Question 1

The differences in attitudes between Chinese and European governments probably revolved around

Accepted Answer

A)  China's less advanced technology. 
B)  China's involvement in civil war. 
C)  the relative lack of influence of Chinese merchants. 
D)  the religious objections of the Confucian mandarins. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  China's less advanced technology. 
B)  China's involvement in civil war. 
C)  the relative lack of influence of Chinese merchants. 
D)  the religious objections of the Confucian mandarins. 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

In general, the residents of cities in Ming China seem to have been

Accepted Answer

A)  uninterested in politics but much caught up in religious quests. 
B)  caught up in political intrigues. 
C)  housed and fed adequately, if not overly prosperous. 
D)  relegated to menial work. 
E)  unhappy with the rule of Hongwu because trade declined. 
A)  uninterested in politics but much caught up in religious quests. 
B)  caught up in political intrigues. 
C)  housed and fed adequately, if not overly prosperous. 
D)  relegated to menial work. 
E)  unhappy with the rule of Hongwu because trade declined.

Question 3

The emperor Hongwu initiated a period during which no ____ had direct access to the emperor.

Accepted Answer

A)  ordinary people 
B)  leading merchants 
C)  government officials 
D)  palace eunuchs 
E)  military leaders 
A)  ordinary people 
B)  leading merchants 
C)  government officials 
D)  palace eunuchs 
E)  military leaders

Question 4

Describe the chief characteristics of the reign of Hongwu, and evaluate the degree to which his ideas and reforms impacted Chinese society.

Accepted Answer

The reign of Hongwu, the first emperor o

Question 5

Under the leadership of Kangsi, China

Accepted Answer

A)  fought intervention by Westerners. 
B)  opened four ports to European traders. 
C)  allowed its river systems to decline. 
D)  experienced decades of fighting with Westerners. 
E)  allowed Europeans to trade with them but refused to allow outsiders to reside in their country. 
A)  fought intervention by Westerners. 
B)  opened four ports to European traders. 
C)  allowed its river systems to decline. 
D)  experienced decades of fighting with Westerners. 
E)  allowed Europeans to trade with them but refused to allow outsiders to reside in their country.

Question 6

The impression of urban society during the Ming era is that most town-dwellers were generally

Accepted Answer

A)  impoverished. 
B)  dissatisfied. 
C)  mercantile. 
D)  uneducated. 
E)  prosperous. 
A)  impoverished. 
B)  dissatisfied. 
C)  mercantile. 
D)  uneducated. 
E)  prosperous.

Exam 26: China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

The differences in attitudes between Chinese and European governments probably revolved around

In general, the residents of cities in Ming China seem to have been

The emperor Hongwu initiated a period during which no ____ had direct access to the emperor.

Describe the chief characteristics of the reign of Hongwu, and evaluate the degree to which his ideas and reforms impacted Chinese society.

Under the leadership of Kangsi, China

The impression of urban society during the Ming era is that most town-dwellers were generally

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