Question 1

Which of the following illustrates how the Qing relied on diplomacy to impose their control?

Accepted Answer

A) Korea and Vietnam recognized the Qing as their overlord. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Non-Han groups living on the geographic margins of Chinese society sent tribute missions. 
D) A defeated Tibet was allowed local governments,under Manchu supervision. 
E) Mongol emissaries were received at the summer palace,rather than in the Forbidden City in Beijing. 
A) Korea and Vietnam recognized the Qing as their overlord. 
B) All of the answers are correct. 
C) Non-Han groups living on the geographic margins of Chinese society sent tribute missions. 
D) A defeated Tibet was allowed local governments,under Manchu supervision. 
E) Mongol emissaries were received at the summer palace,rather than in the Forbidden City in Beijing. B

Question 2

As the empress of Russia,Catherine's contacts with Europe brought changes to Russia.Discuss how the changes benefited some areas of Russian society,while other areas remained mired in abject poverty.

Accepted Answer

As the empress of Russia, Catherine the Great's contacts with Europe brought about significant changes to Russian society. One of the major benefits was the modernization and westernization of Russia, particularly in areas such as education, culture, and the arts. Catherine's policies and reforms led to the establishment of new schools, the promotion of literature and the arts, and the introduction of new technologies and ideas from Europe.

These changes benefited the upper classes and the nobility, who had access to education, cultural opportunities, and the latest advancements from Europe. They were able to participate in the growing cultural and intellectual exchange with the rest of Europe, which helped to elevate their status and influence in Russian society.

However, while the upper classes and nobility enjoyed these benefits, other areas of Russian society remained mired in abject poverty. The majority of the population, particularly the peasants and serfs, did not experience the same improvements. They continued to live in harsh conditions, with little access to education, healthcare, or economic opportunities. The gap between the wealthy and the poor widened as the elite classes embraced European ideas and lifestyles, while the lower classes struggled to survive.

Overall, Catherine the Great's contacts with Europe brought about significant changes to Russian society, benefiting the upper classes and nobility through modernization and cultural exchange, while leaving other areas of society in poverty and stagnation.

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of Japan after the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Practiced a degree of isolationism. 
B) Was not a tributary of any nation. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) Was not subject to any foreign power. 
E) Developed its own distinctive political,economic,and cultural systems. 
A) Practiced a degree of isolationism. 
B) Was not a tributary of any nation. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) Was not subject to any foreign power. 
E) Developed its own distinctive political,economic,and cultural systems. C

Question 4

The reign of Catherine the Great of Russia was a time noted for

Accepted Answer

A) expansion. 
B) the introduction of Western architecture. 
C) consolidation of power in the throne. 
D) importing fashion and art from the West. 
E) all of the answers are correct. 
A) expansion. 
B) the introduction of Western architecture. 
C) consolidation of power in the throne. 
D) importing fashion and art from the West. 
E) all of the answers are correct.

Question 5

The basic wealth of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Aurangzeb included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) all of the answers are correct. 
B) agriculture. 
C) trade. 
D) territorial expansions' treasures. 
E) industry. 
A) all of the answers are correct. 
B) agriculture. 
C) trade. 
D) territorial expansions' treasures. 
E) industry.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Macartney Mission

Accepted Answer

The Macartney Mission refers to the firs

Question 7

During Xie's presence in China,which of the following was part of the old South China Sea network?

Accepted Answer

A) India. 
B) Persian Gulf. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) East Africa. 
E) Southeast Asia. 
A) India. 
B) Persian Gulf. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) East Africa. 
E) Southeast Asia.

Question 8

How was cotton changing the economies and cultures of European and Asian powers?

Accepted Answer

Cotton had a significant impact on the e

Question 9

Who did the Russians describe as the "small people of the north"?

Accepted Answer

A) Cossacks. 
B) Siberians. 
C) Chinese. 
D) Tibetans. 
E) Koreans. 
A) Cossacks. 
B) Siberians. 
C) Chinese. 
D) Tibetans. 
E) Koreans.

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- Catherine the Great

Accepted Answer

Catherine the Great, also known as Cathe

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Xie was born about 1852. 
B) As a noble,he traveled across much of Asia. 
C) Xie was born in the Guangdong province of South China. 
D) Sold into slavery,he ended up in India. 
E) Hai-lu was written by Xie after he was forced to retire because of blindness. 
A) Xie was born about 1852. 
B) As a noble,he traveled across much of Asia. 
C) Xie was born in the Guangdong province of South China. 
D) Sold into slavery,he ended up in India. 
E) Hai-lu was written by Xie after he was forced to retire because of blindness.

Question 12

Qianlong abdicated his throne because he

Accepted Answer

A) was in danger from court intrigues. 
B) was captured by former Ming supporters. 
C) was overthrown by his son. 
D) wanted to spend the remainder of his years in a Buddhist temple. 
E) did not want to exceed the reign years of his grandfather Kangxi. 
A) was in danger from court intrigues. 
B) was captured by former Ming supporters. 
C) was overthrown by his son. 
D) wanted to spend the remainder of his years in a Buddhist temple. 
E) did not want to exceed the reign years of his grandfather Kangxi.

Question 13

Which of the following was in the Indian cotton trade loop?

