Question 1

Which reforms by Yoshimune were successful?

Accepted Answer

A) Controls on interest rates. 
B) Cultivation of sugar and ginseng. 
C) Increased attention to products from the sea that provided food and fertilizer. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Finding plants that would grow in marginal areas to increase food supplies. 
A) Controls on interest rates. 
B) Cultivation of sugar and ginseng. 
C) Increased attention to products from the sea that provided food and fertilizer. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Finding plants that would grow in marginal areas to increase food supplies.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
- Seclusion Edicts

Accepted Answer

The Seclusion Edicts, also known as the

Question 3

At its largest territorial extent,Qing China included which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A) Manchuria. 
B) Central Asia. 
C) Tibet. 
D) Taiwan. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Manchuria. 
B) Central Asia. 
C) Tibet. 
D) Taiwan. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 4

Discuss how the decline of Mughal power from 1650 to 1800 led to the British East India Company's involvement in local politics.

Accepted Answer

The decline of Mughal power from 1650 to

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
- Dutch Learning

Accepted Answer

The term "Dutch Learning" does not have

Question 6

China's agriculture boomed in the seventeenth century with the introduction of

Accepted Answer

A) iron farming tools. 
B) three field rotation. 
C) a new strain of rice. 
D) African slaves for fieldwork. 
E) crops like sweet potatoes from America. 
A) iron farming tools. 
B) three field rotation. 
C) a new strain of rice. 
D) African slaves for fieldwork. 
E) crops like sweet potatoes from America.

Question 7

Discuss the path the Manchu took in assuming the throne of China.

Accepted Answer

The Manchu, also known as the Qing dynas

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
- Guangzhou

Accepted Answer

Guangzhou is a major city located in sou

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
- Footbinding

Accepted Answer

Footbinding was a cultural practice that

Question 10

What were the results of the commercial wealth for Aurangzeb?

Accepted Answer

A) He used the money to build up his military and conquer regional leaders for their wealth. 
B) The central government of the Mughals was turned into a dictatorial dynasty. 
C) Islam became the national religion of India. 
D) Mughal armies expanded outside Indian borders. 
E) Local and regional leaders used the wealth to build armies to challenge the centralized government. 
A) He used the money to build up his military and conquer regional leaders for their wealth. 
B) The central government of the Mughals was turned into a dictatorial dynasty. 
C) Islam became the national religion of India. 
D) Mughal armies expanded outside Indian borders. 
E) Local and regional leaders used the wealth to build armies to challenge the centralized government.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
- Treaty of Nerchinsk

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Nerchinsk, signed on Augus

Question 12

The accomplishments of the Qing Emperor Yongzheng included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) he sponsored an 800,000 page encyclopedia. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) he promoted an empirical form of Confucianism in the government. 
D) he increased tax revenues. 
E) he spread taxation more equitability between commoners and gentry. 
A) he sponsored an 800,000 page encyclopedia. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) he promoted an empirical form of Confucianism in the government. 
D) he increased tax revenues. 
E) he spread taxation more equitability between commoners and gentry.

Question 13

The Manchu first proclaimed the Qing Dynasty when they were asked by the Ming to

Accepted Answer

A) help fight the British incursion into Chinese territory. 
B) help fight off a Japanese invasion. 
C) defend the northern border against Mongols. 
D) fill in the weakening Chinese army. 
E) to supply the Ming with trained horses for war. 
A) help fight the British incursion into Chinese territory. 
B) help fight off a Japanese invasion. 
C) defend the northern border against Mongols. 
D) fill in the weakening Chinese army. 
E) to supply the Ming with trained horses for war.

Question 14

By 1750,the reforms of the Yoshimune government

Accepted Answer

A) actually advanced Japan into becoming a major economic power in the East. 
B) prevented unrest in the countryside. 
C) allowed the use of unpaid labor,which helped the farmer produce for the urban market. 
D) allowed Japan's economy to do no more than struggle to just stand still. 
E) passed reforms that allowed for greater access to water and forest products by farmers. 
A) actually advanced Japan into becoming a major economic power in the East. 
B) prevented unrest in the countryside. 
C) allowed the use of unpaid labor,which helped the farmer produce for the urban market. 
D) allowed Japan's economy to do no more than struggle to just stand still. 
E) passed reforms that allowed for greater access to water and forest products by farmers.

