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TAKE-HOME CH. 12 & 13 QUIZ
UNIT 2 – POSTCLASSICAL PERIOD, 600-1450
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Complete all sections (I-III) on a separate sheet of paper.
Carefully read all instructions.
Use pencil or a blue or black pen ONLY.
You are governed by the Honor Code for this assessment; please sign the code to the top of the
first page of your answer sheet or print off, sign and attach the signature sheet to the top of the
quiz.
GOOD LUCK!
WORLD HISTORY
UNIT 2 – POSTCLASSICAL PERIOD
TAKE-HOME CHAPTER 12 & 13 QUIZ
SECTION I
Suggested time – 20 minutes
Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or
completions. Select the one that is best in each case and place the letter of your choice in the corresponding
box on the student answer sheet. There will be a guessing penalty of .25 points for each wrong answer
Note: This exam uses the chronological designations B.C.E. (before the common era) and C.E. (common
era). These labels correspond to B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (anno Domini) which are used in some
world history textbooks. Questions marked with an asterisk (“*”) have been taken from previous AP
exams.
1. During the political crisis following the fall of
the Han, the Great Wall
(A) became ineffective as a barrier to
invasion because it was held by many small
kingdoms.
(B) was destroyed and replaced by the Great
Canal as a defensive barrier to nomadic
peoples.
(C) continued to serve as a barrier to the
penetration of nomadic peoples.
(D) provided the materials from which many
Buddhist temples were constructed.
(E) became a drain of Chinese resources as
the government fought to keep it strong.
2. What made possible the rapid revival of the
empire under the Tang?
(A) The abandonment of Confucianism in
favor of the more widely practiced
Buddhism
(B) The brevity of the period of political
dislocation
(C) The willingness of the Tang to abandon
traditional approaches to government
(D) The preservation in the many kingdoms
of the Confucian traditions that had been
central to
Chinese civilization
(E) The government’s focus on using people
with practical technical skills as opposed to
the scholar-gentry
3. Wendi was the man responsible for the
(A) banning of Confucianism.
(B) banning of Buddhism.
(C) establishment of the Sui dynasty.
(D) return to Legalist principles of
government.
(E) building of an impressive Chinese navy.
4. Under the first Sui emperor
(A) the Confucian scholar-gentry gained
dominance.
(B) the Buddhists were persecuted.
(C) the merchant class gained much social
prestige.
(D) the Grand Canal was constructed.
(E) ever-ready granaries were created to
relieve the threat of famine.
5. Excessive military expenses and grandiose
building projects led to
(A) a widespread Buddhist rebellion.
(B) the downfall of the second Sui emperor
and the collapse of the dynasty.
(C) the reunification of China under the
Shang dynasty.
(D) massive rejection of the Confucian
scholar-gentry.
(E) a successful peasant revolt.
6. Li Yuan was
(A) a Buddhist monk who founded the Song
dynasty.
(B) the most famous poet of the Tang-Song
era.
(C) the Duke of Tang, founder of the new
dynasty.
(D) the second Sui emperor who murdered
his father to gain the throne.
(E) the most aggressive persecutor of
Buddhism.
7. Which of the following statements concerning
entry into the Chinese bureaucracy is most
accurate?
(A) Although a higher percentage of
candidates under the Tang received office
through the examination system than during
the Han dynasty, birth continued to be
important in securing high office.
(B) Under the Tang, family connections
ceased to be of significance.
(C) Although the examination system
continued to be monitored, almost all
officials received positions as a result of
family connections.
(D) The examination system was eliminated
during the Tang dynasty, and only members
of the
imperial family served in the bureaucracy.
(E) The government strove to allow fair
access to all people who could demonstrate
talent.
8. Pure Land Buddhism
(A) appealed to the members of the Chinese
elite.
(B) only allowed upper-class believers.
(C) was rejected by the Chinese peasantry.
(D) stressed meditation and the appreciation
of natural and artistic beauty.
(E) stressed salvation.
