Civilizations of East Asia Review

Question 1

What extended period of civil war in Japan emerged from the division of power amongst noble families

Accepted Answer

The Onin War

Question 2

What two important Chinese rivers were connected by the Great Canal during the Sui Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Huang He & Change Jiang

Question 3

Which Chinese dynasty was short-lived because of the leader's use of forced labor, high taxes, and expensive lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

Sui

Question 4

What group replaced the old land aristocracy as the political & economic elite of Chinese society?

Accepted Answer

Scholar-Gentry

Question 5

How was Buddhism brought to China?

Accepted Answer

It was brought over by merchants and missionaries from India

Question 6

Which of the following was not one of Korea's three divided kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

Khante

Question 7

Which of the Following was NOT a state of Southeast Asia?

Accepted Answer

New Guinea

Question 8

What powerful family group presided over the Nara & Heian-kyo periods with the aid of samurai warriors?

Accepted Answer

Fujiwara Clan

Question 9

What period in China saw “A Golden Age in Literature & Art?"

Accepted Answer

Tang & Ming

Question 10

The Chinese defended themselves against the Mongols with

Accepted Answer

Gunpowder

Question 11

What Mongol leader created the Yuan Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Kublai Kahn

Question 12

Buddhism in India declined as a result of the presence of

Accepted Answer

Hinduism & Islam

Question 13

What group unified Korea underneath one rule in the 10th Century?

Accepted Answer

KoryoDynasty

Question 14

Which of the following did the Tang accomplish in China

Accepted Answer

A more stable economy by means of land reform for the peasants

Question 15

The Mongols may have been prevented from conquering western Europe by

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan’s death

Question 16

Who became the first Empress of China, known as Empress Wu, after the death of the 2nd Tang Emperor?

Accepted Answer

Wu Zhao

Question 17

After Genghis Khan's death, the Mongol Empire was spilt into multiple separate territories called _________.

Accepted Answer

Khantes

Question 18

The Mongol Empire was the largest land empire in World History

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Which terms best describes "those who serve," Japanese warriors similar to knights in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Samurai

Question 20

What powerful noble leader was able to establish the strong centralized government led by a military Shogun?

Accepted Answer

Yoritomo

Question 21

Throughout Chinese history, trade via the ________ has been critical to growth & prosperity,

Accepted Answer

Silk Road

Question 22

_______ was a master of Sanskrit prose, creating works such as the “Adventures of Ten Princes”

Accepted Answer

Dandin

Question 23

The school of Buddhism that defines nirvana as not just a release from the “wheel of life” but a true heaven is

Accepted Answer

Mahayana

Question 24

What two Branches of Buddhism emerged in India after the Guptas?

Accepted Answer

Theravada & Mahayana

Question 25

What became the state religion of Japan, emphasizing belief in spirits in the natural world around them?

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Shintoism

Question 26

What term describes the nomadic people of Gobi who sought wars & built vast empires?

Accepted Answer

Mongols

Question 27

What philosophy greatly influenced the landscape paintings of the Tang and Mongol Dynasties?

Accepted Answer

Daoism

Question 28

Japan's geography is best defined as a __________

Accepted Answer

Mountainous Archipelago

Question 29

Another name for the first Mongol dynasty in China was the

Accepted Answer

Yuan

Question 30

How did the Tang Dynasty create stability and restore order?

Accepted Answer

Broke up power of landowners; restored government in Confucius ideals

Question 31

The religion that is linked in the divinity of the emperor and the sacredness of the Japanese nation is

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Shinto

Question 32

The special warrior code for samurai or "way of the warrior" is known as the

Accepted Answer

Bushido

Question 33

What was the revived Confucian response to other influences which became the heart of the state government?

Accepted Answer

Neo-Confucianism

Question 34

Which dynasty is viewed as the great age of Chinese poetry?

Accepted Answer

Tang Dynasty

Question 35

In Chinese culture, a girl's parents were expected to provide a ______, or money/goods to her husband when she married.

Accepted Answer

Dowry

Question 36

One reason for prosperity and trade in China during the Mongol Empire was

Accepted Answer

Their stable control of an enormous land mass under a singlerule

Question 37

What leader unified early Japanese clans and organized a central government based loosely on China's Tang Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

PrinceShatoku

Question 38

Which term best describes the period between 220-580 in China before the start of the Sui dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Disorder

Question 39

What belief practices were eventually adapted to the Samurai Code due to commitment to meditation & self-discipline?

Accepted Answer

Zen Buddhism

Question 40

To what position meaning "strong ruler," was Temujin elected after unifying the Mongol Empire?

Accepted Answer

GenghisKhan

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