Question 1

Discuss the ideology and practices of the mandarins.

Accepted Answer

The mandarins were a class of highly edu

Question 2

China's Confucian scholar-bureaucrats were known by westerners as

Accepted Answer

A)  eunuchs. 
B)  mandarins. 
C)  Confucians. 
D)  samurai. 
A)  eunuchs. 
B)  mandarins. 
C)  Confucians. 
D)  samurai.

Question 3

Zheng He was a former court eunuch and talented mariner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Go-Daigo did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  refuse to step down as the Hojo regents asked. 
B)  rebel against the Hojo regents. 
C)  appoint Ashikaga Takauji as shogun. 
D)  set up a mountain headquarters in the south. 
A)  refuse to step down as the Hojo regents asked. 
B)  rebel against the Hojo regents. 
C)  appoint Ashikaga Takauji as shogun. 
D)  set up a mountain headquarters in the south.

Question 5

Which Chinese leader has been compared with Genghis Khan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nurhachi 
B)  Kangxi 
C)  Li Zicheng 
D)  Hongwu 
A)  Nurhachi 
B)  Kangxi 
C)  Li Zicheng 
D)  Hongwu

Question 6

The British gained a strong presence in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Evaluate the major factors that contributed to the stagnation of the Ming dynasty.

Accepted Answer

The stagnation of the Ming dynasty can b

Question 8

What was the White Lotus Society?

Accepted Answer

a religious cult pro

Question 9

What does "Hongwu" mean?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does "Hongwu" mean?...

Question 10

Who were the geisha in Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  samurai wives 
B)  singers, dancers, and courtesans 
C)  concubines of the emperor 
D)  women of the daimyo class 
A)  samurai wives 
B)  singers, dancers, and courtesans 
C)  concubines of the emperor 
D)  women of the daimyo class

Question 11

Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

During the period of Tokugawa isolation, the Portuguese at Osaka were Japan's only contact with the west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What was the goal of Hongwu as emperor of China?

Accepted Answer

A)  continuation of Yuan traditions 
B)  restoration of Tang and Song culture 
C)  reconciliation of Mongol and Han culture 
D)  eradication of all Confucian influence 
A)  continuation of Yuan traditions 
B)  restoration of Tang and Song culture 
C)  reconciliation of Mongol and Han culture 
D)  eradication of all Confucian influence

Question 14

Discuss the division of power in the Tokugawa shogunate.

Accepted Answer

The division of power in the Tokugawa sh

Question 15

Which man rebuilt the Great Wall of China?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which man rebuilt the Great Wall of...

Question 16

Which dynasty ruled Korea from 1392 to 1910?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chosŏn 
B)  Minamoto 
C)  Tokugawa 
D)  Koryŏ 
A)  Chosŏn 
B)  Minamoto 
C)  Tokugawa 
D)  Koryŏ

Question 17

Which dynasty stabilized Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Tokugawa 
B)  the Ming 
C)  the Yuan 
D)  the Yi 
A)  the Tokugawa 
B)  the Ming 
C)  the Yuan 
D)  the Yi

Question 18

What was the center of power in Japan under the shoguns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kyoto 
B)  Edo 
C)  Osaka 
D)  Nagasaki 
A)  Kyoto 
B)  Edo 
C)  Osaka 
D)  Nagasaki

Question 19

Discuss how farming advances spurred population growth in China in Ming and Qing China.

Accepted Answer

Farming advances in Ming and Qing China

Question 20

Why did the Tokugawa grow hostile towards Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity was a threat to Shinto. 
B)  Christians had been involved in attempts to restore the emperor. 
C)  Christianity was seen as a conduit for foreign influence. 
D)  Christianity conflicted with Buddhism. 
A)  Christianity was a threat to Shinto. 
B)  Christians had been involved in attempts to restore the emperor. 
C)  Christianity was seen as a conduit for foreign influence. 
D)  Christianity conflicted with Buddhism.

Exam 21: The Search for Stability in East Asia, 1300-1800

Discuss the ideology and practices of the mandarins.

China's Confucian scholar-bureaucrats were known by westerners as

Zheng He was a former court eunuch and talented mariner.

Go-Daigo did all of the following EXCEPT

Which Chinese leader has been compared with Genghis Khan?

The British gained a strong presence in Vietnam.

Evaluate the major factors that contributed to the stagnation of the Ming dynasty.

What was the White Lotus Society?

What does "Hongwu" mean?

Who were the geisha in Japan?

Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming dynasty.

During the period of Tokugawa isolation, the Portuguese at Osaka were Japan's only contact with the west.

What was the goal of Hongwu as emperor of China?

Discuss the division of power in the Tokugawa shogunate.

Which man rebuilt the Great Wall of China?

Which dynasty ruled Korea from 1392 to 1910?

Which dynasty stabilized Japan?

What was the center of power in Japan under the shoguns?

Discuss how farming advances spurred population growth in China in Ming and Qing China.

Why did the Tokugawa grow hostile towards Christianity?

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