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

Those 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.

How was the tribute system an expression of the Chinese view of themselves and their relationship to the world?

• The tribute system required non-Chinese to acknowledge Chinese superiority and their own subordinate place in a Chinese-centered world order.

• The tribute system was based on the assumptions that unity was a natural condition and that China was destined to rule the entire world.

• The tribute system celebrated the multicultural diversity of the Chinese people and encouraged cultural borrowing.

• The tribute system maintained the racial purity of the Chinese people by prohibiting intermarriage between Chinese and non-Chinese peoples.

The emergence of which practice during the Song dynasty suggests that Chinese women’s lives were more restricted than they had been in the Tang dynasty?

• Remarriage of widows

• Tribute system

• Foot binding

•  Worship of the Queen Mother of the West

Which of the following is an example of how Chinese inventions stimulated innovations in distant lands?

• The Chinese formula for gunpowder triggered the development of cannons in Europe.

• The Chinese invention of movable type was the inspiration for the creation of the world’s first copy machine in the Islamic world.

• The Chinese technique for producing salt by solar evaporation made possible the invention of windmills in Persia.

• The Chinese invention of the magnetic compass spurred the Scientific Revolution in Europe.

Which religion provided an element of cultural commonality for the East Asian region?

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Islam

• Christianity

In Japan’s Seventeen Article Constitution, the statement that “when the superior acts, the inferior yields compliance” reflects an understanding of the relationship between superiors and inferiors associated with . . .

• Legalism

• Buddhism.

• Confucianism.

•  Daoism

What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?

• Fear that Muslims in conquered lands were “going native” and

   abandoning Islamic teachings?

• The imam Ali’s new revelation and elaboration of the teachings of Islam

• The belief that Husayn, the son of Ali, was the real messiah

• Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world

Which of the following was the most thoroughly Islamized region in the period from 600 to 1500?

• Anatolia

• West Africa

•  India

• Southeast Asia