9. Which of the following statements concerning
the Tang dynasty’s attitude toward Buddhism is
most accurate?
(A) Under the Tang, Buddhism became the
official religion of the state.
(B) After initial attempts to suppress
Buddhism, later Tang emperors actually
resuscitated the Buddhist monasteries,
particularly in southern China.
(C) Although Empress Wu attempted to
have Buddhism recognized as the official
religion of the state, later emperors
persecuted Buddhism as an economic threat
to the state.
(D) From the outset, Buddhism was
persecuted under the Tang.
(E) Although Tang rulers disliked the
practice of Buddhism, they adopted a policy
of toleration.
10. As a result of imperial suppression,
(A) monastic orders continued to exert
political influence and control landed wealth
as they did
in the first decades of Tang rule.
(B) Buddhism was restored as the primary
religion of the state during the Song dynasty.
(C) Buddhism gained much underground
support, which eventually led to its
becoming the prominent religion of China.
(D) Buddhism was eradicated in China.
(E) Buddhism survived in a reduced state
without much political influence.
11. Japan began borrowing heavily from China’s
culture
(A) in the 9th century B.C.E.
(B) in the 3rd and 4th centuries B.C.E.
(C) in the 1st century B.C.E.
(D) in the 1st century C.E.
(E) in the 5th and 6th centuries C.E.
12. In what year were the Taika reforms enacted
in Japan?
(A) 101 B.C.E.
(B) 111 B.C.E.
(C) 646 C.E.
(D) 989 C.E
(E) 1232 C.E.
13. When the emperor moved his government
from Nara to Heian,
(A) Buddhism ceased to play a major role in
Japanese society.
(B) the scholar-gentry was able to assert
itself through the examination system.
(C) the aristocracy took over most of the
positions in the central government.
(D) Shintoism was formally suppressed.
(E) he centralized his power and tightened
control over the aristocracy.
16. Samurai were
(A) provincial military commanders based
in small fortresses.
(B) close advisors to the emperor.
(C) curved swords introduced into Japanese
warfare in the 10th century.
(D) mounted troops who served the
provincial military elite.
(E) aristocratic families who dominated the
central administration at Heian.
17. The Gempei Wars
14. The Tale of Genji described
(A) the military organization of the Bakufu
in Kamakura.
(B) the life at the imperial court at Heian.
(C) the structure of society under the
Ashikaga Shogunate.
(D) the travels of an imperial emissary in
China.
(E) how the Ashikaga Shoguns came to
power.
15. Bushi were
(A) warrior leaders in the 10th century who
controlled provincial areas of Japan from
small fortresses.
(B) mounted troops who served the
provincial military elite.
(C) curved swords introduced into Japanese
warfare at the time.
(D) aristocrats of the imperial court at Heian
who controlled the administration.
(E) people who worked the rice fields.
(A) brought the Naran Empire to a close.
(B) devastated the Ashikaga Shogunate.
(C) damaged the emperor’s prestige.
(D) destroyed the Bakufu at Kamakura.
(E) settled the power struggle between the
Taira and Minamoto families.
18. The end of the Gempei Wars signaled the
beginning of
(A) the centralized Confucian bureaucracy.
(B) the Japanese feudal age.
(C) the Tokugawa Shogunate.
(D) the Ashikaga Shogunate.
(E) Fujiwara power.
19. In 838, the Japanese
(A) created the Ashikaga Shogunate.
(B) initiated the Confucian examination
system typical of Confucian China.
(C) ceased to send official embassies to the
Chinese emperor.
(D) ended the Bakufu at Kamakura.
(E) began an armed resistance to Chinese
influence.
20. The Korean bureaucracy
(A) admitted members almost exclusively
by birth rather than test scores.
(B) did not employ the Confucian
examination system found in China.
(C) was modeled exactly on the Chinese
Confucian system, with most admissions to
the civil service based on tests of classical
Chinese literature.
(D) depended on the Buddhist monks for its
existence.
