Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
- Iron

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The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Iron...

Question 2

According to Zhao,the major export of Japan was

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A) printed books. 
B) cedar trees. 
C) celadon pottery. 
D) silk fabric. 
E) wheat. 
A) printed books. 
B) cedar trees. 
C) celadon pottery. 
D) silk fabric. 
E) wheat.

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
- New Policies

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"New Policies" is a term that can refer

Question 4

Zhu Xi,the founder of the White Deer Academy in 1181,emphasized Neo-Confucianism and the use of

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A) A Record of the Dream. 
B) The Four Books. 
C) The Three Character Classic. 
D) Daodejing. 
E) Description of Foreign Peoples. 
A) A Record of the Dream. 
B) The Four Books. 
C) The Three Character Classic. 
D) Daodejing. 
E) Description of Foreign Peoples.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
- Koryo Dynasty

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The Koryo Dynasty, also spelled as Gorye

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- advanced scholar

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The term "advanced scholar" typically re

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Woodblock printing

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Woodblock printing is an ancient techniq

Question 8

Although Vietnam had a ruling dynasty,actual power lay with

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A) wealthy landowners. 
B) Buddhist monasteries. 
C) independent chieftains. 
D) the military. 
E) courtiers. 
A) wealthy landowners. 
B) Buddhist monasteries. 
C) independent chieftains. 
D) the military. 
E) courtiers.

Question 9

A second later map,The Map of China and Foreign Countries,drawn on the back of The Map of the Tracks of Yu,includes many new peoples known to the Chinese,but has short descriptions of these people rather than exact locations because

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A) the Chinese did not have a word for these new locations. 
B) no one knew the exact location of these new peoples. 
C) the emperor feared that China's neighbors might use this information to invade. 
D) the map was supposedly symbolic,showing the power of China. 
E) Chinese mapmakers could not apply the prime directions (north,south,east,west)to a map. 
A) the Chinese did not have a word for these new locations. 
B) no one knew the exact location of these new peoples. 
C) the emperor feared that China's neighbors might use this information to invade. 
D) the map was supposedly symbolic,showing the power of China. 
E) Chinese mapmakers could not apply the prime directions (north,south,east,west)to a map.

Question 10

Which of the following was iron used for in Song China?

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A) Weapons. 
B) Locks. 
C) Bridges. 
D) Tools. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Weapons. 
B) Locks. 
C) Bridges. 
D) Tools. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 11

Korean export goods included which of the following?

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A) ginseng. 
B) precious metals. 
C) printed books. 
D) celadon pots. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) ginseng. 
B) precious metals. 
C) printed books. 
D) celadon pots. 
E) all of these choices.

Question 12

Discuss how China developed its foreign trade during the period of the economic revolution.

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Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
- steel-needle compass

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The term "steel-needle compass" refers t

Question 14

Because superior cavalry was insufficient to defeat high-walled cities,armies began to rely on

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A) long sieges. 
B) the use of elephants introduced from India. 
C) new tunneling techniques. 
D) suicide charges led by prisoners and slaves. 
E) weapons fueled by gunpowder. 
A) long sieges. 
B) the use of elephants introduced from India. 
C) new tunneling techniques. 
D) suicide charges led by prisoners and slaves. 
E) weapons fueled by gunpowder.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
- Shadow Privilege

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Shadow privilege is not a widely recogni

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Song dynasty and the civil service examinations?

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A) The tests had been in use for over a thousand years. 
B) The examinations were not always fair,but were superior to appointments based on heredity. 
C) Examinations were less competitive for sons of the privileged. 
D) Ninety percent of government positions had been filled by civil service appointments. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) The tests had been in use for over a thousand years. 
B) The examinations were not always fair,but were superior to appointments based on heredity. 
C) Examinations were less competitive for sons of the privileged. 
D) Ninety percent of government positions had been filled by civil service appointments. 
E) All of these choices.

Question 17

Although much of Chinese knowledge of the non-Chinese world was limited,they had some personal contact with its products such as

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A) camels from Arabia. 
B) wool from Britannia. 
C) coffee from Turkey. 
D) African slaves in Quanzhou. 
E) carpets from Persia. 
A) camels from Arabia. 
B) wool from Britannia. 
C) coffee from Turkey. 
D) African slaves in Quanzhou. 
E) carpets from Persia.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
- Neo-Confucianism

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The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Neo-Confucianism...

Question 19

Relate the book publishing and educational boom to the commercial revolution.

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Question 20

Cost factors involved with the use of movable type included which of the following?

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A) that a piece of type had to be made for each of the thousands of Chinese characters. 
B) that because of resetting each frame,it was suitable to printing large volumes. 
C) that books that could be printed by the thousands became cheaper to buy. 
D) that it was more expensive than woodblock printing. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) that a piece of type had to be made for each of the thousands of Chinese characters. 
B) that because of resetting each frame,it was suitable to printing large volumes. 
C) that books that could be printed by the thousands became cheaper to buy. 
D) that it was more expensive than woodblock printing. 
E) all of these choices.

Exam 12: Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Please define the following key terms. - Iron

According to Zhao,the major export of Japan was

Please define the following key terms. - New Policies

Zhu Xi,the founder of the White Deer Academy in 1181,emphasized Neo-Confucianism and the use of

Please define the following key terms. - Koryo Dynasty

Please define the following key terms. - advanced scholar

Please define the following key terms. - Woodblock printing

Although Vietnam had a ruling dynasty,actual power lay with

A second later map,The Map of China and Foreign Countries,drawn on the back of The Map of the Tracks of Yu,includes many new peoples known to the Chinese,but has short descriptions of these people rather than exact locations because

Which of the following was iron used for in Song China?

Korean export goods included which of the following?

Discuss how China developed its foreign trade during the period of the economic revolution.

Please define the following key terms. - steel-needle compass

Because superior cavalry was insufficient to defeat high-walled cities,armies began to rely on

Please define the following key terms. - Shadow Privilege

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Song dynasty and the civil service examinations?

Although much of Chinese knowledge of the non-Chinese world was limited,they had some personal contact with its products such as

Please define the following key terms. - Neo-Confucianism

Relate the book publishing and educational boom to the commercial revolution.

Cost factors involved with the use of movable type included which of the following?

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