Question 1

Which of the following popular novels dealt with the intrigue following the collapse of the Han dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) Journey to the West 
B) The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 
C) The Dream of the Red Chamber 
D) The Life of a Man Who Lived for Love 
E) The Sea of Fertility 
A) Journey to the West 
B) The Romance of the Three Kingdoms 
C) The Dream of the Red Chamber 
D) The Life of a Man Who Lived for Love 
E) The Sea of Fertility

Question 2

Hongwu's new dynasty was called "Ming," which meant

Accepted Answer

A) "all-powerful." 
B) "mandate of heaven." 
C) "center of the universe." 
D) "son of heaven." 
E) "brilliant." 
A) "all-powerful." 
B) "mandate of heaven." 
C) "center of the universe." 
D) "son of heaven." 
E) "brilliant."

Question 3

The leader who first organized the Manchu tribes into a centralized state was

Accepted Answer

A) Qianlong. 
B) Nurhaci. 
C) Kangxi. 
D) Tokugawa Ieyasu. 
E) Yongle. 
A) Qianlong. 
B) Nurhaci. 
C) Kangxi. 
D) Tokugawa Ieyasu. 
E) Yongle.

Question 4

Matteo Ricci was

Accepted Answer

A) the Italian merchant who spent twenty years with Khubilai Khan and wrote of his adventures. 
B) a Roman Catholic missionary in China. 
C) the chief Italian who negotiated trade issues with the Qing emperor Qianlong. 
D) the Italian explorer who sailed to Japan in the late fifteenth century. 
E) mainly responsible for the introduction of American crops such as manioc to China. 
A) the Italian merchant who spent twenty years with Khubilai Khan and wrote of his adventures. 
B) a Roman Catholic missionary in China. 
C) the chief Italian who negotiated trade issues with the Qing emperor Qianlong. 
D) the Italian explorer who sailed to Japan in the late fifteenth century. 
E) mainly responsible for the introduction of American crops such as manioc to China.

Question 5

Look at the Map 23.2,The Qing empire,1644-1911.Discuss Qing expansion.How much control did the Qing have over east Asia?

Accepted Answer

The Qing Empire, also known as the Manch

Question 6

What factors led to the collapse of the Ming dynasty? How did Manchurian invaders gain control of China?

Accepted Answer

The collapse of the Ming dynasty was the

Question 7

China fell behind technologically during the Ming and Qing dynasties in large part because

Accepted Answer

A) of the collapse of the civil service examination system. 
B) Europeans refused to share their advanced technology with the Chinese. 
C) of a massive Qing-forced exile of intellectuals as part of a governmental crackdown. 
D) of the efforts of an ingenious Japanese spy network. 
E) the governments favored political and social stability over technological innovation. 
A) of the collapse of the civil service examination system. 
B) Europeans refused to share their advanced technology with the Chinese. 
C) of a massive Qing-forced exile of intellectuals as part of a governmental crackdown. 
D) of the efforts of an ingenious Japanese spy network. 
E) the governments favored political and social stability over technological innovation.

Question 8

What factors led to the economic and population growth of Japan under the Tokugawa shoguns?

Accepted Answer

Several factors contributed to the econo

Question 9

The author of The Life of a Man Who Lived for Love was

Accepted Answer

A) Tokugawa Ieyasu. 
B) Bunraku Ukiyo. 
C) Ihara Saikaku. 
D) Matteo Ricci. 
E) Zheng He. 
A) Tokugawa Ieyasu. 
B) Bunraku Ukiyo. 
C) Ihara Saikaku. 
D) Matteo Ricci. 
E) Zheng He.

Question 10

The Jesuits sought to capture Chinese interests with European science and technology and win converts by portraying Christianity as a faith similar to Chinese traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why did the Qing dynasty discourage Chinese travel abroad and try to control contacts with foreigners? What was the impact of this policy?

Accepted Answer

The Qing dynasty discouraged Chinese tra

Exam 23: Tradition and Change in East Asia

Which of the following popular novels dealt with the intrigue following the collapse of the Han dynasty?

Hongwu's new dynasty was called "Ming," which meant

The leader who first organized the Manchu tribes into a centralized state was

Matteo Ricci was

Look at the Map 23.2,The Qing empire,1644-1911.Discuss Qing expansion.How much control did the Qing have over east Asia?

What factors led to the collapse of the Ming dynasty? How did Manchurian invaders gain control of China?

China fell behind technologically during the Ming and Qing dynasties in large part because

What factors led to the economic and population growth of Japan under the Tokugawa shoguns?

The author of The Life of a Man Who Lived for Love was

The Jesuits sought to capture Chinese interests with European science and technology and win converts by portraying Christianity as a faith similar to Chinese traditions.

Why did the Qing dynasty discourage Chinese travel abroad and try to control contacts with foreigners? What was the impact of this policy?

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