Unit 2 Japan, China, and Islamic Empires

Who established the feudal system of government in Japan?

• Tokugawa Muhammad

• Tokugawa Khan

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Tokugawa Mehmed II

Who did Japan want to prevent from entering the country in the Tokugawa Shogunate?

• Buddhists

• Hindus

• Jews

• Christians

Who is credited with ending the isolation of Japan at the end of the shogunate?

• Ghengis Khan from the Mongol Empire

• Matthew Perry from the United States

• Mansa Musa from Mali

• Mehmed the Conqueror from the Ottoman Empire

Why were the daimyo struggling in the Tokugawa Shogunate?

• They had to offer protection to the peasants who worked their land and had no money.

• They became bureaucrats and could not fight like they used to

• They were previously Christians who were banned from practicing their religion

• They were required to keep two households including one in the capital. This was expensive since their wealth came from land and not actual money

Which of the following did not occur under the Tokugawa Shogunate?

• The Daimyo struggled financially to meet the requirements of living part time in Edo

• Women were limited to freedom that their husbands allowed them

• Merchants had money but were at the bottom of the social structure

• None of the above

The Ming Dynasty was responsible for what?

• Bringing back use of the Civil Service Exam

• The construction of the Taj Mahal

• Creating gunpowder

• Establishing Islam as the major religion of China

Which of the following did not occur in the Ming Dynasty?

• Ming Emperors repaired the canal system

• Forces were strengthened on the Northern frontier of the empire

• The capital was relocated to Shanghai

• The capital was relocated to Beijing

Why did the Manchu people take measures to discriminate against the Chinese in the Qing Dynasty?

• They wanted to punish them for previous invasions in their territory

• They wanted to preserve their Manchurian culture and language

• They felt their religion required them to mistreat the Chinese since they practiced a different religion

• They did not discriminate against them. They made them equal members of society and even gave them government positions.

Which of the following were ways in which the Manchu people discriminated against the Chinese?

• Requiring them to pay higher taxes

• Requiring the men to wear their hair in a queue

• Refusing to allow the Chinese to migrate to Manchuria

• They kept the Manchu people separate from the Chinese

Which of the following was one of the reasons for the success of the Islamic empires such as the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals?

• The introduction of the composite bow

• The introduction of gunpowder which was used in cannons and other weapons

• The use of the camel which could facilitate trade across the major trade routes

• The previous empires being weakened by diseases such as Smallpox