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APWH Chapter 10 Quiz
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1. To facilitate communication and trade between northern and southern China, the Sui built the
a. Great Wall.
b. Yangtze River Highway.
c. Grand Canal.
d. Trans China Relay System.
e. Great Qin Highway.
2. What was the political influence of Buddhism in the Tang Empire?
a. It taught strict obedience to a hierarchy.
b. It taught oneness with nature.
c. It encouraged the leader to weld the people into a harmonious society.
d. It taught that the king was descended from a god.
e. It taught the Chinese tolerance for all peoples.
3. The Tang Empire is considered "cosmopolitan" because
a. it mixed styles, goods, and cultures from every part of Asia.
b. the peasants were mandated to live in the cities.
c. public education was mandatory.
d. the government fully supported artists, musicians, and dancers.
e. there was social equality.
4. Which sect of Buddhism was connected with the Tang dynasty?
a. Zen
b. Ayuravedic
c. Theraveda
d. Mahayana
e. Nichiren
5. The tributary system was a practice in which
a. the emperor traveled to foreign countries to pledge his allegiance to them.
b. countries acknowledged the supremacy of the Chinese emperor.
c. the emperor made an annual trip down the Grand Canal.
d. the emperor made a pilgrimage to please the gods and the ancient ancestors.
e. China built new canals for transportation and irrigation.
6. Among scientific observations by Song intellectuals was
a. the explosion of the Crab Nebula in 1054
b. the discovery of sun spots
c. invention of a zero for mathematic calculations.
d. retrograde motion of Mercury.
e. recirculation of blood through the arterial system.
7. Chinese maritime innovations included
a. lateen sails and astrolabes.
b. gunboats and maps.
c. compasses and large oceangoing ships.
d. the bulwark and jute rope.
e. carrier pigeons and cannon.
8. Gunpowder was first used by the Chinese against whom?
a. Mongols
b. Xiongnu
c. Uighers
d. Jurchens
e. Liao
9. Which fabric went through a production boom as a result of commerce between China and Central
Asia?
a. Wool
b. Hemp
c. Silk
d. Linen
e. Muslin
10. The Tang Empire declined when
a. earthquakes and tidal waves destroyed coastal cities.
b. plague swept the capital.
c. the Grand Canal silted up and the government couldn't afford to dredge it.
d. political decay and military decline undermined the social order.
e. the Yellow River flooded and destroyed all of the good farmland.
11. The people of the Liao Empire of the Khitans
a. had a pastoral tradition and were excellent horsemen.
b. constructed the foundation of the Koryo Empire.
c. made the city now known as Beijing its capital.
d. were the builders of the Great Wall.
e. discouraged all Confucian ideas and practices as too Chinese.
12. Historians state that Song technological innovations led to
a. widespread pollution and destruction of Song society.
b. constant warfare due to competition for resources.
c. abandonment of their traditional work ethic.
d. abandonment of Confucianism as incompatible with industry.
e. the Song coming close to having an industrial revolution.
13. Which are important technological innovations of the Song Empire?
a. The stern-mounted rudder, high-quality steel, and gunpowder
b. Silk, the saddle, and the printing press
c. The battering ram, the chariot, and the lateen sail
d. The astrolabe, the horse collar, and the crossbow
e. The clock, paper, and the cure for the plague
14. Some Buddhists drew upon Indian and Tibetan folk practice and created a meditative practice known
as
a. yoga.
b. kung fu.
c. Chan or Zen Buddhism.
d. Ju Duo.
e. pranayama.
15. According to Neo-Confucianism, the ideal person is the
a. soldier.
b. sage.
c. monk.
d. merchant.
e. simple peasant.
16. By instituting civil service examinations for entrance into the government bureaucracy, the Song
a. ensured that only the wealthy elite would retain positions of power.
b. recruited the most talented men for government service.
c. tried to limit the number of civil servants.
d. drove the most talented people out of the country.
e. severely limited its ability to get competent civil servants.
17. Which of the following statements about the development of movable type and the availability of
printed material is not true?
a. It gave people access to information on planting and irrigation.
b. It furthered the development of new agricultural land in the south.
c. It led to the adaptation of iron plows and rakes for wet-rice cultivation.
d. It spread information on how to prevent disease.
e. It helped spread subversive ideas and caused a number of rebellions, just as printing would
in the West in the sixteenth century.
18. As prosperity and population increased in Song China, Chinese officials
a. invented birth control methods to control population growth.
b. suppressed personal freedom and wealth.
c. sent people to fight wars in foreign lands as a population release valve.
d. developed water management, waste management, and firefighting techniques.
e. began to expand China's territory and settle people in the newly acquired lands.
19. During the Song period, women experienced subordination and social restriction, epitomized by
a. a decrease in voting rights.
b. widow-burning.
c. veiling.
d. footbinding.
e. loss of custody of their children after divorce.
20. Confucianism spread to East Asia with the spread of
a. the bubonic plague.
b. slavery.
c. the Chinese writing system.
d. Daoism.
e. the Mongols.
21. The first knowledge of Korea, Japan and Vietnam was demonstrated by
a. travel accounts of Marco Polo
b. early Chinese travelers and officials.
c. the exodus of Buddhist monks.
d. reports of areas for conquest from the Khitan
e. Buddhist missionaries.
22. Prior to contact with China, what was Korea's primary religion?
a. Hinduism
b. Christianity
c. Islam
d. Shamanism
e. Atheism
23. Which of the following was a Korean innovation that was borrowed by the Chinese?
a. Ink making
b. Calligraphy
c. Woodblock printing
d. Papermaking
e. Movable type
24. On the basis of present evidence, most scholars believe that the first unification of central Japan
occurred when
a. Korean warriors united the small countries of Japan under a central government.
b. Jin warriors united the small countries of Japan under a central government.
c. Chinese warriors united the small countries of Japan under a central government.
d. the sun goddess came to earth and gave Japan her grandson.
e. the indigenous tribes fought to the death for supremacy.
25. Japanese emperors
a. seldom wielded any real political power.
b. required the Mandate of Heaven to maintain power.
c. came from constantly changing lineages.
d. maintained tight political control.
e. were never female.
26. Murasaki Shikibu is famous for what?
a. Being an accomplished warrior.
b. Creating the literary form of the Pillow Book.
c. Writing a collection of poetry called the Manyoshu.
d. Writing The Tale of Genji.
e. Becoming Japan's only female emperor.
27. The great gift of Champa to Song China was
a. nutritious lentils.
b. poisonous projectiles.
c. quick-ripening rice.
d. metered poetry.
e. tea.