Question 1

The philosophical school in opposition to Zhu Xi's Supreme Ultimate was​

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A) ​the Hundred Schools. 
B) ​the School of the Mind 
C) ​Manichaecism 
D) ​Neo-Confucianism. 
E) ​Daoism 
A) ​the Hundred Schools. 
B) ​the School of the Mind 
C) ​Manichaecism 
D) ​Neo-Confucianism. 
E) ​Daoism

Question 2

By the Tang and Song eras, the gentry had replaced the aristocracy as the political and economic elite of Chinese society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The novel began to appear under the Yuan dynasty as part of a new literary movement.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Song dynasty

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The Song dynasty was a ruling dynasty in

Question 5

What prevented an all-out attack on Western Europe by the Mongols in the early 13th Century?​

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A) ​Coalition of Islamic and Christian forces against the Mongols. 
B) ​Fire-lances and gunpowder. 
C) ​The death of Genghis Khan. 
D) ​Successful resistance by Muscovite Russia. 
E) ​The attractive positioning of Baghdad. 
A) ​Coalition of Islamic and Christian forces against the Mongols. 
B) ​Fire-lances and gunpowder. 
C) ​The death of Genghis Khan. 
D) ​Successful resistance by Muscovite Russia. 
E) ​The attractive positioning of Baghdad.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Gobi Desert

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The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region i

Question 7

The author compares The Romance of the Three Kingdoms to this epic tale:

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A) the Mahabharata 
B) the Illiad 
C) a Tale of Two Cities 
D) War and Peace 
E) The Brothers Karamazov 
A) the Mahabharata 
B) the Illiad 
C) a Tale of Two Cities 
D) War and Peace 
E) The Brothers Karamazov

Question 8

H​ow did Song rule differ from Sui, Tang, or Yuan? What methods were utilized, and what transformations were taking place, that made this period of rule unique?

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The Song rule differed from the Sui, Tan

Question 9

In Song China

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A) a curfew required urban residents to be in their homes shortly after nightfall. 
B) though city gates were closed, entertainment centers inside the walls were open all night. 
C) storytellers and minstrels provided information at elegant social gatherings. 
D) urban life entirely disappeared. 
E) cities were governed by Qin officials. 
A) a curfew required urban residents to be in their homes shortly after nightfall. 
B) though city gates were closed, entertainment centers inside the walls were open all night. 
C) storytellers and minstrels provided information at elegant social gatherings. 
D) urban life entirely disappeared. 
E) cities were governed by Qin officials.

Question 10

Published in 868 C.E., this ____ is the earliest printed work known to exist.

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A) Buddhist text 
B) Census analysis. 
C) edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 
D) copy of the travelogue of Zheng He. 
E) Daoist text 
A) Buddhist text 
B) Census analysis. 
C) edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 
D) copy of the travelogue of Zheng He. 
E) Daoist text

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Li Yuan

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Li Yuan (李渊) was a historical figure who

Question 12

In the eighth century, the Uighur kingdom adopted Zoroastrianism.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All of the following are correct about the Ming dynasty except

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A) it extended its rule into Mongolia and Central Asia. 
B) there were no contacts with Vietnam or Korea. 
C) the Great Wall was strengthened. 
D) there was considerable internal reform, including increased manufacturing. 
E) a series of fleets were sent across the Indian Ocean, including all the way to Africa. 
A) it extended its rule into Mongolia and Central Asia. 
B) there were no contacts with Vietnam or Korea. 
C) the Great Wall was strengthened. 
D) there was considerable internal reform, including increased manufacturing. 
E) a series of fleets were sent across the Indian Ocean, including all the way to Africa.

Question 14

The fundamental purpose of Neo-Confucianism was:

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A) to preserve the essentials of the traditional Chinese way of life in the face of Western advances. 
B) to re-assess the worth of the individual within traditional Chinese society. 
C) to broaden the base of literacy in Chinese society. 
D) to unite the metaphysical speculations of Buddhism and Daoism with the pragmatic Confucian approach to society.. 
E) to diminish the disproportionate influence of the aristocracy. 
A) to preserve the essentials of the traditional Chinese way of life in the face of Western advances. 
B) to re-assess the worth of the individual within traditional Chinese society. 
C) to broaden the base of literacy in Chinese society. 
D) to unite the metaphysical speculations of Buddhism and Daoism with the pragmatic Confucian approach to society.. 
E) to diminish the disproportionate influence of the aristocracy.