Question 15

In an attempt to reform and stabilize Japan,the Shogun Yoshimune proclaimed,through edicts,that the problems facing Japan were based on

Accepted Answer

A) Christianity. 
B) moral failures. 
C) the samurai loyalty of their daimyos. 
D) contact with the Chinese. 
E) new ideas coming into Japan by way of foreign books. 
A) Christianity. 
B) moral failures. 
C) the samurai loyalty of their daimyos. 
D) contact with the Chinese. 
E) new ideas coming into Japan by way of foreign books.

Question 16

To consolidate their power,the Qing rulers did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) brought Chinese scholar-officials into the imperial bureaucracy. 
B) established Confucianism as the official state ideology. 
C) all of the answers are correct. 
D) kept the examination system. 
E) governed ministries with Chinese and Manchu officials. 
A) brought Chinese scholar-officials into the imperial bureaucracy. 
B) established Confucianism as the official state ideology. 
C) all of the answers are correct. 
D) kept the examination system. 
E) governed ministries with Chinese and Manchu officials.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- Yongzheng

Accepted Answer

Yongzheng refers to the reign name of th

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of legal pluralism?

Accepted Answer

A) The British used British-style jury trials in all legal proceedings. 
B) Indian litigants could only pursue their cases in British courts with British judges. 
C) The British hired Muslims and Hindu legal experts to explain the English legal system to Indians. 
D) Although Indian litigants could have their case tried in a British court,they expected that their customs be applied. 
E) Indians could not serve on juries or act as judges. 
A) The British used British-style jury trials in all legal proceedings. 
B) Indian litigants could only pursue their cases in British courts with British judges. 
C) The British hired Muslims and Hindu legal experts to explain the English legal system to Indians. 
D) Although Indian litigants could have their case tried in a British court,they expected that their customs be applied. 
E) Indians could not serve on juries or act as judges.

Question 19

Which of the following statements of problems at the end of Quianlong's reign is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Agricultural technology had not kept up with increasing population. 
B) Deforestation was creating ecological problems. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) As an older ruler,Qianlong was delegating more authority to court officials. 
E) Opposition was growing against the non-Chinese Manchus. 
A) Agricultural technology had not kept up with increasing population. 
B) Deforestation was creating ecological problems. 
C) All of the answers are correct. 
D) As an older ruler,Qianlong was delegating more authority to court officials. 
E) Opposition was growing against the non-Chinese Manchus.

Question 20

Rather than territorial control,seaborne European empires in Asia were originally geared toward

Accepted Answer

A) repression of Islam. 
B) commercial profit. 
C) exploration. 
D) scientific research. 
E) expansion of Christianity. 
A) repression of Islam. 
B) commercial profit. 
C) exploration. 
D) scientific research. 
E) expansion of Christianity.

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

Which reforms by Yoshimune were successful?

Please define the following key terms. - Seclusion Edicts

At its largest territorial extent,Qing China included which of the following areas?

Discuss how the decline of Mughal power from 1650 to 1800 led to the British East India Company's involvement in local politics.

Please define the following key terms. - Dutch Learning

China's agriculture boomed in the seventeenth century with the introduction of

Discuss the path the Manchu took in assuming the throne of China.

Please define the following key terms. - Guangzhou

Please define the following key terms. - Footbinding

What were the results of the commercial wealth for Aurangzeb?

Please define the following key terms. - Treaty of Nerchinsk

The accomplishments of the Qing Emperor Yongzheng included which of the following?

The Manchu first proclaimed the Qing Dynasty when they were asked by the Ming to

By 1750,the reforms of the Yoshimune government

In an attempt to reform and stabilize Japan,the Shogun Yoshimune proclaimed,through edicts,that the problems facing Japan were based on

To consolidate their power,the Qing rulers did which of the following?

Please define the following key terms. - Yongzheng

Which of the following is an example of legal pluralism?

Which of the following statements of problems at the end of Quianlong's reign is true?

Rather than territorial control,seaborne European empires in Asia were originally geared toward

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