(E) although based upon the Chinese
system, grew to be much larger than China’s
bureaucracy.
WORLD HISTORY
UNIT 2 – POSTCLASSICAL PERIOD
TAKE-HOME CHAPTER 12 & 13 QUIZ
SECTION II
Suggested planning and writing time – 30 minutes
Directions: For two (2) of the following questions, write a thesis statement that:
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Adressess the prompt
Begins with an appropriate comparative word or phrase (e.g. “Although,” “Despite,” “In spite of,”
“Whereas,” etc.)
Clearly and descriptively specifies both similarities and differences
Conforms to the Rule of 3 (i.e. 1 similarity, 1 difference, 1 similarity/difference)
Offers at least one plausible explanation for the similarities or differences given
1.
Compare and contrast Japanese and European feudalism during the post-classical period.
2.
For the period 600-1450, compare and contrast the extent of Sinification in Japan with
that of either Vietnam or Korea.
3.
Compare and contrast the diffusion of Chinese culture to its satellite civilizations from
other global civilizations such Islam and the Byzantine empire during the postclassical
era.
WORLD HISTORY
UNIT 2 – POSTCLASSICAL PERIOD
TAKE-HOME CHAPTER 12 & 13 QUIZ
SECTION III
Suggested planning and writing time – 30 minutes
Directions: read the following document; then, using your SOAPPSTone techniques and knowledge of the
time period, respond to the analysis questions that follow.
Background: The foremost female Confucian of the age of Han was Ban Zhao (ca 45-116 CE), younger
sister of the court historian Ban Gu (32 - 92 CE). Upon Gu's death,, Zhao served as imperial historian
under Emperor Han Hedi (r. 88-105 CE) and completed her brother's Han Annals, a history of the Former
Han Dynasty, which is generally regarded as second only to the historical work of Sima Qian. Ban Zhao
also served as an adviser on state matters to the Empress Deng, who assumed power as regent for her
infant son in 106 CE. Among her many literary works, Ban Zhao composed a commentary on the popular
Lives of Admirable Women by Liu Kiang (77- 6 BC) and later in life produced her most famous work,
Lessons for Women, which purports to be an instructional manual on feminine behavior and virtue for her
daughters.
Source: Ban Zhao Pan Chao (ca. 80 C.E.) Lessons for a Woman
WOMANLY QUALIFICATIONS
A woman ought to have four qualifications: (1) womanly virtue; (2) womanly words; (3) womanly bearing; and (4) womanly work.
Now what is called womanly virtue need not be brilliant ability, exceptionally different from others. Womanly words need be neither
clever in debate nor keen in conversation. Womanly appearance requires neither a pretty nor a perfect face and form. Womanly work
need not be work done more skillfully than that of others.
To guard caref'ully her chastity; to control circumspectly her behavior; in every motion to exhibit modesty; and to model each act on
the best usage, this is womanly virtue.
To choose her words with care; to avoid vulgar language; to speak at appropriate times; and nor to weary others with much
conversation, may be called the characteristics of womanly words.
To wash and scrub filth away; to keep clothes and ornaments fresh and clean; to wash the head and bathe the body regularly, and to
keep the person free from disgraceful filth, may be called the characteristics of womanly bearing.
With whole-hearted devotion to sew and to weave; to love not gossip and silly laughter; in cleanliness and order to prepare the wine
and food for serving guests, may be called the characteristics of womanly work.
These four qualifications chatacterize the greatest virtue of a woman. No woman can afford to be without them. In fact they are very
easy to possess if a woman only treasure them in her heart. The ancients had a saying: "Is love afar off? If I desire love, then love is at
hand!" So can it be said of these qualifications.
1.
How is this document a cultural artifact of its time (i.e., classical China)? Does it also speak
to attitudes and events in the Tang-Song era? Why or why not?
2.
Analyze Ban Zhao’s point of view in this excerpt. (In other words, justify the position that
she takes on the proper role and conduct for women in Chinese society).
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