reading quiz on 1.1 (Developments in East Asia)

To facilitate communication and trade between northern and southern China, the dynasties before the Song Dynasty, built the

• Trans China Relay System

• Great Wall

• Yangtze River Highway

• Grand Canal

The practice of giving “Tributes” was

• how the Chinese Emperors would perform the Kowtow to representatives of tributary states.

• how the emperor traveled to foreign countries to pledge his allegiance to them.

• how neighboring countries acknowledged the supremacy of the Chinese emperor.

• how the emperor made a pilgrimage to please the gods and the ancient ancestors.

During the Song Dynasty period, women experienced subordination (decreased social status) and social restriction most exemplified by

• veiling.

• footbinding.

• widow-burning.

• loss of custody of their children after they initiated a divorce.

Which of the following statements about the development of movable type and the availability of printed material is NOT TRUE?

• It was only available to the most aristocratic class of people and therefore had a minimal effect upon the newer "gentry" class.

• It furthered the development of new agricultural land in the South.

• Printing was based on chinese characters carved into wood blocks.

• It gave people access to information on planting and irrigation.

By instituting civil service examinations for entrance into the government bureaucracy (Government jobs), the Song rulers

• severely limited their ability to get competent civil servants (govt. employees)

• tried to limit the number of civil servants and decrease opportunities for young men of lower economic social class.

• drove the most talented people out of China.

• increased the number of bureaucratic positions in government

What foreign religion received the most popular following in China in the Early Tang Dynasty? (It will also inspire some of the Neo-Confucian ideas of the Song Dynasty)

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Daoism

The Kaifeng Scroll shows the everyday life in Song Dynasty China. Which is NOT a correct fact about the Song Dynasty?

• A new social class was established called the aristocracy which was able to outnumber the social class known as the scholar gentry.

• The population during this time expanded dramatically with a 100% population increase.

• The ideas of Neo-Confucianism were spread throughout the nearby east-asian regions during the Song Dynasty.

• China’s government system was based on a system called Meritocracy which was closely related to the Chinese examination system.

Japanese emperors

• required the Mandate of Heaven to maintain power.

• maintained tight political control.

• were trained warriors

• seldom wielded any real political power.

Which of the following accurately compares Korean and Vietnamese relationships to China?

• Korea was defeated by Tang China and highly influenced by the Chinese, However Vietnam was not conquered or influenced by China.

• Korea and Vietnam were both invaded by Chinese forces, However, Korea developed a more positive relationship with the Chinese Royal court.

• Neither Korea nor Vietnam was defeated by the Chinese military, therefore they were not influenced by Chinese culture.

• Both Korea and Vietnam were tributary states, However both were quite hostile to the Chinese and in the later Tang Dynasty they refused to adopt Chinese cultural ideas.

“Shogun” and “Samurai” are terms most associated with which East-Asian region?

• Mongolia

• Japan

• Korea

• Vietnam