WorksheetsMing China/ Feudal Japan
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Great Relationships?
Ruler to Subject
Husband to Wife
Older sibling to Younger sibling
Soldier to Farmer
Which term describes the ability to rule given to each Chinese dynasty?
Neo-Confucianism
Bureaucracy
The Mandate of Heaven
The 5 Great Relationships
The Civil Service Exam tested aspiring bureaucrats on their knowledge of what?
Legalism
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
What was the purpose of the Seven Voyages?
To show off the Chinese prestige, power, and riches
To find more trade routes to Europe
To make money for the Chines
To find a lost treasure
Definition:
A social and political system that provided protection through a stable social pyramid.
feudalism
aristocracy
democracy
meritocracy
Which members of the social hierarchy were considered to be the least important people in Feudal Japan?
Merchants
Artisans
Peasants
Farmers
How many voyages did Zheng He take part in?
1
2
7
6
The Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan was mistrusting and concerned about all foreigners (merchants, missionaries, etc.) were a threat to traditional Japanese culture. This most likely lead to the adoption of a policy of...
Isolationism
Expansionism
Mercantilism
Abandonment
In response to foreigners' influence and interference with Japanese society and culture, the Shogun chose to place Japan in a political, economic, and social ISOLATION from the rest of the world.
True
False
A major reason for Zheng He’s voyages during the 15th century was to..
promote trade with other countries
prove the world was round
establish colonies in Africa and India
seal off China’s borders from foreign influence
For the most part, the Japanese Tokugawa and China's Ming Dynasty were similar in that both
practiced isolationism during most of their dynasty
believed the warriors were the lowest class in society
believed heavily in Shinto virtues
had amazing navigators that traveled the Indian Ocean
primarily used democratic principals to rule their nations
Throughout much of history, both China and Japan held a common view that other nations were
envoys of advanced civilization
sources of cheap labor and goods
valuable sources of worthwhile knowledge
barbarians not worthy of their attention
What was one reason China ended overseas exploration after the death of Zheng He in 1433?
China's fleet of ships was destroyed by European navies.
Tribute payments to the Japanese shogunate drained the Ming treasury.
The Ming dynasty ended the authority of Confucian scholars.
The Chinese government decided to focus its efforts on internal affairs.