Accepted Answer

A) European consumers wanted the comfort and cheapness of Indian cotton. 
B) Southeastern merchants used the silver from European sales to help expand textiles in India. 
C) Moneylenders were there to make advances to weavers. 
D) Lower-caste women were contracted to spin cotton yarn. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) European consumers wanted the comfort and cheapness of Indian cotton. 
B) Southeastern merchants used the silver from European sales to help expand textiles in India. 
C) Moneylenders were there to make advances to weavers. 
D) Lower-caste women were contracted to spin cotton yarn. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 14

Which of the following describes China's attitude toward Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A) The Qing looked upon oceanic trade with great suspicion. 
B) Traders were looked upon as greedy. 
C) One port at Guangzhou was opened for foreign trade. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) European traders were required to deal only with cohongs. 
A) The Qing looked upon oceanic trade with great suspicion. 
B) Traders were looked upon as greedy. 
C) One port at Guangzhou was opened for foreign trade. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) European traders were required to deal only with cohongs.

Question 15

What actions,by Joseph Francois Dupleix (French)and Robert Clive (British),laid the foundations for European territorial expansionism in Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Secured backing from native rulers. 
B) After destroying any resistance,they became rulers of local and regional governments. 
C) Profits and taxes were collected for the companies and themselves. 
D) They inserted company men into the Mughal court and existing institutions. 
E) All of these 
A) Secured backing from native rulers. 
B) After destroying any resistance,they became rulers of local and regional governments. 
C) Profits and taxes were collected for the companies and themselves. 
D) They inserted company men into the Mughal court and existing institutions. 
E) All of these

Question 16

Xia Qinggao dictated his life story after he was no longer a sailor;at the time he was living in the Portuguese settlement of

Accepted Answer

A) Shanghai. 
B) Macao. 
C) London. 
D) Malacca. 
E) Calcutta. 
A) Shanghai. 
B) Macao. 
C) London. 
D) Malacca. 
E) Calcutta.

Question 17

Parliament attacked the actions of Clive and Dupleix and compared them to

Accepted Answer

A) slave cruelty in Virginia and the Carolinas. 
B) the crusades. 
C) the Spanish slaughter of the Incas in Peru. 
D) slave ships. 
E) the slave societies of Brazil. 
A) slave cruelty in Virginia and the Carolinas. 
B) the crusades. 
C) the Spanish slaughter of the Incas in Peru. 
D) slave ships. 
E) the slave societies of Brazil.

Question 18

How does Xie describe the British presence in Calcutta?

Accepted Answer

A) Military officials and merchants live inside a walled city. 
B) The uniform of the officials is covered with strange embroidery. 
C) Top officials never go outside the walled city because of security. 
D) British parades are always preceded by local soldiers on elephants. 
E) Calcutta is ruled by a civilian governor. 
A) Military officials and merchants live inside a walled city. 
B) The uniform of the officials is covered with strange embroidery. 
C) Top officials never go outside the walled city because of security. 
D) British parades are always preceded by local soldiers on elephants. 
E) Calcutta is ruled by a civilian governor.

Question 19

If history has a long memory and religion is a deeply important part of any culture,trace the conflicts in religion in Russia from Ivan to Catherine,by referring to the chapter text and the reading,"Movement of Ideas: Petitioning Catherine the Great." According to the individual petitions,what laws have been made by the Russian government concerning Muslims and Jews,and what internal laws has each group made in relationship to living inside Russia?

Accepted Answer

From Ivan to Catherine, Russia experienc

Question 20

After the death of Aurangzeb,the central power of Delhi began to feel pressure from

Accepted Answer

A) autonomous regional states. 
B) European seaborne empires. 
C) invasions from Iran. 
D) the destabilizing of the existing political order. 
E) All of these 
A) autonomous regional states. 
B) European seaborne empires. 
C) invasions from Iran. 
D) the destabilizing of the existing political order. 
E) All of these

Exam 20: Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

Which of the following illustrates how the Qing relied on diplomacy to impose their control?

As the empress of Russia,Catherine's contacts with Europe brought changes to Russia.Discuss how the changes benefited some areas of Russian society,while other areas remained mired in abject poverty.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Japan after the sixteenth century?

The reign of Catherine the Great of Russia was a time noted for

The basic wealth of the Mughal Empire during the reign of Aurangzeb included which of the following?

Please define the following key terms. - Macartney Mission

During Xie's presence in China,which of the following was part of the old South China Sea network?

How was cotton changing the economies and cultures of European and Asian powers?

Who did the Russians describe as the "small people of the north"?

Please define the following key terms. - Catherine the Great

Which of the following statements is true?

Qianlong abdicated his throne because he

Which of the following was in the Indian cotton trade loop?

Which of the following describes China's attitude toward Europeans?

What actions,by Joseph Francois Dupleix (French)and Robert Clive (British),laid the foundations for European territorial expansionism in Asia?

Xia Qinggao dictated his life story after he was no longer a sailor;at the time he was living in the Portuguese settlement of

Parliament attacked the actions of Clive and Dupleix and compared them to

How does Xie describe the British presence in Calcutta?

After the death of Aurangzeb,the central power of Delhi began to feel pressure from

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