Question 1

All of the following factors contributed to the end of Mongol rule in China except

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A)  excessive military expenditures. 
B)  insufficient incoming receipts from taxes. 
C)  internal strife, aggravated by growing famine. 
D)  inferior abilities among the successors to Khubilai Khan. 
E)  the plague that killed millions of Mongols in 1241 and 1242.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Sui Dynasty

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Question 3

The Confucian scholar who was the primary proponent of the idea that the correct way to transcend the material world was self-cultivation through the "investigation of things" was

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A)  Zhu Xi. 
B)  Wang Yangming. 
C)  Fa Xua. 
D)  Tang Wo. 
E)  Shao Yung.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-scholar-gentry

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Question 5

Which of the following was not an economic factor in medieval China?

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A)  The central government monopolized certain commodity manufacturing. 
B)  Technological advances increased the scope and wealth of the economy. 
C)  The introduction of the use of paper currency, credit, banking, and the abacus furthered commercial development. 
D)  The Sui dynasty closed the Silk Road. 
E)  Blast furnaces were developed.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-blast furnace and steel,gunpowder,paper currency,and the abacus

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Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Li Bo and Du Fu

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-Li Bo and Du...

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-civil service examination

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Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Khubilai Khan

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Question 10

Li Bo

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A)  was the founder of the Ming Dynasty. 
B)  was a historian during the Song Dynasty. 
C)  was a sober Confucian civil servant. 
D)  wrote a poem entitled "Drinking Alone in Moonlight." 
E)  defeated the Mongols at Wuhan.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-foot binding

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Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Jurchen

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Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Sui Yangdi

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Question 14

Which of the following was true about the power of the Mongols?

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A)  They were unable to gain control of Khanbaliq. 
B)  Their power was based on the strategic use of infantry armies. 
C)  They maintained their control in China for almost six centuries. 
D)  They achieved more success in China than in the rest of East Asia. 
E)  They imposed a new governmental system in China.

Question 15

The Turkish-speaking tribal group that ultimately overthrew the Tang were the

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A)  Mongols. 
B)  Magyars. 
C)  Uighurs. 
D)  Jurchens. 
E)  Kirghiz.

Question 16

The plot of the Tale of the Marshes,a prominent Yuan dynasty novel,bears a striking resemblance to:

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A)  the Tale of Roland 
B)  the stories of King Arthur 
C)  the Niebelungenlied 
D)  the movie "Rocky" 
E)  the tale of Robin Hood

Question 17

What roles did Buddhism,Daoism,and Neo-Confucianism play in Chinese intellectual life in the period between the Sui dynasty and the Ming? In the public sphere,what advantages did Confucianism have over Buddhism and Daoism,and why?

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Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-landscape painting and Daoism

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Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-fire-lance

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Question 20

"Although of short duration,the Sui dynasty was one of China's most significant." Discuss.

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Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

All of the following factors contributed to the end of Mongol rule in China except

Identify the following terms. -Sui Dynasty

The Confucian scholar who was the primary proponent of the idea that the correct way to transcend the material world was self-cultivation through the "investigation of things" was

Identify the following terms. -scholar-gentry

Which of the following was not an economic factor in medieval China?

Identify the following terms. -blast furnace and steel,gunpowder,paper currency,and the abacus

Identify the following terms. -Li Bo and Du Fu

Identify the following terms. -civil service examination

Identify the following terms. -Khubilai Khan

Li Bo

Identify the following terms. -foot binding

Identify the following terms. -Jurchen

Identify the following terms. -Sui Yangdi

Which of the following was true about the power of the Mongols?

The Turkish-speaking tribal group that ultimately overthrew the Tang were the

The plot of the Tale of the Marshes,a prominent Yuan dynasty novel,bears a striking resemblance to:

What roles did Buddhism,Daoism,and Neo-Confucianism play in Chinese intellectual life in the period between the Sui dynasty and the Ming? In the public sphere,what advantages did Confucianism have over Buddhism and Daoism,and why?

Identify the following terms. -landscape painting and Daoism

Identify the following terms. -fire-lance

"Although of short duration,the Sui dynasty was one of China's most significant." Discuss.