East Asia

In less than 50 years, it was the largest unified land empire in history.

In 1279, it was the first foreign group to gain complete control of China.

It made the caravan routes across Asia safe for trade and travel.

When attempting to conquer Japan in 1274 and 1281, its fleets were destroyed by storms.

• Tang

• Mongols

• Song

• Ming

The restoration of Chinese rule, the voyages of Zheng He, and the reintroduction of civil service examinations are all associated with the

• Tang Dynasty

• 1. Abbassid dynasty

• 1. Songhai Empire

• Ming

Which belief system was the basis for the civil service exams given during the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties?

• Legalism

• Buddhism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

The Ming emperor banned the building of large oceangoing ships in 1433.

The Tokugawa shogun issued the Act of Seclusion in 1636.

One way in which these historical occurrences are similar is that both led to increased

• Isolation

• social mobility

• cultural diffusion

• globalization

One way in which knights, samurai, and warlords are similar is that they all

• 1. were traditional religious leaders

• 1. occupied military posts in the Chinese Empire

• held positions of power in feudal systems

• 1. expelled the Moors from Spain

According to the diagram, Peasants have status over which social class, and why?

• 1. The Merchants, because Peasants have the chance to socially advance while Merchants do not.

• 1. The Gentry, because Peasants are more likely to become civil servants.

• The Merchants, because Peasants’ earnings come from their own work.

• 1. The Gentry, because Peasants’ earnings come from their own work.

Which title best completes the partial outline below?

• Natural Resources of Cambodia

• Environmental Conditions in Russia

• Physical Features of Korea

• Geographic Factors of Japan

By 1300, the territory of the Mongol Empire extended into each of the following present-day countries except:

• India

• Russia

• China

• Iraq

Information presented in these two diagrams could be used to support which of the following claims?

• Societies passed through similar developments during the same historical time periods.

• Feudal societies had similar hierarchic structures based on military support and land ownership.

• Supreme ruling power during the Feudal period always rested in the hands of a hereditary king or emperor.

• Feudal societies offered opportunity for social and economic advancement.

China, Korea, and Japan share cultural similarities in part due to their

• belief in the Mandate of Heaven

• 1. shared river systems

• 1. unification under Mongol rule

• contacts through trade