Question 1

The Han emperors adopted ____________________ as China's leading philosopher.

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During the Song Dynasty, one change that took place in society was that ____ gained a certain amount of prestige for the first time.

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A)   soldiers
B)   merchants
C)   bankers
D)   farmers
E)   laborersF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

A Chinese mandarin official would best be described as having been

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A)   more concerned with his philosophical development than with participating actively in the government.
B)   a skilled artist and poet, but also a hard-nosed businessman.
C)   educated for the sole purpose of achieving power.
D)   more of an ideal than a reality.
E)   steeped in his society's culture, yet filled with civic duty.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

One of the main purposes of the regular reallocation of land every few years during the Tang Dynasty was

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A)   to ensure good land for the nobility.
B)   to ensure good land for the peasants.
C)   to make allowance for changes in the population distribution.
D)   to tame the landed nobility.
E)   to make sure the tenant peasants would remain on the land and produce food for urban workers.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 5

In regards to government, educated Chinese long believed that

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A)   the mandate of heaven would cure all ills.
B)   each province had the responsibility of making its own laws.
C)   warlords never became effective monarchs.
D)   a power-hungry ruler was better than no ruler at all.
E)   Chinese peasants had the same natural rights as the wealthy.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C) D

Question 6

Assess the impact of the Buddhist faith on Chinese civilization. Was the arrival of Buddhism "revolutionary"? How so?

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Question 7

The Song period witnessed the economic innovation of

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A)   the stock exchange.
B)   banking and lines of credit.
C)   joint-stock companies.
D)   business insurance.
E)   mass production.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D) B

Question 8

Compare and contrast Confucianism and Legalism, both as philosophies and as political systems. Explain why you think certain emperors embraced one or the other of these concepts at various times.

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Question 9

The greatest single cultural influence on China during the first millennium C.E. was

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A)   printing.
B)   Neo-Confucianism.
C)   Legalism.
D)   Buddhism.
E)   gunpowder.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

The development of wet rice farming was significant for China, especially because it

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A)   freed the Chinese from dependence on Vietnam for food.
B)   gave them plenty of work for the Chinese peasantry.
C)   provided a marketable product for exchange with the West.
D)   provided an increased food supply that led to a large population increase without badly damaging the economy.
E)   ensured that even during drought conditions in the western lands, the people there could still be fed.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

During the mid-Han period, the ____________________ became a factor in rebellious unrest in China.

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Question 12

During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese consciousness appears to have become rooted in the belief that

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A)   Westerners were inherently evil.
B)   the Chinese people were the greatest society that had ever existed.
C)   goods produced in the West, along with Western ideas, were of no use to the Chinese.
D)   trade difficulties were insurmountable, making Chinese exclusion the only option.
E)   the Chinese had a duty to share their knowledge with the rest of the civilized world.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

In what ways did the Han Dynasty resemble the Roman Empire to its west?

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A)   They existed at approximately the same time.
B)   Both depended on hereditary officials to carry out court orders.
C)   The populations of both were mostly rural peasants.
D)   both a and b
E)   both a and cF) B) and D)
G) B) and C) E

Question 14

Shih Huang-di based his government almost entirely upon the philosophy of

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A)   Confucianism.
B)   Legalism.
C)   Daoism.
D)   Buddhism.
E)   Hinduism.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The development most crucial for Chinese national unity was

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A)   a standardized written language.
B)   an efficient bureaucracy.
C)   the mandate of heaven.
D)   the completion of the Great Wall.
E)   the location of the capital at Beijing.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

The first Tang emperor's most effective agricultural reform was the

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A)   landlord system, which put all land in the hands of the wealthy.
B)   well-field system, which redistributed land every few years.
C)   enclosure system, which separated formerly commonly held lands into individual plots.
D)   socialist system, which saw all land shared equally.
E)   ever-normal granary system, which set aside part of each season's crops for community use in time of famine.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

The worst problem for all Chinese governments has been

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A)   its isolation.
B)   its geography.
C)   its mistreated peasantry.
D)   barbarian invaders.
E)   the mandate of heaven.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 18

The civilization most amenable to Chinese culture was that of

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A)   Vietnam.
B)   Japan.
C)   the Philippines.
D)   Korea.
E)   Tibet.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Confucian scholars magnified and legitimated the emperor's powers through the concept of the ____________________.

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Question 20

The only area that did not gain autonomy from China during the Song Dynasty was

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A)   the northeastern region of Manchuria.
B)   Tibet in the west.
C)   Korea.
D)   the area between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.
E)   Vietnam.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Exam 16: Empire of the Middle: China to the Mongol Conquest

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During the Song Dynasty, one change that took place in society was that ____ gained a certain amount of prestige for the first time.

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A Chinese mandarin official would best be described as having been

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One of the main purposes of the regular reallocation of land every few years during the Tang Dynasty was

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Assess the impact of the Buddhist faith on Chinese civilization. Was the arrival of Buddhism "revolutionary"? How so?

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The greatest single cultural influence on China during the first millennium C.E. was

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The development of wet rice farming was significant for China, especially because it

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During the mid-Han period, the ____________________ became a factor in rebellious unrest in China.

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During the Han Dynasty, the Chinese consciousness appears to have become rooted in the belief that

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