Question 1

Provide two examples from Mogul India's art and architecture that show the influence of Western contact.

Accepted Answer

Mughal India, which spanned from the ear

Question 2

The Inca used gold and silver for

Accepted Answer

A) trade with neighboring tribes. 
B) thread for their rulers' clothes. 
C) elaborate ritual burials. 
D) sun and moon worship. 
A) trade with neighboring tribes. 
B) thread for their rulers' clothes. 
C) elaborate ritual burials. 
D) sun and moon worship.

Question 3

Identify and describe at least three ways the Spanish conquistadores devastated the Central and South American indigenous peoples and their cultures.

Accepted Answer

1. Disease: One of the most devastating

Question 4

Why is much in the Forbidden City based on the number nine?

Accepted Answer

A) Buddha's sacred number is nine. 
B) Zhu Di's astrological number was nine. 
C) The Chinese word for "everlasting" resembles the number nine. 
D) Feng shui design is based on the number nine. 
A) Buddha's sacred number is nine. 
B) Zhu Di's astrological number was nine. 
C) The Chinese word for "everlasting" resembles the number nine. 
D) Feng shui design is based on the number nine.

Question 5

The classic tea ceremony is thought to have been developed by Japan's

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A) military class. 
B) court nobility. 
C) rich merchant class. 
D) Zen Buddhist priests. 
A) military class. 
B) court nobility. 
C) rich merchant class. 
D) Zen Buddhist priests.

Question 6

Europeans were unable to match Chinese porcelain's quality until the early 1700s because of

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A) lack of Chinese lacquer trees 
B) inadequately hot kilns 
C) lack of kaolin clay 
D) inferior cobalt ore 
A) lack of Chinese lacquer trees 
B) inadequately hot kilns 
C) lack of kaolin clay 
D) inferior cobalt ore

Question 7

Describe the plan of Zhu Di's Forbidden City,emphasizing the symbolism used in its design and construction.

Accepted Answer

Zhu Di's Forbidden City was designed and

Question 8

Shah Jahan constructed the Taj Mahal to

Accepted Answer

A) be India's most magnificent mosque. 
B) serve as his favorite wife's tomb. 
C) surround his fabulous Peacock Throne. 
D) house his best-loved concubine. 
A) be India's most magnificent mosque. 
B) serve as his favorite wife's tomb. 
C) surround his fabulous Peacock Throne. 
D) house his best-loved concubine.

Question 9

Name the two schools of Chinese painting,and describe the characteristics of each.

Accepted Answer

The two main schools of Chinese painting

Question 10

Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese,the Africans's slaves were

Accepted Answer

A) the peaceful Benin. 
B) hapless Muslim traders. 
C) lower classes. 
D) defeated tribes' people. 
A) the peaceful Benin. 
B) hapless Muslim traders. 
C) lower classes. 
D) defeated tribes' people.

Question 11

The growing interest in portraiture in Islamic India was influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) Netherland merchants. 
B) the Ottoman Empire. 
C) Chinese traders. 
D) the British East India Company. 
A) Netherland merchants. 
B) the Ottoman Empire. 
C) Chinese traders. 
D) the British East India Company.

Question 12

Europeans were very eager to colonize America to

Accepted Answer

A) establish trade with the native peoples. 
B) relocate people from their crowded cities. 
C) acquire gold,silver,and other treasure. 
D) bring Christianity to a new land. 
A) establish trade with the native peoples. 
B) relocate people from their crowded cities. 
C) acquire gold,silver,and other treasure. 
D) bring Christianity to a new land.

Question 13

What must the Noh drama's main character resolve before his or her soul can find peace?

Accepted Answer

A) ancestral obligation 
B) responsibilities to society 
C) debts to the gods 
D) inner conflicts 
A) ancestral obligation 
B) responsibilities to society 
C) debts to the gods 
D) inner conflicts

Question 14

Japanese namban paintings are unique in that they

Accepted Answer

A) functioned as walls in the houses. 
B) present an unparalleled convergence of cultures. 
C) celebrated the arrival of slaves from Africa. 
D) were used as Japan's main currency for trade. 
A) functioned as walls in the houses. 
B) present an unparalleled convergence of cultures. 
C) celebrated the arrival of slaves from Africa. 
D) were used as Japan's main currency for trade.

Question 15

The Ming Chinese avoided cultural syncretism,because

Accepted Answer

A) China's location restricted contact with others. 
B) they believed their culture to be superior. 
C) despotic Ming emperors executed all foreigners. 
D) they feared eternal damnation if they changed their ways. 
A) China's location restricted contact with others. 
B) they believed their culture to be superior. 
C) despotic Ming emperors executed all foreigners. 
D) they feared eternal damnation if they changed their ways.

Question 16

The Spanish planned to raise the native populations from "barbarous" conditions by

Accepted Answer

A) Christianizing them. 
B) relocating their cities. 
C) destroying their idols. 
D) educating them. 
A) Christianizing them. 
B) relocating their cities. 
C) destroying their idols. 
D) educating them.

