Question 1

Who became empress of Japan upon her husband's death in 592?

Accepted Answer

A) Nara 
B) Suiko 
C) Shotoku 
D) Soga 
E) Himiko 
A) Nara 
B) Suiko 
C) Shotoku 
D) Soga 
E) Himiko

Question 2

What was/were first used by the Song to propel clusters of flaming arrows?

Accepted Answer

A) Magneticism 
B) Bellows 
C) Gunpowder 
D) Catapults 
E) Stirrups 
A) Magneticism 
B) Bellows 
C) Gunpowder 
D) Catapults 
E) Stirrups

Question 3

What was the political influence of Buddhism in the Tang Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) it taught strict obedience to a hierarchy 
B) it taught oneness with nature 
C) it accorded emperors the spiritual function of welding the people into a harmonious society 
D) it taught that the king was descended from a god 
E) it taught the Chinese tolerance for all peoples 
A) it taught strict obedience to a hierarchy 
B) it taught oneness with nature 
C) it accorded emperors the spiritual function of welding the people into a harmonious society 
D) it taught that the king was descended from a god 
E) it taught the Chinese tolerance for all peoples

Question 4

Which of the following cannot be said about Zhu Xi's neo-Confucianism?

Accepted Answer

A) it emphasized individual moral and social responsibility 
B) it asserted that man is naturally good 
C) it asserted that the ideal human is the warrior 
D) it asserted that the ideal human is the sage 
E) it developed as a reaction to many centuries of Buddhist and Daoist intellectual dominance 
A) it emphasized individual moral and social responsibility 
B) it asserted that man is naturally good 
C) it asserted that the ideal human is the warrior 
D) it asserted that the ideal human is the sage 
E) it developed as a reaction to many centuries of Buddhist and Daoist intellectual dominance

Question 5

Among the tribute gifts brought to Song China from Champs was

Accepted Answer

A) nutritious lentils. 
B) poisonous projectiles. 
C) quick-ripening rice. 
D) metered poetry. 
E) tea. 
A) nutritious lentils. 
B) poisonous projectiles. 
C) quick-ripening rice. 
D) metered poetry. 
E) tea.

Question 6

Describe the influence Confucianism and Buddhism had on the spread of Chinese culture in Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

The best possibilities for expanding the

Question 7

The use of printed materials in rural life included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) advice on irrigation. 
B) information on harvesting techniques. 
C) directions for cross pollination of crops. 
D) instructions for weaving. 
E) illustrations on threshing. 
A) advice on irrigation. 
B) information on harvesting techniques. 
C) directions for cross pollination of crops. 
D) instructions for weaving. 
E) illustrations on threshing.

Question 8

In the early tenth century, Korea was united under which dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) Pyongyong 
B) Han 
C) Paekche 
D) Koryo 
E) Shilla 
A) Pyongyong 
B) Han 
C) Paekche 
D) Koryo 
E) Shilla

Question 9

The Grand Canal linked the

Accepted Answer

A) Great Wall and the Yangzi River. 
B) Great Wall and the Yellow River. 
C) twin capitals of Sui China. 
D) Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. 
E) Great Wall and the Silk Road. 
A) Great Wall and the Yangzi River. 
B) Great Wall and the Yellow River. 
C) twin capitals of Sui China. 
D) Yellow and Yangzi Rivers. 
E) Great Wall and the Silk Road.

Question 10

Describe how the Tang Empire blended Chinese and Turkish elements to create what the chapter calls a "cosmopolitan world."

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to describe the

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the development of movable type and the availability of printed material is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) it gave people access to information on planting and irrigation 
B) it furthered the development of new agricultural land in the south 
C) it led to the adaptation of iron plows and rakes for wet-rice cultivation 
D) it spread information on how to prevent disease 
E) it helped spread subversive ideas and caused a number of rebellions, just as printing would in the West in the sixteenth century 
A) it gave people access to information on planting and irrigation 
B) it furthered the development of new agricultural land in the south 
C) it led to the adaptation of iron plows and rakes for wet-rice cultivation 
D) it spread information on how to prevent disease 
E) it helped spread subversive ideas and caused a number of rebellions, just as printing would in the West in the sixteenth century

Question 12

What was the meditative practice known generally as Chan Buddhism called in Korea?

