East Asia

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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.

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Mongols

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

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Ming

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

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Confucianism

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One way in which the banning of large oceangoing ships by the Ming emperor in 1433 and the Act of Seclusion issued by the Tokugawa shogun in 1636 are similar is that both led to increased

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Isolation

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

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held positions of power in feudal systems

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According to the diagram, Peasants have status over which social class, and why? Options: The Merchants, because Peasants’ earnings come from their own work.

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

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Which title best completes the partial outline below?

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Geographic Factors of Japan

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

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India

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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.

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

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

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contacts through trade