital at

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A) Chang'an. 
B) Hangzhou. 
C) Beijing. 
D) Kaifeng. 
E) Nanjing. 
A) Chang'an. 
B) Hangzhou. 
C) Beijing. 
D) Kaifeng. 
E) Nanjing.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
- Footbinding

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Footbinding was a cultural practice that

Question 20

In addition to having been a past emperor and now a prisoner of the Jurchen,Huizong was also known for

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A) administrative skills. 
B) painting and calligraphy. 
C) poetry and music. 
D) engineering the great walls that protected Kaifeng. 
E) the study of astronomy. 
A) administrative skills. 
B) painting and calligraphy. 
C) poetry and music. 
D) engineering the great walls that protected Kaifeng. 
E) the study of astronomy.

Exam 12: Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

How did the commercial revolution affect the monetary system in China during the Song dynasty?

What was one result of the military defeat of Northern Song?

Which of the following was included in the civil service examinations?

By the thirteenth century,Chinese metallurgists learned that if they heated needles to the Curie point,what could they then create?

Which dynasty reunited China in 960 after the fall of the Tang in 907?

The Map of the Tracks of Yu,drawn sometime around 108l,indicates the limits of the Song dynasty's knowledge of the outside world,showing

The Jin's political system can best be described as

The Ly Dynasty of Vietnam regularly sent gifts to

The early Chinese iron-factory system involved which of the following?

Please define the following key terms. - Paper Money

Which of the following statements is true as one of the results of the commercial revolution in the south?

What was the purpose of footbinding and how was it connected to the commercial revolution of the Southern Song?

The open examination process lost some luster and prestige because of all of the following except

Please define the following key terms. - movable type

Which of the following statements is true?

Please define the following key terms. - Kamakura

Please define the following key terms. - Steel

By 976,the first Song emperor made his capital at

Please define the following key terms. - Footbinding

In addition to having been a past emperor and now a prisoner of the Jurchen,Huizong was also known for

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