Question 1

Affluent Chinese during the Tang Dynasty

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A)   had fewer luxuries than during the Han and Qin dynasties.
B)   could engage in mock Samurai battles.
C)   had new forms of entertainment and means of communication.
D)   resided exclusively in cities.
E)   resided only in the countryside.

Question 2

Much of the Silk Road trade was carried by traders from

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A)   Central Asia.
B)   India.
C)   southern China.
D)   Japan.
E)   eastern Europe.

Question 3

When Marco Polo visited China the country was under the control of the

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A)   Han dynasty
B)   Ming dynasty
C)   Mongols
D)   Japanese
E)   Song dynasty

Question 4

The motives for the voyages of Zheng He possibly included all of the following except

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A)   trading profits.
B)   curiosity.
C)   to seek information on an earlier emperor who might have escaped into exile.
D)   military conquest.
E)   all of the above

Question 5

In medieval China, the tribute system

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A)   was a domestic policy used by Tang rulers to exact taxes from local villages.
B)   was a method by which Mongol rulers dealt with the Han Chinese.
C)   maintained a working trade relationship between the Chinese and foreign merchants and rulers.
D)   was first introduced by the Manchu Dynasty.
E)   was maintained in opposition to the tenets of Confucianism.

Question 6

All of the following contributed to the fall of the Tang except

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A)   the increase of power of the landed families.
B)   instability along the northern frontiers.
C)   invasion by the Mongols.
D)   a rebellion in 755 which captured Chang'an.
E)   local military commanders taking power from the central government.

Question 7

Which Mongol conquest was most successful?

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A)   Indonesia
B)   Siam
C)   Vietnam
D)   China
E)   Japan

Question 8

The Mongols were able to maintain control in China for an extended period because they

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A)   rapidly assimilated into Chinese society.
B)   maintained a system of harsh reprisals for Chinese noncompliance.
C)   created a totally new political system that the Chinese found refreshingly appealing.
D)   maintained commercial policies that were conducive to Chinese prosperity.
E)   outlawed the subversive ideas of Confucius.

Question 9

Empress Wu

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A)   made a significant contribution to the civil service examination system.
B)   achieved nothing positive during her rule.
C)   deposed her courtiers at the age of 80 and went on to rule another eight years.
D)   found a rationalization for her rule in a Daoist sutra.
E)   was assassinated on her fortieth birthday.

Question 10

During the Han Dynasty, Chinese literature was stimulated by the invention of

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A)   a vernacular language.
B)   paper.
C)   bronze-block printing.
D)   kabuki.
E)   sake.

Question 11

The most famous stretch of the Great Wall of China today was built under which dynasty?

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A)   Ming
B)   Qin
C)   Song
D)   Tang
E)   Han

Question 12

One of the main reasons for the demise of the Tang Dynasty was its inability to effectively solve the problem of land distribution. Which of the following statements can serve as a valid explanation for this policy failure?

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A)   The increasing concentration of land in the hands of the rich and politically influential, coupled with rising food production, led to increasing pressure on the land distribution system.
B)   The receipt of large, permanent land grants by government officials fundamentally strengthened the system but undermined the concept of the Mandate of Heaven.
C)   Equality in land distribution was successfully maintained through the tax regulations of the central government.
D)   Mongol invaders destroyed the Chinese government's bureaucratic infrastructure.
E)   Empress Wu confiscated all land, distributing it to illiterate and unprepared peasants.

Question 13

The Chinese concept of history has traditionally been different from that of the West in that the Chinese tended to have a

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A)   cyclical concept of time.
B)   short-term view of history.
C)   linear view of history.
D)   a disregard for history.
E)   a finite notion of time.

Question 14

Which of the following was not an economic factor in medieval China?

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A)   The central government monopolized certain commodity manufacturing.
B)   Technological advances increased the scope and wealth of the economy.
C)   The introduction of the use of paper currency, credit, banking, and the abacus furthered commercial development.
D)   The Sui dynasty closed the Silk Road.
E)   Blast furnaces were developed.

Question 15

Tea emerged as China's national drink under the Tang.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

More than anything, technological advances in societies appear to depend on the

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A)   native intelligence of a population.
B)   prevailing climatic conditions.
C)   degree of political centralization.
D)   extent of contact with other cultures.
E)   available natural resources.

Question 17

The Buddhist sect that stressed the role of devotion was

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A)   Chan.
B)   the Pure Land Sect.
C)   Tantrism.
D)   the White Lotus Sect.
E)   the Black Leopard Sect.

Question 18

Foot binding was common for women of all social classes in northern China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The name given to the Asian region northwest of traditional China that was pacified by the Tang was

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A)   Xinjiang.
B)   Korea.
C)   Japan.
D)   Silla.
E)   Bactria.

Question 20

State Confucianism

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A)   was actually an unusually militant form of Buddhism.
B)   expressed a traditional, activist element in Chinese philosophy.
C)   was brought to China by Japanese merchants.
D)   renounced the newer ideas advanced by Mencius and Loming-Tzu.
E)   was strongly influenced by Daoism.

Exam 10: The Flowering of Traditional China

One of the main reasons for the demise of the Tang Dynasty was its inability to effectively solve the problem of land distribution. Which of the following statements can serve as a valid explanation for this policy failure?

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Much of the Silk Road trade was carried by traders from

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Tea emerged as China's national drink under the Tang.

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Which of the following was not an economic factor in medieval China?

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Foot binding was common for women of all social classes in northern China.

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In medieval China, the tribute system

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More than anything, technological advances in societies appear to depend on the

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When Marco Polo visited China the country was under the control of the

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The Mongols were able to maintain control in China for an extended period because they

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The Chinese concept of history has traditionally been different from that of the West in that the Chinese tended to have a

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Affluent Chinese during the Tang Dynasty

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The motives for the voyages of Zheng He possibly included all of the following except

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State Confucianism

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Empress Wu

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During the Han Dynasty, Chinese literature was stimulated by the invention of

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Which Mongol conquest was most successful?

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All of the following contributed to the fall of the Tang except

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The most famous stretch of the Great Wall of China today was built under which dynasty?

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The name given to the Asian region northwest of traditional China that was pacified by the Tang was

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The Buddhist sect that stressed the role of devotion was

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