Contact and Interaction

One of the following that was NOT a driving factor behind hostile contacts made by kings and emperors in the past is ...

• to expand their territory

• to gain more resources they need

• to pay tribute to the other kings

• to establish their dominions over a region

In a lot of times, kings and emperors of the past established peaceful contacts such as trading with another countries. One driving factor of this activity is ...

• to fulfill their needs by gaining resources which they didn't have in their region

• to buy as much goods as they can

• to give their valuable resources to another country freely

• to subdue another country

One example of peaceful contacts made by the kings and emperors of the past was political alliance. The benefit of having political alliances with another countries is ...

• having an opportunity to let another countries learn all of their secrets

• having an opportunity to get resources in cheaper prices

• gaining potential enemies that would hinder them in the future

• having an opportunity to get another countries' resources without any limitation

A person whose mission is to spread his country's belief system as wide as possible is called a ...

• missionary

• pilgrim

• lord

• vassal

Another kind of religious contact when people travel far and wide to visit their religious center is called ...

• missionaries

• pilgrimage

• lordship

• vassalage

Back in their days, Srivijaya Empire was a center for Buddhism. A benefit they could enjoy by having the status of a religious centre was ...

• increasing risks to be attacked by foreign spies

• more resources to fulfill their people's needs

• feared by nations because of their military power

• gaining a lot of profit from pilgrims and visitors

More interaction with foreigners bring a lot of advantages for countries. One advantage that a country enjoy in economical sense is ...

• more people to be influenced by their cultures

• more market to sell their products

• more competition for their local traders

• more foreign cultures that can replace local customs

China had been a centre of silk production in the classical world and to protect that, the Emperor of China from generation to generations always limit the incoming visitors into his country. The main reason of this action was ...

• to prevent Chinese silk production technology from being copied by the other countries

• to increase foreign profit from trading

• to preserve Chinese literature and ancient customs

• to improve wheat consumption for its people

The French Revolution was an incredible event when local French people rebelled against their king and lords. The French people gained the courage to fight after learning from Greek and Roman culture. This is a negative effect of interaction in ... field.

• economic

• cultural

• religious

• technological

Ever since the Europeans interacted with the Chinese and learnt about their compass invention, the Europeans became brave enough to explore unknown seas. This is an example of a ... effect in ... field.

• positive, cultural

• negative, cultural

• positive, technological

• negative, technological