Question 1

Which of these brought the scholar gentry to prominence?

Accepted Answer

A)  their knowledge of Buddhism 
B)  their wealth and education 
C)  their noble birth, regardless of talent 
D)  their independence from the influence of the emperor and central government 
A)  their knowledge of Buddhism 
B)  their wealth and education 
C)  their noble birth, regardless of talent 
D)  their independence from the influence of the emperor and central government

Question 2

Shinto is a religion indigenous to Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Where did the Khitans establish their capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hunan 
B)  Canton 
C)  Tokyo 
D)  Beijing 
A)  Hunan 
B)  Canton 
C)  Tokyo 
D)  Beijing

Question 4

Which of the following most accurately describes the Heian Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  This was a period of Japanese cultural divergence from China. 
B)  This was a period of Japanese decline. 
C)  This was China's period of greatest prosperity. 
D)  This was the time of Mongol rule in China. 
A)  This was a period of Japanese cultural divergence from China. 
B)  This was a period of Japanese decline. 
C)  This was China's period of greatest prosperity. 
D)  This was the time of Mongol rule in China.

Question 5

Which of the following best describes Empress Wu?

Accepted Answer

A)  she was a concubine and former Buddhist nun with no claim to the throne 
B)  she ruled from behind the scenes through her three sons 
C)  she enforced Taoism as the only state religion 
D)  her long reign was one of stagnation and decline 
A)  she was a concubine and former Buddhist nun with no claim to the throne 
B)  she ruled from behind the scenes through her three sons 
C)  she enforced Taoism as the only state religion 
D)  her long reign was one of stagnation and decline

Question 6

What did the Tang call paper money?

Accepted Answer

A)  silver fish 
B)  leaves of gold 
C)  flying cash 
D)  rice in one's hand 
A)  silver fish 
B)  leaves of gold 
C)  flying cash 
D)  rice in one's hand

Question 7

Which of these was achieved by the Yang Jian and his Sui dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  a long period of peace 
B)  destruction of the Xiongnu 
C)  reunification of China 
D)  the end of the Warring States Era 
A)  a long period of peace 
B)  destruction of the Xiongnu 
C)  reunification of China 
D)  the end of the Warring States Era

Question 8

Mahayana Buddhism, compared to Theravada Buddhism, was

Accepted Answer

A)  more informal. 
B)  more structured. 
C)  closer to the teachings of the Buddha. 
D)  theologically similar to Islam. 
A)  more informal. 
B)  more structured. 
C)  closer to the teachings of the Buddha. 
D)  theologically similar to Islam.

Question 9

Which of these was True of the Liao Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a small, short-lived empire. 
B)  It rivaled the Song Empire in size. 
C)  It was centered in southern China. 
D)  It formed a strong alliance with Japan. 
A)  It was a small, short-lived empire. 
B)  It rivaled the Song Empire in size. 
C)  It was centered in southern China. 
D)  It formed a strong alliance with Japan.

Question 10

The Japanese believed in divine spirits they called

Accepted Answer

A)  genji. 
B)  kami. 
C)  kana. 
D)  uji. 
A)  genji. 
B)  kami. 
C)  kana. 
D)  uji.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the Time of the Sixteen Kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  This was the time when the Xiongnu rulers took control. 
B)  Xiongnu rulers often warred with each other. 
C)  The era ended when a Mongolian tribe conquered the north. 
D)  The Yellow River region was the only area untouched by Xiongnu. 
A)  This was the time when the Xiongnu rulers took control. 
B)  Xiongnu rulers often warred with each other. 
C)  The era ended when a Mongolian tribe conquered the north. 
D)  The Yellow River region was the only area untouched by Xiongnu.

Question 12

Vietnam differed from the rest of Southeast Asia in what respect?

Accepted Answer

A)  In its adoption of Hinduism. 
B)  It was influenced by China rather than India. 
C)  In being influenced by India rather than China. 
D)  It successfully resisted Chinese rule. 
A)  In its adoption of Hinduism. 
B)  It was influenced by China rather than India. 
C)  In being influenced by India rather than China. 
D)  It successfully resisted Chinese rule.

Question 13

What were the Three Religions of Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism,

Question 14

Discuss the greatest achievements of the Tang dynasty.

Accepted Answer

The Tang dynasty, which ruled China from

Question 15

Discuss Prince Shotoku's connections with China.