Question 15

​All of the following about women's lives in China are true EXCEPT

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A) they were less desireable than male children. 
B) ​women who married had to move to their husband's joint families. 
C) ​they were permitted to enter civil service if they could pass the exam. 
D) after a transition, the bridge's family had to pay the groom a dowry. 
E) ​footbinding was done to enhance marriageability. 
A) they were less desireable than male children. 
B) ​women who married had to move to their husband's joint families. 
C) ​they were permitted to enter civil service if they could pass the exam. 
D) after a transition, the bridge's family had to pay the groom a dowry. 
E) ​footbinding was done to enhance marriageability.

Question 16

The Chinese civil service examination system

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A) included a quota system to insure that over one-half of those who took it were peasants. 
B) insured that those passing all levels of the exams would receive life-long pensions. 
C) was designed to keep the "scholar-gentry" from taking the advanced examinations. 
D) was no longer used after the early 600s. 
E) was unable to solve the problem of officials using their positions to help their relatives. 
A) included a quota system to insure that over one-half of those who took it were peasants. 
B) insured that those passing all levels of the exams would receive life-long pensions. 
C) was designed to keep the "scholar-gentry" from taking the advanced examinations. 
D) was no longer used after the early 600s. 
E) was unable to solve the problem of officials using their positions to help their relatives.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-"equal field" system

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The "equal field" system, also known as

Question 18

How significant was international trade to Chinese society? What was traded? From where and to where? Who benefited-China? Its neighbors? Within China?

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International trade was incredibly signi

Question 19

Why were the Mongols able to amass an empire, and what were the main characteristics of their rule in China? What was the impact of the "Pax Mongolica" on Eurasian societies in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

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The Mongols were able to amass an empire

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Sui Yangdi

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Sui Yangdi, also known as Emperor Yang o

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

The philosophical school in opposition to Zhu Xi's Supreme Ultimate was​

By the Tang and Song eras, the gentry had replaced the aristocracy as the political and economic elite of Chinese society.

The novel began to appear under the Yuan dynasty as part of a new literary movement.​

Identify the following terms. -Song dynasty

What prevented an all-out attack on Western Europe by the Mongols in the early 13th Century?​

Identify the following terms. -Gobi Desert

The author compares The Romance of the Three Kingdoms to this epic tale:

H​ow did Song rule differ from Sui, Tang, or Yuan? What methods were utilized, and what transformations were taking place, that made this period of rule unique?

In Song China

Published in 868 C.E., this ____ is the earliest printed work known to exist.

Identify the following terms. -Li Yuan

In the eighth century, the Uighur kingdom adopted Zoroastrianism.​

All of the following are correct about the Ming dynasty except

The fundamental purpose of Neo-Confucianism was:

​All of the following about women's lives in China are true EXCEPT

The Chinese civil service examination system

Identify the following terms. -"equal field" system

How significant was international trade to Chinese society? What was traded? From where and to where? Who benefited-China? Its neighbors? Within China?

Why were the Mongols able to amass an empire, and what were the main characteristics of their rule in China? What was the impact of the "Pax Mongolica" on Eurasian societies in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries?

Identify the following terms. -Sui Yangdi

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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The philosophical school in opposition to Zhu Xi's Supreme Ultimate was

The novel began to appear under the Yuan dynasty as part of a new literary movement.

What prevented an all-out attack on Western Europe by the Mongols in the early 13th Century?

How did Song rule differ from Sui, Tang, or Yuan? What methods were utilized, and what transformations were taking place, that made this period of rule unique?

In the eighth century, the Uighur kingdom adopted Zoroastrianism.

All of the following about women's lives in China are true EXCEPT