Question 1

Debates on Neo-Confucianism in China centered on ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  The validity of the Daoist teachings. 
B)  The degree to which a female ruler like the Empress Wu could be accommodated. 
C)  The interpretations and approaches to understanding its core teachings. 
D)  Whether Confucius' descendants were actually related to him. 
A)  The validity of the Daoist teachings. 
B)  The degree to which a female ruler like the Empress Wu could be accommodated. 
C)  The interpretations and approaches to understanding its core teachings. 
D)  Whether Confucius' descendants were actually related to him.

Question 2

With a professional army of more than 1.5 million men, the Song emperors:

Accepted Answer

A)  Found it easy to dominate the entirety of East and Central Asia. 
B)  Nevertheless found it difficult to overpower invading nomadic groups. 
C)  Ruined their economy paying out dividends and retirement benefits to veterans. 
D)  Expanded into Jin territory and established a new capital at Kaifeng. 
A)  Found it easy to dominate the entirety of East and Central Asia. 
B)  Nevertheless found it difficult to overpower invading nomadic groups. 
C)  Ruined their economy paying out dividends and retirement benefits to veterans. 
D)  Expanded into Jin territory and established a new capital at Kaifeng.

Question 3

The development of Sikhism resulted, in great measure, from the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Synthetic goals of Tughluq rulers. 
B)  Presence of refugees from Mongol raids in the Muslim sultanates. 
C)  Developing Neo-Confucian consensus in Song China. 
D)  Persecution of Sufi mystics by Hindu rulers in the northern sultanates. 
A)  Synthetic goals of Tughluq rulers. 
B)  Presence of refugees from Mongol raids in the Muslim sultanates. 
C)  Developing Neo-Confucian consensus in Song China. 
D)  Persecution of Sufi mystics by Hindu rulers in the northern sultanates.

Question 4

The need for bureaucratic and socioeconomic reform spurred the Song official ________________ to propose a series of initiatives aimed at increasing state control over the economy and reducing the power of local interests.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ouyang Xiu 
B)  Su Dongpo 
C)  Sima Guang 
D)  Wang Anshi 
A)  Ouyang Xiu 
B)  Su Dongpo 
C)  Sima Guang 
D)  Wang Anshi

Question 5

Temujin gave himself the title 'Genghis Khan' ('__________') of the united Mongol confederation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal Ruler 
B)  Real Emperor of China 
C)  Beloved of the Gods 
D)  Philosopher-King 
A)  Universal Ruler 
B)  Real Emperor of China 
C)  Beloved of the Gods 
D)  Philosopher-King

Question 6

In 1280 Khubilai Khan proclaimed the _________ dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Yuan 
B)  Ming 
C)  Xia 
D)  Han 
A)  Yuan 
B)  Ming 
C)  Xia 
D)  Han

Question 7

Neo-Confucianism holds that one cannot sit passively and wait for enlightenment, as the Buddhists do, but must actively "seek truth through facts" in order to understand the relationships of form (li) and substance (qi) as they govern the constitution of the totality of the universe or "_________________."

Accepted Answer

A)  Supreme Being 
B)  Supreme Understanding 
C)  Supreme Command 
D)  Supreme Ultimate 
A)  Supreme Being 
B)  Supreme Understanding 
C)  Supreme Command 
D)  Supreme Ultimate

Question 8

Neo-Confucianism holds that one cannot sit passively and wait for enlightenment, as the Buddhists do, but must __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attend an approved Neo-Confucian academy for further instruction. 
B)  Serve in the army for a period of time in order to experience 'real life'. 
C)  Manage a piece of property according to Mencian principles and at a profit. 
D)  Actively 'seek truth through facts'. 
A)  Attend an approved Neo-Confucian academy for further instruction. 
B)  Serve in the army for a period of time in order to experience 'real life'. 
C)  Manage a piece of property according to Mencian principles and at a profit. 
D)  Actively 'seek truth through facts'.

Debates on Neo-Confucianism in China centered on ___________.

With a professional army of more than 1.5 million men, the Song emperors:

The development of Sikhism resulted, in great measure, from the:

The need for bureaucratic and socioeconomic reform spurred the Song official ________________ to propose a series of initiatives aimed at increasing state control over the economy and reducing the power of local interests.

Temujin gave himself the title 'Genghis Khan' ('__________') of the united Mongol confederation.

In 1280 Khubilai Khan proclaimed the _________ dynasty.

Neo-Confucianism holds that one cannot sit passively and wait for enlightenment, as the Buddhists do, but must __________.