Accepted Answer

A) Son 
B) Karate 
C) Zen 
D) Ju Duo 
E) Pranayama 
A) Son 
B) Karate 
C) Zen 
D) Ju Duo 
E) Pranayama

Question 13

Discuss the economic growth of China during the Tang era. How did the process of "import substitution" affect the growth of trade, as well as new technology for producing goods?

Accepted Answer

The cosmopolitan nature of the empire, a

Question 14

Which Tang general led 200,000 soldiers in revolt against the Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Yang Guifei 
B) An Lushan 
C) Huang Chou 
D) Wu Zhou 
E) Bo Zhuyi 
A) Yang Guifei 
B) An Lushan 
C) Huang Chou 
D) Wu Zhou 
E) Bo Zhuyi

Question 15

What was the importance of Confucianism in East Asia, and why was it so readily adopted in East Asia but not so well in Inner Asia?

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize the connection

Question 16

What was not one of the reasons for the fall of the Sui dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) overextension of territory 
B) the high cost of their public works programs 
C) assassination of the emperor 
D) the need for massive resources 
E) adherence to Buddhism 
A) overextension of territory 
B) the high cost of their public works programs 
C) assassination of the emperor 
D) the need for massive resources 
E) adherence to Buddhism

Question 17

The complex network of religious influence in the Tang dynasty was based on this form of Buddhism.

Accepted Answer

A) Zen 
B) Ayuravedic 
C) Theraveda 
D) Mahayana 
E) Nichiren 
A) Zen 
B) Ayuravedic 
C) Theraveda 
D) Mahayana 
E) Nichiren

Question 18

After the decline of the Tang Empire, the states that emerged were

Accepted Answer

A) Qin, Han, and Yuan. 
B) Mongolia, Manchuria, and Koryo. 
C) Tanggut, Song, and Liao. 
D) Jurchen, Manchuria, and Siberia. 
E) Turkmenistan, Guanjo, and Siam. 
A) Qin, Han, and Yuan. 
B) Mongolia, Manchuria, and Koryo. 
C) Tanggut, Song, and Liao. 
D) Jurchen, Manchuria, and Siberia. 
E) Turkmenistan, Guanjo, and Siam.

Question 19

Chinese maritime innovations included

Accepted Answer

A) lateen sails and astrolabes. 
B) gunboats and maps. 
C) compasses and junks. 
D) the bulwark and jute rope. 
E) carrier pigeons and cannon. 
A) lateen sails and astrolabes. 
B) gunboats and maps. 
C) compasses and junks. 
D) the bulwark and jute rope. 
E) carrier pigeons and cannon.

Question 20

Which of the following was replaced in China by the Korean innovation called moveable type?

Accepted Answer

A) Ink making 
B) Calligraphy 
C) Woodblock printing 
D) Papermaking 
E) Printing press 
A) Ink making 
B) Calligraphy 
C) Woodblock printing 
D) Papermaking 
E) Printing press

Exam 12: Inner and East Asia

Who became empress of Japan upon her husband's death in 592?

What was/were first used by the Song to propel clusters of flaming arrows?

What was the political influence of Buddhism in the Tang Empire?

Which of the following cannot be said about Zhu Xi's neo-Confucianism?

Among the tribute gifts brought to Song China from Champs was

Describe the influence Confucianism and Buddhism had on the spread of Chinese culture in Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

The use of printed materials in rural life included all of the following EXCEPT

In the early tenth century, Korea was united under which dynasty?

The Grand Canal linked the

Describe how the Tang Empire blended Chinese and Turkish elements to create what the chapter calls a "cosmopolitan world."

Which of the following statements about the development of movable type and the availability of printed material is NOT true?

What was the meditative practice known generally as Chan Buddhism called in Korea?

Discuss the economic growth of China during the Tang era. How did the process of "import substitution" affect the growth of trade, as well as new technology for producing goods?

Which Tang general led 200,000 soldiers in revolt against the Empire?

What was the importance of Confucianism in East Asia, and why was it so readily adopted in East Asia but not so well in Inner Asia?

What was not one of the reasons for the fall of the Sui dynasty?

The complex network of religious influence in the Tang dynasty was based on this form of Buddhism.

After the decline of the Tang Empire, the states that emerged were

Chinese maritime innovations included

Which of the following was replaced in China by the Korean innovation called moveable type?

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