Question 1

Local government in medieval China

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A)  was based on provinces, each containing 12,500,000 inhabitants. 
B)  required the entire population to play an active part. 
C)  did not include appointed government officials at the village level. 
D)  was totally changed after the Song Dynasty began. 
E)  was based upon Doaist principles. 
A)  was based on provinces, each containing 12,500,000 inhabitants. 
B)  required the entire population to play an active part. 
C)  did not include appointed government officials at the village level. 
D)  was totally changed after the Song Dynasty began. 
E)  was based upon Doaist principles.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Uighurs,Kirghiz,and Khitan

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The Uighurs, Kirghiz, and Khitan are thr

Question 3

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 4

Identify the following terms.
-The Great Wall

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The Great Wall is a series of fortificat

Question 5

Wu Zhao

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A)  was the founder of the White Lotus sect. 
B)  translated The Way of the Dao into Khitan. 
C)  was the Chinese name of Marco Polo. 
D)  was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. 
E)  became empress of China. 
A)  was the founder of the White Lotus sect. 
B)  translated The Way of the Dao into Khitan. 
C)  was the Chinese name of Marco Polo. 
D)  was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. 
E)  became empress of China.

Question 6

The motives for the voyages of Zhenghe possibly included all of the following except

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A)  trading profits. 
B)  curiosity. 
C)  to seek information on a earlier emperor who might have escaped into exile. 
D)  military conquest. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  trading profits. 
B)  curiosity. 
C)  to seek information on a earlier emperor who might have escaped into exile. 
D)  military conquest. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

The Buddhist sect that stressed the role of devotion was

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A)  Chan. 
B)  the Pure Land Sect. 
C)  Tantrism. 
D)  the White Lotus Sect. 
E)  the Black Leopard Sect. 
A)  Chan. 
B)  the Pure Land Sect. 
C)  Tantrism. 
D)  the White Lotus Sect. 
E)  the Black Leopard Sect.

Question 8

What were the chief initiatives taken by the early rulers of the Ming dynasty to enhance the role of China in the world? Why did the imperial court order the famous voyages of Zhenghe,and why were they discontinued?

Accepted Answer

The early rulers of the Ming dynasty too

Question 9

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 10

The nomadic people who aligned with the Tang to dominate much of the carrying trade along the Silk Road were the

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A)  Mongols. 
B)  Uzbeks. 
C)  Uighurs. 
D)  Jurchens. 
E)  Berbers. 
A)  Mongols. 
B)  Uzbeks. 
C)  Uighurs. 
D)  Jurchens. 
E)  Berbers.

Question 11

What brought on the several centuries of political division following the collapse of the Han dynasty? What was the appeal of Buddhism and Daoism during the era after the collapse of the Han dynasty?

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The several centuries of political divis

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Chang'an

Accepted Answer

Chang'an is an ancient city in China tha

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Song dynasty

Accepted Answer

The Song dynasty was a ruling dynasty in

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-"younger brothers" and the tribute system

Accepted Answer

"Younger brothers" and the "tribute syst

Question 15

As a result of early Tang rule,

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A)  Chinese cultural development was stifled. 
B)  Buddhist influence helped to produce a blossoming of Chinese culture. 
C)  Buddhist monastic activities were curtailed. 
D)  internal weakness became endemic throughout China. 
E)  Nestorian beliefs became dominant in the Yangtze Valley. 
A)  Chinese cultural development was stifled. 
B)  Buddhist influence helped to produce a blossoming of Chinese culture. 
C)  Buddhist monastic activities were curtailed. 
D)  internal weakness became endemic throughout China. 
E)  Nestorian beliefs became dominant in the Yangtze Valley.

Question 16

After the third century C.E.collapse of the Han dynasty,China fell into a long period of division and civil war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-School of the Mind

Accepted Answer

The term "School of the Mind" is not a w

Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

The Mongols were able to amass an empire

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-White Lotus sect

Accepted Answer

The White Lotus sect was a religious and

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Khanbaliq/Beijing

Accepted Answer

Khanbaliq, also known as Dadu, was the c

Local government in medieval China

Identify the following terms. -Uighurs,Kirghiz,and Khitan

In Song China

Identify the following terms. -The Great Wall

Wu Zhao

The motives for the voyages of Zhenghe possibly included all of the following except

The Buddhist sect that stressed the role of devotion was

What were the chief initiatives taken by the early rulers of the Ming dynasty to enhance the role of China in the world? Why did the imperial court order the famous voyages of Zhenghe,and why were they discontinued?

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

The nomadic people who aligned with the Tang to dominate much of the carrying trade along the Silk Road were the

What brought on the several centuries of political division following the collapse of the Han dynasty? What was the appeal of Buddhism and Daoism during the era after the collapse of the Han dynasty?

Identify the following terms. -Chang'an

Identify the following terms. -Song dynasty

Identify the following terms. -"younger brothers" and the tribute system

As a result of early Tang rule,

After the third century C.E.collapse of the Han dynasty,China fell into a long period of division and civil war.

Identify the following terms. -School of the Mind

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. -White Lotus sect

Identify the following terms. -Khanbaliq/Beijing

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

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Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

Local government in medieval China

Identify the following terms. -Uighurs,Kirghiz,and Khitan

In Song China

Identify the following terms. -The Great Wall

Wu Zhao

The motives for the voyages of Zhenghe possibly included all of the following except

The Buddhist sect that stressed the role of devotion was

What were the chief initiatives taken by the early rulers of the Ming dynasty to enhance the role of China in the world? Why did the imperial court order the famous voyages of Zhenghe,and why were they discontinued?

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

The nomadic people who aligned with the Tang to dominate much of the carrying trade along the Silk Road were the

What brought on the several centuries of political division following the collapse of the Han dynasty? What was the appeal of Buddhism and Daoism during the era after the collapse of the Han dynasty?

Identify the following terms. -Chang'an

Identify the following terms. -Song dynasty

Identify the following terms. -"younger brothers" and the tribute system

As a result of early Tang rule,

After the third century C.E.collapse of the Han dynasty,China fell into a long period of division and civil war.

Identify the following terms. -School of the Mind

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. -White Lotus sect

Identify the following terms. -Khanbaliq/Beijing

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

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