Question 1

Which of the following describes Korea's relationship with China?

Accepted Answer

A)   Korea was incorporated into the Chinese empire for over a thousand years.
B)   Korean male elites developed their own alphabet as a way to resist Chinese cultural influence.
C)   Korea's capital city of Kumsong was modeled directly on the Chinese capital of Chang'an.
D)   Korea was able to avoid participating in China's tribute system.

Question 2

Which of the following explains why women's lives were more restricted in the Song dynasty than in the Tang dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)   The introduction of Daoism
B)   The decline of Buddhism
C)   The revival of Confucianism
D)   The spread and influence of nomadic cultures

Question 3

The invention of printing in China was linked with which religion?

Accepted Answer

A)   Christianity
B)   Daoism
C)   Buddhism
D)   Islam

Question 4

Which of the following contributed to China's economic prosperity during the Tang and Song dynasties?

Accepted Answer

A)   The suppression of internal trade in order to increase long-distance trade
B)   The import of large numbers of slaves to work in agriculture and industry
C)   The large-scale immigration of indentured servants from Pacific Oceania
D)   A complex network of internal waterways that provided cheap transportation D

Question 5

Which of the following was a technological innovation that spread from China to the rest of Eurasia?

Accepted Answer

A)   The processing of sugar
B)   Printing
C)   Cannons
D)   The processing of cotton

Question 6

In their relations with China,the countries of Korea and Japan both

Accepted Answer

A)   acknowledged the Chinese emperor as their ruler.
B)   rejected every aspect of Chinese civilization.
C)   declined to participate in the Chinese tribute system.
D)   sent people to China to study Chinese thought and culture.

Question 7

Chinese references to "Western barbarians" in the Tang dynasty included which group of people?

Accepted Answer

A)   Koreans
B)   Indians
C)   Portuguese
D)   Vietnamese

Question 8

Which of the following was a factor in the growth of Buddhism in China after 300 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Disorder increased following the collapse of the Han dynasty,which discredited Confucianism.
B)   The celibacy of Buddhist monks and their withdrawal from society correlated well with Confucian values.
C)   Buddhist monks from Korea undertook sustained missionary endeavors.
D)   Rival Shinto priests withdrew to Japan following persecution by the Tang dynasty.

Question 9

The emergence of which practice during the Song dynasty suggests that Chinese women's lives were more restricted than they had been in the Tang dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)   Remarriage of widows
B)   Tribute system
C)   Foot binding
D)   Bushido

Question 10

Which religion provided an element of cultural commonality for the East Asian region?

Accepted Answer

A)   Buddhism
B)   Daoism
C)   Islam
D)   Christianity

Question 11

Those who participated in the Chinese tribute system gained

Accepted Answer

A)   a permanent garrison of Chinese troops.
B)   a gift of gunpowder and cannons.
C)   the opportunity to trade in China.
D)   lower tax rates.

Question 12

In what respect was Japan's borrowing of Chinese culture different from the experiences of Korea and Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

A)   Japanese people viewed their own country less as a separate nation than as an extension of a universal civilization centered in China.
B)   In Japan,only the lower classes and women embraced Chinese culture,while elite men resisted Chinese influence in all arenas.
C)   Japan adopted many elements of Chinese culture but completely rejected the fundamental principles of Confucianism.
D)   Japan's borrowing was wholly voluntary rather than occurring under conditions of direct military threat or outright occupation.

Question 13

How was the tribute system an expression of the Chinese view of themselves and their relationship to the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   The tribute system required non-Chinese to acknowledge Chinese superiority and their own subordinate place in a Chinese-centered world order.
B)   The tribute system was based on the assumptions that unity was a natural condition and that China was destined to rule the entire world.
C)   The tribute system maintained the racial purity of the Chinese people by prohibiting intermarriage between Chinese and non-Chinese peoples.
D)   The tribute system celebrated the multicultural diversity of the Chinese people and encouraged cultural borrowing. A

Question 14

What do the Xiongnu,the Uighurs,the Khitan,and the Jurchen have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)   All four paid tribute to China in return for military protection.
B)   All four were ultimately conquered by China.
C)   All four established states in the southern portions of the Chinese empire.
D)   All four required China to send them valuable goods in return for not attacking China.

Question 15

China's most enduring and intense interaction with outsiders was with

Accepted Answer

A)   the gathering and hunting societies of Southeast Asia.
B)   the nomadic pastoral peoples of the northern steppes.
C)   the various empires that ruled India.
D)   Muslim traders in the Indian Ocean.

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of how Chinese inventions stimulated innovations in distant lands?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Chinese formula for gunpowder triggered the development of cannons in Europe.
B)   The Chinese invention of movable type was the inspiration for the creation of the world's first copy machine in the Islamic world.
C)   The Chinese technique for producing salt by solar evaporation made possible the invention of windmills in Persia.
D)   The Chinese invention of the magnetic compass spurred the Scientific Revolution in Europe.

Question 17

What does Map 8.5 in the textbook reveal about how Buddhism spread?

Accepted Answer

A)   Buddhism entered Japan directly from India.
B)   Buddhism spread to Europe via the Silk Road.
C)   Buddhism spread from north to south.
D)   Buddhism entered Korea via China.

Question 18

What did Korea,Japan,and Vietnam develop that reflected their unique culture?

Accepted Answer

A)   Their own court rituals
B)   Their own writing systems
C)   Their own tribute systems
D)   Their own law codes

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of how Indian Buddhism was modified after its introduction into China?

Accepted Answer

A)   The patriarchal assumptions of Indian Buddhism were replaced by a message of equality between husbands and wives.
B)   The veneration of relics in Indian Buddhism was replaced by the worship of ancestral spirits and ghosts.
C)   The Buddhist notion of "morality" was translated with the Confucian term for "filial submission and obedience."
D)   The social orientation of Indian Buddhism was replaced with an emphasis on individual salvation and enlightenment. C

Question 20

Which of the following statements describes Korea's relationship with China in the premodern period?

Accepted Answer

A)   Korean elites rejected Chinese culture,but peasants adopted it wholesale.
B)   Korea adopted elements of Chinese culture while still retaining a distinctive culture and separate political existence.
C)   Korea was a subject state ruled directly by China for most of its history.
D)   Korean rulers never participated in the Chinese tribute system in an effort to assert their independence from China.

Exam 9: C: China and the World East Asian Connections 500-1300

Which of the following describes Korea's relationship with China?

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Which of the following explains why women's lives were more restricted in the Song dynasty than in the Tang dynasty?

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The invention of printing in China was linked with which religion?

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Which of the following contributed to China's economic prosperity during the Tang and Song dynasties?

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Which of the following was a technological innovation that spread from China to the rest of Eurasia?

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In their relations with China,the countries of Korea and Japan both

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Chinese references to "Western barbarians" in the Tang dynasty included which group of people?

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Which of the following was a factor in the growth of Buddhism in China after 300 C.E.?

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The emergence of which practice during the Song dynasty suggests that Chinese women's lives were more restricted than they had been in the Tang dynasty?

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Which religion provided an element of cultural commonality for the East Asian region?

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Those who participated in the Chinese tribute system gained

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In what respect was Japan's borrowing of Chinese culture different from the experiences of Korea and Vietnam?

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How was the tribute system an expression of the Chinese view of themselves and their relationship to the world?

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What do the Xiongnu,the Uighurs,the Khitan,and the Jurchen have in common?

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China's most enduring and intense interaction with outsiders was with

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Which of the following is an example of how Chinese inventions stimulated innovations in distant lands?

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What does Map 8.5 in the textbook reveal about how Buddhism spread?

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