Question 1

Which of the following was NOT an action of the Manchus after conquering China?

Accepted Answer

A)  They encouraged intermarriage between Chinese and Manchus. 
B)  They forbade Chinese from learning the Manchurian language. 
C)  They forced Chinese men to grow a queue as a sign of submission. 
D)  They did not allow the Chinese to travel to Manchuria. 
E)  They carefully guarded their own cultural identity. 
A)  They encouraged intermarriage between Chinese and Manchus. 
B)  They forbade Chinese from learning the Manchurian language. 
C)  They forced Chinese men to grow a queue as a sign of submission. 
D)  They did not allow the Chinese to travel to Manchuria. 
E)  They carefully guarded their own cultural identity.

Question 2

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 3

Examine the rise of the "floating world" in Japan.What factors led to this phenomenon? What can it say about the changing intellectual and social landscape of Japan? Were any other societies in the world going through a similar transformation?

Accepted Answer

The rise of the "floating world" in Japa

Question 4

In an effort to stabilize China internally,the Ming emperors

Accepted Answer

A)  accepted the Yuan traditions that had been in place for a century. 
B)  stressed Chinese traditions from the era before the Mongol Yuan dynasty. 
C)  followed the more successful Indian centralization model. 
D)  adopted the methods used by the powerful early modern European states. 
E)  copied the centralizing techniques that had proved so successful in Japan. 
A)  accepted the Yuan traditions that had been in place for a century. 
B)  stressed Chinese traditions from the era before the Mongol Yuan dynasty. 
C)  followed the more successful Indian centralization model. 
D)  adopted the methods used by the powerful early modern European states. 
E)  copied the centralizing techniques that had proved so successful in Japan.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Several factors contributed to the econo

Question 6

The phrase "Son of Heaven" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  near godlike status that the Jesuit Matteo Ricci reached in China. 
B)  explanation for the incredible appeal of Christianity in Japan. 
C)  Chinese emperor's role in maintaining order on the earth. 
D)  belief that the Japanese emperors were direct descendents of the sun goddess Amaterasu. 
E)  syncretic Christian-Buddhist religion. 
A)  near godlike status that the Jesuit Matteo Ricci reached in China. 
B)  explanation for the incredible appeal of Christianity in Japan. 
C)  Chinese emperor's role in maintaining order on the earth. 
D)  belief that the Japanese emperors were direct descendents of the sun goddess Amaterasu. 
E)  syncretic Christian-Buddhist religion.

Question 7

Who sought to convert China to Christianity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zhu Xi 
B)  Qianlong 
C)  Ihara Saikaku 
D)  Basho Matsuo 
E)  Matteo Ricci 
A)  Zhu Xi 
B)  Qianlong 
C)  Ihara Saikaku 
D)  Basho Matsuo 
E)  Matteo Ricci

Question 8

Which ruler made Vietnam,Burma,and Nepal vassal states of China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yongle 
B)  Qianlong 
C)  Nurhaci 
D)  Hongwu 
E)  Kangxi 
A)  Yongle 
B)  Qianlong 
C)  Nurhaci 
D)  Hongwu 
E)  Kangxi

Question 9

How was Chinese society structured? Which classes enjoyed the greatest status? Which had the least?

Accepted Answer

Chinese society was traditionally struct

Question 10

In 1600,Tokugawa Ieyasu

Accepted Answer

A)  started a centuries-long civil war that tore Japan apart. 
B)  established a military government and ruled as shogun. 
C)  fought off an attempted Chinese invasion. 
D)  founded the Qing dynasty. 
E)  implemented "Dutch learning" in an attempt to modernize Japan. 
A)  started a centuries-long civil war that tore Japan apart. 
B)  established a military government and ruled as shogun. 
C)  fought off an attempted Chinese invasion. 
D)  founded the Qing dynasty. 
E)  implemented "Dutch learning" in an attempt to modernize Japan.

Question 11

In 1368 the Ming dynasty replaced the ________ dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A)  Song 
B)  Qing 
C)  Yuan 
D)  Tang 
E)  Qin 
A)  Song 
B)  Qing 
C)  Yuan 
D)  Tang 
E)  Qin

Question 12

Within the Chinese family,Confucian principles subjected women to the authority of men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

After the arrival of the Europeans,

Accepted Answer

A)  east Asian societies quickly fell under indirect European economic control. 
B)  the rapid spread of Christianity threatened the very survival of Buddhism. 
C)  east Asian societies immediately fell under direct European control. 
D)  east Asian societies quickly copied the ways of the more advanced Europeans. 
E)  east Asian societies largely controlled their own affairs until the nineteenth century. 
A)  east Asian societies quickly fell under indirect European economic control. 
B)  the rapid spread of Christianity threatened the very survival of Buddhism. 
C)  east Asian societies immediately fell under direct European control. 
D)  east Asian societies quickly copied the ways of the more advanced Europeans. 
E)  east Asian societies largely controlled their own affairs until the nineteenth century.

Question 14

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 15

Examine the decision to close Japan to foreign trade.What events inspired this decision? How successful was this attempt? What were its results?

Accepted Answer

The decision to close Japan to foreign t

Question 16

Examine the changing social world of the Ming and Qing period.What were the most important changes taking place? In what ways did the older traditions survive?

Accepted Answer

The Ming and Qing periods in China saw s

Question 17

The Ming dynasty was founded by

Accepted Answer

A)  Qianlong. 
B)  Shihuangdi. 
C)  Yongle. 
D)  Hongwu. 
E)  Kangxi. 
A)  Qianlong. 
B)  Shihuangdi. 
C)  Yongle. 
D)  Hongwu. 
E)  Kangxi.

Question 18

What factors led to rapid population growth in China?

Accepted Answer

Several factors have contributed to the

Question 19

With the exception of the emperor and his family,the most exalted members of Chinese society were the gentry and the

Accepted Answer

A)  scholar-bureaucrats. 
B)  peasants. 
C)  merchants. 
D)  army. 
E)  navy. 
A)  scholar-bureaucrats. 
B)  peasants. 
C)  merchants. 
D)  army. 
E)  navy.

Question 20

In 1421,Yongle moved the capital of China to

Accepted Answer

A)  Beijing. 
B)  Edo. 
C)  Nanjing. 
D)  Guangzhou. 
E)  Kyoto. 
A)  Beijing. 
B)  Edo. 
C)  Nanjing. 
D)  Guangzhou. 
E)  Kyoto.

Exam 26: Tradition and Change in East Asia

Which of the following was NOT an action of the Manchus after conquering China?

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

Examine the rise of the "floating world" in Japan.What factors led to this phenomenon? What can it say about the changing intellectual and social landscape of Japan? Were any other societies in the world going through a similar transformation?

In an effort to stabilize China internally,the Ming emperors

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

The phrase "Son of Heaven" refers to the

Who sought to convert China to Christianity?

Which ruler made Vietnam,Burma,and Nepal vassal states of China?

How was Chinese society structured? Which classes enjoyed the greatest status? Which had the least?

In 1600,Tokugawa Ieyasu

In 1368 the Ming dynasty replaced the ________ dynasty.

Within the Chinese family,Confucian principles subjected women to the authority of men.

After the arrival of the Europeans,

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

Examine the decision to close Japan to foreign trade.What events inspired this decision? How successful was this attempt? What were its results?

Examine the changing social world of the Ming and Qing period.What were the most important changes taking place? In what ways did the older traditions survive?

The Ming dynasty was founded by

What factors led to rapid population growth in China?

With the exception of the emperor and his family,the most exalted members of Chinese society were the gentry and the

In 1421,Yongle moved the capital of China to

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