Confucianism in traditional China served to

• maintain social order

• create ethnic unrest

• emphasize material wealth

• support democratic government

"Beginning with childhood, all of man's study is centered on one aim alone—to emerge successfully from the three days' examination—and all he has in his mind is what success can bring to him in terms of power, influence, and prestige." — Ye Shih, Chinese scholar The quotation refers to the Chinese

• civil service system

• social welfare system

• contemplation of nature

• religious practices

Which values are most closely associated with the fundamental principles of Buddhism?

• competition and financial success

• maintaining the caste system and providing education for all people

• practicing nonviolence and giving up worldly desires

• self-determination and democracy

One way in which the Five Relationships, the Ten Commandments, and the Eightfold Path are similar is that they

• promote polytheism

• establish gender equality

• provide codes of behavior

• describe secularism

Which statement best describes the status of women in most traditional Asian societies?

• Women were encouraged to obtain an education.

• Women were expected to run for political office.

• Women were expected to dedicate their lives to their families.

• Women were encouraged to work outside the home.

What was the effect of the extensive Mongol Empire on the people who lived in Europe and Asia in the 1200s?

• development of a common language

• adoption of Confucian ideas and practices

• expansion of Japanese cultural traditions

• significant increases in trade and travel

What was one of the primary reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?

• increase in trade

• colonization of the Americas

• development of the manorial system

• economic decline

Confucianism emphasized the idea that

• government should own the means of production

• economic success is more desirable than knowledge and learning

• each person has an important responsibility to family and society

• an individual's personal goals are more important than the goals of the group

As the Black Death spread in the mid-14th century, which region tended to experience the greatest loss of life?

• rural farms

• urban areas

• remote villages

• mountainous areas

What was a direct result of the Black Death in Europe?

• The rate of urbanization increased.

• A shortage of workers developed.

• Food crops had to be imported from the Americas.

• German states dominated trade in the eastern Mediterranean.