Ch. 4 China in the Middle Ages pages 138-169

Question 1

Under the tributary system, diplomats brought tribute goods to

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gain favor

Question 2

Genghis Khan was known as a

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talented military leader.

Question 3

Yongle moved the capital to

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Beijing

Question 4

Confucian officials believed China had

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everything it needed at home.

Question 5

What were the three perfections valued from the Tang to the Ming dynasty?

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Calligraphy, poetry, and painting

Question 6

As ruler of the Ming government, Hongwu became a despot, or

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tyrant

Question 7

To restore China's authority and present it as the center of the world, Emperor Yongle

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Built the Forbidden City.

Question 8

Under the emperors of the Tang dynasty, China

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united and expanded greatly in size

Question 9

Which system of belief held that people should give up worldy desires and seek enlightenment?

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Buddhism

Question 10

Scholar-officials had to pass exams based on the teachings of

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Confucius

Question 11

The Tang dynasty is said to have produced the finest examples of what Chinese art?

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Poetry

Question 12

Advances in farming took place during which dynasties?

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The Tang and Song

Question 13

After the Mongols were united, Genghis Khan's armies

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swept across Central Asia.

Question 14

How did Chinese inventions such as gunpowder, paper, and the compass reach Europe?

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Traded first to Muslims who then traded with Europe

Question 15

To which of the following continents did Zheng He travel on his voyages?

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Africa

Question 16

Which of the following belief systems had the strongest support from the Chinese government?

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Confucianism

Question 17

Buddhism was founded by

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Siddhartha Gautama

Question 18

Under the Yuan, who held a higher status than before?

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merchants

Question 19

When European merchants came to China in the 1500s, they

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refused to pay tribute, traded freely with the support of the Chinese government

Question 20

Ghengis Khan is important because he

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conquered all of China

Question 21

Kublai Khan solved the problem of slowed travel across rivers and canals by

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building a fleet.

Question 22

After Emperor Yongle's death

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Ming banned overseas travel and stopped building big ships

Question 23

When the Mongols came to power, they

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reopened the Silk Road to trade.

Question 24

Which belief system spread first from India to China and then to Korea and Japan?

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Buddhism

Question 25

Which statement best describes Marco Polo's journey to China?

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Much of his journey was within the Mongol empire.

Question 26

The Song government based its merit system upon

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how well people scored on civil service exams

Question 27

Believers in what philosophy thought that following the way of nature would bring them peace?

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Daoism

Question 28

During the Tang and Song dynasties, the growth of which crop helped populations grow?

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Rice

Question 29

Which product was a highly prized Chinese export made in China for centuries?

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Porcelain

Question 30

The Tang dynasty strengthened government by bringing back China's

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bureaucracy

Question 31

Kublai Khan employed Marco Polo as a

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diplomat and official sent on missions

Question 32

Which of the following groups had the high social status under the Yuan dynasty?

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Muslim Turks

Question 33

Which of the following inventions proved to be of great value to European sailors?

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Compass

Question 34

Zheng He led maritime expeditions to demonstrate Chinese power and to

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win more tributary states.

Question 35

One idea that Confucius taught was

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children should respect their parents

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