Early Asia

Early Asia

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Multiple Choice

Terrace farming by Japanese cultures is an example of

• economic improvement through trade

• social change through assimilation

• adaptation to the surrounding geography

• destruction of the environment

Multiple Choice

Which geographic factor directly influenced the early interactions between China and Korea?

• location

• arid climate

• monsoons

• tropical savannas

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the intention of the Bushido Code?

• It was designed to help the emperor control his people

• It was designed to guide the behavior of the warrior class

• it was intended to benefit all social classes

• it helped to foster revolutionary ideas

Multiple Choice

The Tang dynasty of China, the Gupta Empire of India, and the Mali Empire of Africa were similar in that each experienced a period of

• prosperity and artistic creativity

• feudalism and oppression

• war and constant invasion

• mercantilism and industrial expansion

Multiple Choice

Which is a characteristic of a feudal society?

• rapid social change

• high literacy rate

• industrial-based economy

• rigid class structure

Multiple Choice

Which religious belief is shared by followers of Shinto in Japan and of animism in Africa?

• Only one universal, all-powerful God exists

• Social status in a subsequent life depends on behavior in this life

• Spirits are found in all things in nature

• Waging holy wars is an appropriate way to spread religious beliefs

Multiple Choice

Which was a characteristic of feudalism?

• Land was exchanged for military service and obligations

• Government was provided by a bureaucracy of civil servants

• Power rested in the hands of a strong central government

• Unified national court systems were developed

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the Mongol Empire is accurate?

• The Mongols developed a highly technological society that emphasized formal education

• European monarchies became a model for the early Mongol governments

• Pax Mongolia led to regional stability, increasing trade on the Silk Road

• The Mongols adopted Roman Catholicism as the official religion of the empire

Multiple Choice

Which achievements are most closely associated with the Tang and Song dynasties of China?

• wheel and stirrup

• chinampas and calendar

• gunpowder and movable wooden type

• mosaics and domes

Multiple Choice

Which statement supports the claim that diversity was an important characteristic of the Mongol Empire (1200-1350)?

• All people in the Mongol Empire were Hindu

• The Mongol Empire ruled peoples from China, Russia, eastern Europe, and India

• Genghis Khan organized a network of communication across the Empire

• The Mongol Empire covered only central Asia

Multiple Choice

During the feudal period of Japanese history, the emperor mainly had symbolic authority. Which statement best explains a reason for this situation?

• power had been granted to shoguns and daimyos

• a democratic constitution prevented the emperor from centralizing authority

• American occupation forces had undermined the belief in the emperor's divinity