Question 1

The decline of the Ming began during the reign of Kangxi.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Government under the Qing Dynasty

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A)  abandoned all of its Manchu roots.
B)  gave Europeans preference over Chinese for civil service positions.
C)  was actually no different than it had been under the Ming.
D)  saw compromises made in the civil service examination system as positions were increasingly assigned to candidates who purchased their degrees.
E)  although a dyarchy, in reality favored the Chinese over the Manchus.

Question 3

In many respects, the Chinese economy in the mid-Qing era was as advanced as its counterparts around the world.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All of the following are correct about Vietnam in the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries except

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A)  it was isolated from the major maritime trade routes.
B)  it avoided losing territory to European colonial powers.
C)  its population became increasingly diverse.
D)  its population remained homogenous.
E)  civil war split the Dai Viet into two squabbling territories.

Question 5

China's population had soared by the end of the 1700s because for all of the following reasons except

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A)  relative peace and stability had prevailed during the early years of Qing rule.
B)  new crops had been introduced from the New World.
C)  introduction of the development of faster growing Southeast Asian rice into China.
D)  the political stability of China in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
E)  the central government's termination of legal abortions.

Question 6

The economic crisis in the late sixteenth century was primarily due to​

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A)  ​collapse of the trading infrastructure within China.
B)  ​attacks from subordinate territories in Vietnam.
C)  ​Spanish piracy against Dutch shipping and trade.
D)  ​interruption of the silver imports from the Americas.
E)  ​a devastating plague that killed off nearly one-third of the taxpaying population.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Saikaku's Five Women Who Loved Love

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"Saikaku's Five Women Who Loved Love" re...

Question 8

Explore competition between Christian forces in Asia. Why were they ultimately rejected, compared to other parts of the world where Christianity came to dominate?​

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The competition between Christian forces...

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-han

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The term "Han" could refer to several th...

Question 10

How did Qing China and Tokugawa Japan respond to the coming of the Europeans, and what explains the differences? What impact did European contacts have on these two East Asian civilizations through the end of the eighteenth century?

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Qing China and Tokugawa Japan responded ...

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-"Dutch learning"

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"Dutch learning" is not a widely recogni...

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-ronin

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The term "ronin" refers to a samurai wit...

Question 13

What accounts for the rise of popular culture in Tokugawa Japan, and its greater appeal to more levels of society, than in China?​

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The rise of popular culture in Tokugawa ...

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Edo

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Edo refers to a historical period in Jap...

Question 15

In their attempt to follow tradition, the Tokugawa ruled through a coalition of daimyo and a council of elders called the

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A)  eta.
B)  han.
C)  tozama.
D)  bakufu.
E)  fudai.

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Yi Song Gye

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Yi Song-gye (also spelled as Yi Seong-gy...

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a counterpoint to the argument that China was poised to be move into the industrial age?

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A)  There was a healthy respect for the merchant class in Chinese society.
B)  Manufacturing and trade remained under control of the State.
C)  Success was seen as accomplishing a career in the government bureaucracy.
D)  Heavier taxes were levied on manufacture than agriculture.
E)  The commercial middle class had little influence at court.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Nagasaki

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Nagasaki is a city located on the northw...

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-White Lotus Rebellion

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Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige

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Exam 17: The East Asian World

All of the following are correct about Vietnam in the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries except

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Explore competition between Christian forces in Asia. Why were they ultimately rejected, compared to other parts of the world where Christianity came to dominate?​

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The decline of the Ming began during the reign of Kangxi.

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Identify the following terms. -Saikaku's Five Women Who Loved Love

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Identify the following terms. -Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige

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Government under the Qing Dynasty

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What accounts for the rise of popular culture in Tokugawa Japan, and its greater appeal to more levels of society, than in China?​

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China's population had soared by the end of the 1700s because for all of the following reasons except

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The economic crisis in the late sixteenth century was primarily due to​

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Identify the following terms. -Nagasaki

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Identify the following terms. -White Lotus Rebellion

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Identify the following terms. -"Dutch learning"

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In many respects, the Chinese economy in the mid-Qing era was as advanced as its counterparts around the world.​

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Which of the following is NOT a counterpoint to the argument that China was poised to be move into the industrial age?

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Identify the following terms. -han

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How did Qing China and Tokugawa Japan respond to the coming of the Europeans, and what explains the differences? What impact did European contacts have on these two East Asian civilizations through the end of the eighteenth century?

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Identify the following terms. -ronin

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Identify the following terms. -Yi Song Gye

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