Question 1

Discuss the unification of Japan.

Accepted Answer

The unification of Japan refers to the p

Question 2

The Chinese government curtailed sea voyages in the 1400s because

Accepted Answer

A)  they needed to focus their resources on the army. 
B)  they saw little benefit from connections with inferior foreigners. 
C)  the cost of piracy was too great. 
D)  Japan controlled the seas. 
A)  they needed to focus their resources on the army. 
B)  they saw little benefit from connections with inferior foreigners. 
C)  the cost of piracy was too great. 
D)  Japan controlled the seas.

Question 3

Who were the "ocean devils"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish mariners 
B)  Japanese mariners 
C)  Portuguese mariners 
D)  Korean mariners 
A)  Spanish mariners 
B)  Japanese mariners 
C)  Portuguese mariners 
D)  Korean mariners

Question 4

Who normalized relations between Russia and China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hongwu 
B)  Yongle 
C)  Nguyen 
D)  Kangxi 
A)  Hongwu 
B)  Yongle 
C)  Nguyen 
D)  Kangxi

Question 5

As a result of the Manchu decline, who gained a foothold in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Portugal 
C)  Japan 
D)  England 
A)  France 
B)  Portugal 
C)  Japan 
D)  England

Question 6

Yi Song-gye did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  restore Korea's ties with China. 
B)  renew friendly relations with Japan. 
C)  pay tribute to China's imperial authorities. 
D)  establish a new regime called the Yi dynasty. 
A)  restore Korea's ties with China. 
B)  renew friendly relations with Japan. 
C)  pay tribute to China's imperial authorities. 
D)  establish a new regime called the Yi dynasty.

Question 7

Compare and contrast China and Japan from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

During the fifteenth to eighteenth centu

Question 8

Hideyoshi united Japan and began a conquest of Korea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Concise, seventeen-syllable poems became a stylish rage in Japan. They were known as

Accepted Answer

A)  haiku. 
B)  jujitsu. 
C)  kabuki. 
D)  Hongwu. 
A)  haiku. 
B)  jujitsu. 
C)  kabuki. 
D)  Hongwu.

Question 10

With which traditions did the Jesuits attempt to blend Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Confucian 
B)  Shinto 
C)  Buddhist 
D)  Daoist 
A)  Confucian 
B)  Shinto 
C)  Buddhist 
D)  Daoist

Question 11

Who exercised real power in Japan in the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the shogun 
B)  the daimyo 
C)  the samurai 
D)  the emperor 
A)  the shogun 
B)  the daimyo 
C)  the samurai 
D)  the emperor

Question 12

What were some of the new food crops introduced to China from the Americas?

Accepted Answer

corn, swee

Question 13

Why did some samurai and daimyo ally with Emperor Go-Daigo in the 1330s?

Accepted Answer

A)  to place their own shogun in power 
B)  to support the emperor against the Hojo regents 
C)  to establish a council-style government 
D)  to reassert their power as imperial regents 
A)  to place their own shogun in power 
B)  to support the emperor against the Hojo regents 
C)  to establish a council-style government 
D)  to reassert their power as imperial regents

Question 14

The White Lotus Society promised the return of Christ.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the role of the shogun?

Accepted Answer

A)  He served as the emperor's minister. 
B)  He was a military leader under the emperor. 
C)  He ruled in Japan in the name of the emperor. 
D)  He ruled in the absence of the emperor. 
A)  He served as the emperor's minister. 
B)  He was a military leader under the emperor. 
C)  He ruled in Japan in the name of the emperor. 
D)  He ruled in the absence of the emperor.

Question 16

Which dynasty was established by the Manchus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ming 
B)  Qing 
C)  Lu 
D)  Tang 
A)  Ming 
B)  Qing 
C)  Lu 
D)  Tang

Question 17

Which book is widely regarded as China's greatest novel?

Accepted Answer

A)  All Men are Brothers 
B)  Romance of the Three Kingdoms 
C)  The Dream of the Red Chamber 
D)  The Water Margin 
A)  All Men are Brothers 
B)  Romance of the Three Kingdoms 
C)  The Dream of the Red Chamber 
D)  The Water Margin

Question 18

The Ming dynasty sought to restore Chinese power and culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

With which Europeans did Japan continue to maintain connections during its age of isolation?

Accepted Answer

A)  British 
B)  Italians 
C)  Spanish 
D)  Dutch 
A)  British 
B)  Italians 
C)  Spanish 
D)  Dutch

Question 20

The Tokugawa ruled by keeping giving extensive power to the daimyo

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Discuss the unification of Japan.

The Chinese government curtailed sea voyages in the 1400s because

Who were the "ocean devils"?

Who normalized relations between Russia and China?

As a result of the Manchu decline, who gained a foothold in Vietnam?

Yi Song-gye did all of the following EXCEPT

Compare and contrast China and Japan from the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries.

Hideyoshi united Japan and began a conquest of Korea.

Concise, seventeen-syllable poems became a stylish rage in Japan. They were known as

With which traditions did the Jesuits attempt to blend Christianity?

Who exercised real power in Japan in the 1600s?

What were some of the new food crops introduced to China from the Americas?

Why did some samurai and daimyo ally with Emperor Go-Daigo in the 1330s?

The White Lotus Society promised the return of Christ.

Which of the following best describes the role of the shogun?

Which dynasty was established by the Manchus?

Which book is widely regarded as China's greatest novel?

The Ming dynasty sought to restore Chinese power and culture.

With which Europeans did Japan continue to maintain connections during its age of isolation?

The Tokugawa ruled by keeping giving extensive power to the daimyo

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