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Identify the following terms. -foot binding

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Identify the following terms. -Yang Jian/Sui Wendi

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The Mongols


A) were, under Genghis Khan, aggressive traders virtually obsessed with making profits.
B) ruled China, by means of the Yuan Dynasty, for four hundred and thirty-seven years.
C) established their capital in China at Nanjing.
D) destroyed the Chinese economy by outlawing all trade.
E) made use of Chinese institutions in governing China.

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


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

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Identify the following terms. -Li Bo and Du Fu

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Li Bo (also known as Li Bai, 701–762) an...

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Identify the following terms. -Wang Anshi

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Wang Anshi (1021–1086) was a Chinese eco...

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Identify the following terms. -Grand Canal

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Affluent Chinese during the Tang Dynasty


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.

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Identify the following terms. -Khubilai Khan

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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?


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.

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The main purpose for the development of Neo-Confucianism was to


A) deal with the issues of the universe that had been introduced into China by Buddhism and Daoism and which were able to fit into the original Confucian value system.
B) counteract the appeal of Islamic ideas.
C) turn the Chinese people away from Buddhism, Daoism and Christianity.
D) fortify the believer's responsibility to withdraw rather than participate.
E) act as a buffer against Muslim missionaries.

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


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.

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Identify the following terms. -Tang Taizong

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Discuss the possible reasons why China abandoned its seemingly successful naval accomplishments after the death of the emperor Yongle in 1424. Which do you believe to be most convincing, and why?

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Identify the following terms. -the Southern Song and Hangzhou

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The Southern Song refers to the period i...

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The motives for the voyages of Zhenghe possibly included all of the following except


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

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Identify the following terms. -Sui Dynasty

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The Sui Dynasty was a short-lived imperi...

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Identify the following terms. -fire-lance

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Which of the following statements is not a valid observation about the Sui Dynasty?


A) It employed Buddhism as a unifying force in the country.
B) It was responsible for the building of the Grand Canal, connecting the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.
C) It permanently incorporated Korea into the Chinese domain.
D) It came to an abrupt end with the assassination of its emperor.
E) Its policies helped the lower Yangtze region become a major part of China's economy.

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Buddhism was brought to China by


A) gurus from Angkor.
B) barbarian invasions.
C) travelers from Indonesia.
D) Chinese fleets returning from the West.
E) merchants from India.

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