The East Asian World, 1400-1800

Question 1

To identify rebels who opposed Manchu rule, the government

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ordered males to shave and braid their hair into a queue.

Question 2

When the British demanded access to more Chinese trading, the Qing ruler responded by

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giving them even less access.

Question 3

approximately 250 domains into which Japan was divided under the Tokugawa.

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hans

Question 4

What was the order of the four main classes during the Tokugawa era, from highest to lowest?

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warriors, farmers, artisans, merchants

Question 5

Europeans admired and collected Chinese porcelain because of its

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great beauty.

Question 6

The styles of monarchy in the various countries of Southeast Asia were influenced by

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the dominant religion of each country.

Question 7

Which of the following did the Ming dynasty accomplish?

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running an effective government

Question 8

called the Spice Islands by Europeans

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Moluccas

Question 9

What influenced Korean leaders to isolate the country?

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The Manchus attacked and devastated the country.

Question 10

capital of Japan under Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Edo

Question 11

dynasty under whose economic expansion art and literature reached a high point

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Ming

Question 12

The Southeast Asian states were ruled under four types of political systems, which included

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Javanese kings.

Question 13

a group of related families

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clan

Question 14

Why did the Qing dynasty allow European traders to work only on one small island?

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to limit the amount of contact with Europeans

Question 15

Japan’s outcasts; artisans and merchants strictly regulated their way of life.

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eta

Question 16

allowed China to remain agricultural, even after a large increase in population?

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A new, faster growing species of rice was cultivated.

Question 17

became the power in the Malay Peninsula due to its location on the route of the spice trade

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Melaka

Question 18

name for Korea that reflected its isolationist policies

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Hermit Kingdom

Question 19

The Chinese focus on family helped China to survive because

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family members took care of one another.

Question 20

non-Chinese dynasty that succeeded in ruling China

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Qing

Question 21

Japan remained isolated from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century because

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Japan prohibited Christianity and restricted trade.

Question 22

Who led the Ming dynasty’s naval voyages of exploration?

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Zheng He

Question 23

an administrative organization that uses nonelected government officials

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bureaucracy

Question 24

The Islamic trade network developed in the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesia because

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Muslims wanted to trade spices that were in those areas.

Question 25

Which effect made it possible for China to remain an agricultural society?

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A faster-growing species of rice became available.

Question 26

Mainland Southeast Asia was stable in the early 1500s, but eventually

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the mainland states began to fight with each other.

Question 27

Which of the following made it possible for the arts to flourish during the Ming Dynasty?

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economic expansion

Question 28

national policy that avoids political and economic relations with other countries

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isolationism

Question 29

a braid of hair worn at the back of the head

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queue

Question 30

completed the restoration of central authority in Japan and allowed trade, and arts to flourish

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

Question 31

heads of noble Japanese families who controlled vast lands

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daimyo

Question 32

fabled gateway to the Spice Islands

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Melaka

Question 33

Chinese dynasty famous for traditional blue-and-white pottery

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Ming

Question 34

form of Japanese entertainment that emphasizes action, music, and dramatic gestures

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Kabuki

Question 35

Chinese families held ____________________ in high regard.

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their elderly

Question 36

What makes the Korean alphabet Hangul different from the Chinese alphabet?

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The Korean alphabet uses one symbol for one sound.

Question 37

a ceramic material used to make everyday objects as well as objects of fine art

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porcelain

The East Asian World, 1400-1800

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