Unit 1.1 East Asia (1200-1450 CE) #2

Which of the following contributed to the doubling of the Chinese population during the Tang and Song dynasties?

• The conquest of Japan

• The adoption of a fast-ripening strain of rice from Vietnam

• The end of warfare with pastoral peoples

• The massive importation of food crops from Central Asia

Which of the following is a reason that the Tang and Song dynasties are regarded as a “golden age” in China?

• The peaceful transfer of power from the Tang to the Song

• The development of democratic institutions

• The setting of standards of excellence in art and literature

• The nearly universal adoption of Buddhism by the population

Countries who participated in the Chinese tribute system gained

• a permanent garrison of Chinese troops.

• a gift of gunpowder and cannons.

• the opportunity to trade in China.

• lower tax rates.

China’s longest and most intense interaction with outsiders was with

• the gathering and hunting societies of Southeast Asia.

• the nomadic pastoral peoples of the northern steppes.

• the various empires that ruled India.

• Muslim traders in the Indian Ocean.

Which of the following describes Korea’s relationship with China?

• Korea was conquered by the Chinese empire and subjugated for thousands of years.

• Korean male elites developed their own alphabet as a way to resist Chinese cultural influence.

• Korea's capital city was modeled directly on the China's capital.

• Korea was able to avoid participating in China’s tribute system.

Which of the following contributed to China’s economic prosperity during the Tang and Song dynasties?

• The active suppression of internal trade in order to increase long-distance trade

• The import of large numbers of slaves to work in agriculture and industry

• The large scale immigration of Japanese workers

• A complex network of internal waterways that provided cheap transportation

In their relations with China, Korea and Japan both

• came under direct Chinese political rule.

• rejected Chinese civilization.

• declined to participate in the Chinese tribute system.

• sent people to China to study Chinese thought and culture.

Which of the following was a technological innovation that spread from China to the rest of Eurasia?

• The processing of sugar

• Printing

• Cannons

• The processing of cotton

Which of the following was a political contribution of the Tang and Song dynasties?

• The creation of an aristocracy that transformed the government from a monarchy to an oligarchy

• The introduction of administrative procedures that made the bureaucracy obsolete

• The democratization of the political system with the establishment of the Censorate

• The construction of a state (gov.) structure that lasted until the twentieth century

What did Korea, Japan, and Vietnam all develop that reflected their unique culture?

• Their own court rituals

• Their own writing systems

• Their own tribute systems

• Their own law codes