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Chapter 16: The East Asian World

The East Asian World

1
Which of the following was an achievement of the Ming dynasty?
A)a civil service examination system
B)a nationwide school system
C)the completion of the Grand Canal
D)All of these.
2
Which was NOT a reason why the Ming dynasty declined?
A)The Ming rulers did not have heirs to continue the dynasty.
B)High taxes led to peasant unrest.
C)Weak rulers led to a period of government corruption.
D)Crop yields declined because of harsh weather.
3
The founders of the Qing dynasty came from _____.
A)Taiwan
B)Guangzhou
C)Manchuria
D)Macao
4
The ideal family unit in Qing China was _____.
A)the extended family
B)the clan
C)the banner
D)parents and children
5
Which of these is considered by many to be the first realistic social novel?
A)The Imperial City
B)The Golden Lotus
C)The Dream of the Red Chamber
D)The Gate of Supreme Harmony
6
Which of these is NOT one of the three rulers who restored central authority in Japan during the 1500s?
A)Oda Nobunaga
B)Toyotomi Hideyoshi
C)Tokugawa Ieyasu
D)Matsuo Basho
7
The means by which the Tokugawa shogun maintained control was a _____ system.
A)han
B)daimyo
C)hostage
D)eta
8
Although Korean rulers tried to keep their country isolated, in the early seventeenth century_____.
A)Korea fell under Japanese rule
B)Christian missionaries converted 80 percent of the people
C)Korea was forced by a Manchu army to become subject to China
D)European traders took over many ports
9
Which Spice Islands were first controlled by Portugal and then by the Dutch?
A)the Philippines
B)Borneo and Mindanao
C)Sumatra and Java
D)the Moluccas
10
Which of these political models was followed by the Vietnamese emperors in Southeast Asia?
A)Buddhist style of kingship
B)Javanese style of kingship
C)Islamic sultanate style
D)Chinese Confucian style
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