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Who introduced Buddhism along the Silk Road?

• Local Chinese traders

• Missionaries from Europe

• Traders and missionaries from India

• The Mongol rulers

What was the main purpose of the second re-building of the Great Wall?

• To attract tourists

• To unify the country with a common goal and keep out the Mongol enemies

• To establish trade routes

• To demonstrate architectural prowess

Why was Neo-Confucianism popular during the Song government?

• It was based solely on traditional Confucianism

• It was enforced by military power

• The Song government supported it and it incorporated some Buddhist beliefs

• It was a completely new religion

What did the Tang rulers practice that allowed Buddhism to grow?

• Strict adherence to Buddhist teachings

• Religious tolerance

• Destruction of Buddhist monasteries and temples

• Forced conversion to Buddhism

What besides trading goods traveled along the Silk Road?

• Only silk and spices

• Ideas such as the religion of Buddhism, papermaking, movable-type printing, and gunpowder

• Soldiers and military equipment

• Agricultural products exclusively

What was the main purpose of the Ming voyages of Zheng He?

• To find new vacation spots for the emperor

• To conquer new lands

• To search out new trade partners for China and project the power of the new Ming emperor

• To map the world's oceans

How did the invention of movable type printing advance society?

• By making the production of silk more efficient

• By increasing the cost of books

• By printing books faster and easier which helped to increase the literacy rate

• By decreasing the need for education

What was the purpose of constructing the Grand Canal?

• To provide a defensive barrier against invasions

• To irrigate farmland

• To connect the Yangtze River in the south with the Yellow River in the north for increased trade and transportation

• To create a large public works project for employment

What was the purpose of the civil service exam during the Tang and Song rule?

• To select the best athletes for the national team

• To create a government run by well-educated people

• To find the most skilled artisans for the royal court

• To recruit the strongest soldiers for the military

What would be Japan's greatest natural resource?

• The mountains

• The forests

• The sea

• The mineral deposits