The African Origins of Humanity, Prehistory-10,000 B.C.E

Agrarian-Urban Centers of the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, 11,500-600 B.C.E

Shifting Agrarian Centers in India, 3000-600 B.C.E

Agrarian Centers and the Mandate of Heaven in Ancient China, 5000-481 B.C.E

Origins Apart: the Americas and Oceania, 30,000-600 B.C.E

Chiefdoms and Early States in Africa and the Americas, 600 B.C.E-600 C.E

Innovation and Adaptation in Western Eurasia: Persia, Greece, and Rome, 550 B.C.E-600 C.E

Empires and Visionaries in India, 600 B.C.E-600 C.E

China: Imperial Unification and Perfecting the Moral Order, 722 B.C.E-618 C.E

Islamic Civilization and Byzantium, 600-1300 C.E

Innovation and Adaptation in the Western Christian World, 600-1450 C.E

Religious Civilizations Interacting: Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, 550-1500 C.E

Patterns of State Formation in Africa, 600-1450 C.E

The Rise of Empires in the Americas, 600-1550 C.E

Western European Overseas Expansion and the Ottoman-Habsburg Struggle, 1450-1650

The Renaissance, New Sciences, and Religious Wars in Europe, 1450-1750

New Patterns in New Worlds: Colonialism and Indigenous Responses in the Americas, 1500-1800

African Kingdoms, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the Origins of Black America, 1450-1800

The Mughal Empire: Muslim Rulers and Hindu Subjects, 1400-1750

Regulating the Inner and Outer Domains: China and Japan, 1500-1800

Patterns of Nation-States and Culture in the Atlantic World, 1750-1871

Creoles and Caudillos: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century, 1790-1917

The Challenge of Modernity: East Asia, 1750-1910

Adaptation and Resistance: the Ottoman and Russian Empires, 1683-1908

Industrialization and Its Discontents, 1750-1914

The New Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914

World Wars and Competing Visions of Modernity, 1900-1945

Reconstruction, Cold War, and Decolonization, 1945-1962

The End of the Cold War, Western Social Transformation, and the Developing World, 1963-1991

A Fragile Capitalist-Democratic World Order, 1991-2014

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Exam 12: Contrasting Patterns in India, China, and Inner Asia, 600-1600 C.E

Debates on Neo-Confucianism in China centered on ___________.

With a professional army of more than 1.5 million men, the Song emperors:

The development of Sikhism resulted, in great measure, from the:

The need for bureaucratic and socioeconomic reform spurred the Song official ________________ to propose a series of initiatives aimed at increasing state control over the economy and reducing the power of local interests.

Temujin gave himself the title 'Genghis Khan' ('__________') of the united Mongol confederation.

In 1280 Khubilai Khan proclaimed the _________ dynasty.

Neo-Confucianism holds that one cannot sit passively and wait for enlightenment, as the Buddhists do, but must __________.

The African Origins of Humanity, Prehistory-10,000 B.C.E

Agrarian-Urban Centers of the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, 11,500-600 B.C.E

Shifting Agrarian Centers in India, 3000-600 B.C.E

Agrarian Centers and the Mandate of Heaven in Ancient China, 5000-481 B.C.E

Origins Apart: the Americas and Oceania, 30,000-600 B.C.E

Chiefdoms and Early States in Africa and the Americas, 600 B.C.E-600 C.E

Innovation and Adaptation in Western Eurasia: Persia, Greece, and Rome, 550 B.C.E-600 C.E

Empires and Visionaries in India, 600 B.C.E-600 C.E

China: Imperial Unification and Perfecting the Moral Order, 722 B.C.E-618 C.E

Islamic Civilization and Byzantium, 600-1300 C.E

Innovation and Adaptation in the Western Christian World, 600-1450 C.E

Religious Civilizations Interacting: Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, 550-1500 C.E

Patterns of State Formation in Africa, 600-1450 C.E

The Rise of Empires in the Americas, 600-1550 C.E

Western European Overseas Expansion and the Ottoman-Habsburg Struggle, 1450-1650

The Renaissance, New Sciences, and Religious Wars in Europe, 1450-1750

New Patterns in New Worlds: Colonialism and Indigenous Responses in the Americas, 1500-1800

African Kingdoms, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the Origins of Black America, 1450-1800

The Mughal Empire: Muslim Rulers and Hindu Subjects, 1400-1750

Regulating the Inner and Outer Domains: China and Japan, 1500-1800

Patterns of Nation-States and Culture in the Atlantic World, 1750-1871

Creoles and Caudillos: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century, 1790-1917

The Challenge of Modernity: East Asia, 1750-1910

Adaptation and Resistance: the Ottoman and Russian Empires, 1683-1908

Industrialization and Its Discontents, 1750-1914

The New Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century, 1750-1914

World Wars and Competing Visions of Modernity, 1900-1945

Reconstruction, Cold War, and Decolonization, 1945-1962

The End of the Cold War, Western Social Transformation, and the Developing World, 1963-1991

A Fragile Capitalist-Democratic World Order, 1991-2014

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