Question 17

When Japan reopened its doors to the world in 1853,what about its culture especially appealed to the Westerners?

Accepted Answer

A) the tea ceremony 
B) haiku poetry 
C) landscape gardens 
D) Zen Buddhism 
A) the tea ceremony 
B) haiku poetry 
C) landscape gardens 
D) Zen Buddhism

Question 18

Karesansui (dry)landscape gardens became popular around Kyoto,because the city has

Accepted Answer

A) volcanic-ash soil. 
B) a mountainous terrain. 
C) limited fresh-water sources. 
D) a cold climate. 
A) volcanic-ash soil. 
B) a mountainous terrain. 
C) limited fresh-water sources. 
D) a cold climate.

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: Shen Zhou
Kano Eitoku
Bernal Diaz
Yoruba
Kan’ami Kiyotsugu
Zhu Di
Shah Jahan
Yin Hong

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Forbidden City and Poet on a Mountaintop is...

Question 20

Why is Zhu Di's palace complex known as the Forbidden City?

Accepted Answer

A) It is built on the Mongol Kublai Khan's grave. 
B) Only the imperial family was allowed inside it. 
C) It faces north,the "forbidden" zone of evil. 
D) Only those on official business could enter it. 
A) It is built on the Mongol Kublai Khan's grave. 
B) Only the imperial family was allowed inside it. 
C) It faces north,the "forbidden" zone of evil. 
D) Only those on official business could enter it.

Provide two examples from Mogul India's art and architecture that show the influence of Western contact.

The Inca used gold and silver for

Identify and describe at least three ways the Spanish conquistadores devastated the Central and South American indigenous peoples and their cultures.

Why is much in the Forbidden City based on the number nine?

The classic tea ceremony is thought to have been developed by Japan's

Europeans were unable to match Chinese porcelain's quality until the early 1700s because of

Describe the plan of Zhu Di's Forbidden City,emphasizing the symbolism used in its design and construction.

Shah Jahan constructed the Taj Mahal to

Name the two schools of Chinese painting,and describe the characteristics of each.

Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese,the Africans's slaves were

The growing interest in portraiture in Islamic India was influenced by

Europeans were very eager to colonize America to

What must the Noh drama's main character resolve before his or her soul can find peace?

Japanese namban paintings are unique in that they

The Ming Chinese avoided cultural syncretism,because

The Spanish planned to raise the native populations from "barbarous" conditions by

When Japan reopened its doors to the world in 1853,what about its culture especially appealed to the Westerners?

Karesansui (dry)landscape gardens became popular around Kyoto,because the city has

Why is Zhu Di's palace complex known as the Forbidden City?

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Exam 18: Encounter and Confrontation: the Impact of Increasing Global Interaction

Provide two examples from Mogul India's art and architecture that show the influence of Western contact.

The Inca used gold and silver for

Identify and describe at least three ways the Spanish conquistadores devastated the Central and South American indigenous peoples and their cultures.

Why is much in the Forbidden City based on the number nine?

The classic tea ceremony is thought to have been developed by Japan's

Europeans were unable to match Chinese porcelain's quality until the early 1700s because of

Describe the plan of Zhu Di's Forbidden City,emphasizing the symbolism used in its design and construction.

Shah Jahan constructed the Taj Mahal to

Name the two schools of Chinese painting,and describe the characteristics of each.

Prior to the arrival of the Portuguese,the Africans's slaves were

The growing interest in portraiture in Islamic India was influenced by

Europeans were very eager to colonize America to

What must the Noh drama's main character resolve before his or her soul can find peace?

Japanese namban paintings are unique in that they

The Ming Chinese avoided cultural syncretism,because

The Spanish planned to raise the native populations from "barbarous" conditions by

When Japan reopened its doors to the world in 1853,what about its culture especially appealed to the Westerners?

Karesansui (dry)landscape gardens became popular around Kyoto,because the city has

Why is Zhu Di's palace complex known as the Forbidden City?

The Rise of Culture: From Forest to Farm

Mesopotamia: Power and Social Order in the Early Middle East

The Stability of Ancient Egypt: Flood and Sun

The Aegean World and the Rise of Greece: Trade,War,and Victory

Golden Age Athens and the Hellenic World: The School of Hellas

Rome: Urban Life and Imperial Majesty

Emerging Empires in the East: Urban Life and Imperial Majesty in China and India

The Flowering of Christianity: Faith and the Power of Belief in the Early First Millennium

The Rise and Spread of Islam: a New Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade: The Early Medieval World in Europe

Centers of Culture: Court and City in the Larger World

The Gothic Style: Faith and Knowledge in an Age of Inquiry

Siena and Florence in the Fourteenth Century: Toward a New Humanism

Florence and the Early Renaissance: Humanism in Italy

The High Renaissance in Rome and Venice: Papal Patronage and Civic Pride

The Renaissance in the North: Between Wealth and Want

The Reformation: a New Church and the Arts

England in the Tudor Age: This Other Eden

The Early Counter-Reformation and Mannerism: Restraint and Invention

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