Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Zhenghe

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Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-Grand Council

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Question 3

Buddhism was brought to China by

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A)  gurus from Angkor. 
B)  barbarian invasions. 
C)  travelers from Indonesia. 
D)  Chinese fleets returning from the West. 
E)  merchants from India.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Wu Zhao/Empress Wu

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Question 5

In medieval China,the tribute system

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A)  was a domestic policy used by Tang rulers to exact taxes from local villages. 
B)  was a method by which Mongol rulers dealt with the Han Chinese. 
C)  maintained a working trade relationship between the Chinese and foreign merchants and rulers. 
D)  was first introduced by the Manchu Dynasty. 
E)  was maintained in opposition to the tenets of Confucianism.

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Marco Polo

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Question 7

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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Question 8

In the 1400s,after the Ming admiral,Zhenghe,had successfully led several large sailing expeditions to the coast of Africa and throughout Southeast Asia,the voyages were discontinued and were never revived.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Tang Dynasty

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Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Tang Taizong

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Question 11

With the increase in trade and urban activities during the Tang and Song eras,

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A)  the rural population declined. 
B)  a landed gentry class assumed a position of social and economic dominance. 
C)  the social stagnation of the population became institutionalized. 
D)  the scholar-gentry provided considerable financial support to Christians. 
E)  most of the population resided in urban areas.

Question 12

The custom of foot-binding was condemned by the Tang emperors and had disappeared from China by the beginning of the Song era.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the possible reasons why China abandoned its seemingly successful naval accomplishments after the death of the emperor Yongle in 1424.Which do you believe to be most convincing,and why?

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Question 14

Which of the following statements is not a valid observation about the Sui Dynasty?

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A)  It employed Buddhism as a unifying force in the country. 
B)  It was responsible for the building of the Grand Canal, connecting the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. 
C)  It permanently incorporated Korea into the Chinese domain. 
D)  It came to an abrupt end with the assassination of its emperor. 
E)  Its policies helped the lower Yangtze region become a major part of China's economy.

Question 15

Which of the following would you say is a more accurate depiction of the comparison between medieval Chinese and Western thought?

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A)  The Chinese became more individualistic, while the Europeans became more scientific. 
B)  Empiricism dominated Chinese thought, while introspection dominated the thinking of Europe. 
C)  Continuity and tradition dominated in China, while empiricism dominated in Europe. 
D)  China experienced constant chaos while Europe was always at peace. 
E)  China was eventually dominated by Islam while Europe remained mostly Christian.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Wang Anshi

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Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Dunhuang caves

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Question 18

The main purpose for the development of Neo-Confucianism was to

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A)  deal with the issues of the universe that had been introduced into China by Buddhism and Daoism and which were able to fit into the original Confucian value system. 
B)  counteract the appeal of Islamic ideas. 
C)  turn the Chinese people away from Buddhism, Daoism and Christianity. 
D)  fortify the believer's responsibility to withdraw rather than participate. 
E)  act as a buffer against Muslim missionaries.

Question 19

The Song political system

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A)  restored Legalism as its supporting official philosophy. 
B)  was able to solve the problem of nomadic invasions by using its new fire-lance to exterminate nomadic cavalry. 
C)  developed the equivalent of a modern cabinet within its Department of State Affairs. 
D)  dissolved its entire military structure to save money for trading activities. 
E)  was run by a female emperor during the late Yuan dynasty.

Question 20

The founder of the Mongol Empire was

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A)  Ogilvai Khan. 
B)  Khubilai Khan. 
C)  Atta Khan. 
D)  Genghis Khan. 
E)  Tamerlane.

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

Identify the following terms. -Zhenghe

Identify the following terms. -Grand Council

Buddhism was brought to China by

Identify the following terms. -Wu Zhao/Empress Wu

In medieval China,the tribute system

Identify the following terms. -Marco Polo