Empires in East Asia

One factor that led to the improvement of agriculture during the Song Dynasty was:

• The introduction of new rice varieties

• The decline of trade routes

• The invention of gunpowder

• The construction of the Great Wall

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nomadic people of the Central Asian steppes?

• Mobility and migration

• Sedentary agriculture

• Horseback riding skills

• Tribal social structure

Which of the following are characteristics of Mongol rule?

• Religious tolerance and trade expansion

• Isolationism and cultural suppression

• Democratic governance and industrialization

• Feudalism and agricultural focus

Which of the following is an example of a Chinese cultural practice that was borrowed by Japan?

• Buddhism

• Yoga

• Carnival

• Thanksgiving

Why couldn’t the central government push back against the power of the daimyos in Japan?

In the system of Japanese feudalism, who held the real power and controlled the military?

• Emperor

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Peasant

The growth of Song China was due to the widespread cultivation of what crop?

• barley
• corn
• wheat
• Chompa rice

Groups with no permanent home who travel around

• Societies

• Nomads

• Cultures

• Sumerians

Which of the following summarizes feudalism?

• government led by a religious leader
• government where all citizens can vote
• system of obligations between the classes of society
• system of dividing society by how much money a person had

This Japanese political office ruled Japan through military might:

• Shogun
• Samurai
• Emperor
• Manchu