Accepted Answer

Prince Shotoku, also known as Prince Uma

Question 16

Vietnam's Three Religions were

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucianism, Shinto, and Daoism. 
B)  Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism. 
C)  Confucianism, Islam, and Daoism. 
D)  Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. 
A)  Confucianism, Shinto, and Daoism. 
B)  Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism. 
C)  Confucianism, Islam, and Daoism. 
D)  Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism.

Question 17

What period marked Japan's divergence from China?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What period marked Japan's divergence from China?...

Question 18

How did Song era mothers attempt to guarantee a suitable husband for their daughters?

Accepted Answer

A)  saving cattle for dowry 
B)  teaching Confucian virtues to their daughters 
C)  foot binding 
D)  buying the best land for their daughters to give as dowry 
A)  saving cattle for dowry 
B)  teaching Confucian virtues to their daughters 
C)  foot binding 
D)  buying the best land for their daughters to give as dowry

Question 19

The Chinese increasingly turned to Buddhism in the 300s because

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucians had become targets of persecution. 
B)  it offered hope of salvation from suffering in a time of chaos. 
C)  Buddhist monks brought food and other goods during the famine. 
D)  Confucians and Daoists were caught up in a civil war. 
A)  Confucians had become targets of persecution. 
B)  it offered hope of salvation from suffering in a time of chaos. 
C)  Buddhist monks brought food and other goods during the famine. 
D)  Confucians and Daoists were caught up in a civil war.

Question 20

History's longest enduring dynasty is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Han. 
B)  Tang. 
C)  Song. 
D)  Yamato. 
A)  Han. 
B)  Tang. 
C)  Song. 
D)  Yamato.

Exam 14: The Evolution and Expansion of East Asian Societies, 220-1240 Ce

Which of these brought the scholar gentry to prominence?

Shinto is a religion indigenous to Japan.

Where did the Khitans establish their capital?

Which of the following most accurately describes the Heian Era?

Which of the following best describes Empress Wu?

What did the Tang call paper money?

Which of these was achieved by the Yang Jian and his Sui dynasty?

Mahayana Buddhism, compared to Theravada Buddhism, was

Which of these was True of the Liao Empire?

The Japanese believed in divine spirits they called

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the Time of the Sixteen Kingdoms?

Vietnam differed from the rest of Southeast Asia in what respect?

What were the Three Religions of Vietnam?

Discuss the greatest achievements of the Tang dynasty.

Discuss Prince Shotoku's connections with China.

Vietnam's Three Religions were

What period marked Japan's divergence from China?

How did Song era mothers attempt to guarantee a suitable husband for their daughters?

The Chinese increasingly turned to Buddhism in the 300s because

History's longest enduring dynasty is the

The Emergence of Human Societies, to 3000 Bce

Early Societies of West Asia and North Africa, to 500 Bce

Societies and Beliefs of Early India, to 500 Ce

The Origins of the Chinese Empire, to 220 Ce

Early American Societies: Connection and Isolation, 20,000 Bce - 1500 Ce

The Persian Connection: Its Impact and Influences, 2000 Bce - 637 Ce

Classical Greece and Its Expansion Into Asia, 2000-30 Bce

The Romans Connect the Mediterranean World, 753 Bce - 284 Ce

Germanic Societies and the Emergence of the Christian West, 100-1100 Ce

The Byzantine World, 284-1240

The Origins and Expansion of Islam, 100-750

Religion and Diversity in the Transformation of Southern Asia, 711-1400

Early African Societies, 1500 Bce-1500 Ce

Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000-1400

The Resurgence of the Christian West, 1050-1530

Culture and Conflict in the Great Islamic Empires, 1071-1707

The Aztec and Inca Empires, 1300-1550

Global Exploration and Global Empires, 1400-1700

The West in an Age of Religious Conflict and Global Expansion, 1500-1650

The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800

Southern Asia and the Global Shift in Wealth and Power, 1500-1800

Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1400-1800

Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600-1763

Russias Eurasian Empire: Convergence of East and West, 1300-1800

The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1830

Industry, Ideology, and Their Global Impact, 1700-1914

Nation Building in the Americas, 1789-1914

New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800-1912

New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800-1914

The Great War and the Russian Revolutions, 1890-1918

Anxieties and Ideologies of the Interwar Years, 1918-1939

World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1933-1945

East Versus West: Cold War and Its Global Impact, 1945-Present

Reform and Revolution in Latin America, 1914-Present

The Upheavals of Asia, 1945-Present

Post-Colonial Challenges in Africa and the Middle East, 1939-Present

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