Chapter 20 Review

Which of the following factors led to political unification in Japan between 1500-1800?

• Relatively small size

• A culturally homogeneous population

• Prolonged warfare ended by Hideyoshi

• All of these

In 1592, after years of civil war, Hideyoshi...

• Launched an invasion of Korea and China

• Was killed by his palace guard

• Renounced violence in all forms

• Successfully pacified the country by outlawing all weapons

One of the consequences of Japanese aggression in the 16th century was...

• The creation of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

• The defeat of weakened Chinese armies by the Manchu

• The complete defeat of Japanese forces

• The alliance formed between China, the Manchus, and Japan

The term "Dutch studies" referred to...

• A period in Japanese history that corresponded to the "tulip period" of the Safavid empire

• A partnership between Japanese merchants and the VOC for trading of porcelain

• Japanese who learned about European weapons, shipbuilding, and sciences from the Dutch based in Nagasaki

• The requirement by the Emperor that Christian missionaries must learn Japanese as the Dutch had done

The Japanese response to Francis Xavier and the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) was...

• The officially welcome it with open arms

• To murder every Jesuit that entered the country

• To blend Shinto, Buddhist, and Catholic belief systems

• Mixed; while some were opposed to it, others were attracted

In the 1630's the Japanese government...

• Sharply curtailed Christian missionary activities

• Largely closed Japan to European trade and Christian influence

• Required Japanese to produce certificates of Buddhist temple participation

• All of these

Which of the following did not contribute to Tokugawa Japan's instability?

• The samurai went into debt

• The merchants gained in power

• The government remained traditional in a society that was changing

• The introduction of Christianity caused Buddhism to die out

European visitors to Ming China in the 16th century were...

• Dissatisfied with the quality of Chinese goods

• Trying to convince the Chinese to accept the Russian presence in Manchuria

• Buying huge quantities of opium, which was unavailable in Europe at the time

• Astonished at its power, manufacturing, and vast population

The main reason for the population decline in the rural areas of Ming China was economic depression followed by...

• Internal rebellions

• External threats along the border

• European invasion

• Internal rebellions and external threats along the border

When Li Zicheng overthrew Beijing, the Ming empire turned for help to this group, which eventually overthrew the Ming

• The Japanese Ronin

• Mongolian Buddhists

• Manchu soldiers from the Northeast

• Rebel forces from the Southwest