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Ming China/ Feudal Japan

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Great Relationships?

a)

Ruler to Subject

b)

Husband to Wife

c)

Older sibling to Younger sibling

d)

Soldier to Farmer

2.

Which term describes the ability to rule given to each Chinese dynasty?

a)

Neo-Confucianism

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

The Mandate of Heaven

d)

The 5 Great Relationships

3.

The Civil Service Exam tested aspiring bureaucrats on their knowledge of what?

a)

Legalism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Daoism

d)

Buddhism

4.
Which Dynasty took control of China after the Yuan?
a)
Tang
b)
Song
c)
Ming
d)
Qing
5.
The Ming Emperor wanted more tributaries so he gave his trusted adviser, ___________ the title "Admiral of the Western Seas" and told him to sail to "the countries beyond the horizon"
a)
Zheng He
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ahmed
d)
Jamal al-Din
6.

What was the purpose of the Seven Voyages?

a)

To show off the Chinese prestige, power, and riches

b)

To find more trade routes to Europe

c)

To make money for the Chines

d)

To find a lost treasure

7.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
8.

Definition:

A social and political system that provided protection through a stable social pyramid.

a)

feudalism

b)

aristocracy

c)

democracy

d)

meritocracy

9.

Which members of the social hierarchy were considered to be the least important people in Feudal Japan?

a)

Merchants

b)

Artisans

c)

Peasants

d)

Farmers

10.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
11.
The Ming Emperor wanted more tributaries so he gave his trusted adviser, ___________ the title "Admiral of the Western Seas" and told him to sail to "the countries beyond the horizon"
a)
Zheng He
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ahmed
d)
Jamal al-Din
12.

How many voyages did Zheng He take part in?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

6

13.
Military leaders of Japan during its feudal era and the actual powers behind the emperor
a)
Bushido
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
14.
Japanese warriors that lived by a strict code of ethics and duty
a)
Samurai
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
15.

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...

a)

Isolationism

b)

Expansionism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Abandonment

16.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A major reason for Zheng He’s voyages during the 15th century was to..

a)

promote trade with other countries

b)

prove the world was round

c)

establish colonies in Africa and India

d)

seal off China’s borders from foreign influence

18.

For the most part, the Japanese Tokugawa and China's Ming Dynasty were similar in that both

a)

practiced isolationism during most of their dynasty

b)

believed the warriors were the lowest class in society

c)

believed heavily in Shinto virtues

d)

had amazing navigators that traveled the Indian Ocean

e)

primarily used democratic principals to rule their nations

19.

Throughout much of history, both China and Japan held a common view that other nations were

a)

envoys of advanced civilization

b)

sources of cheap labor and goods

c)

valuable sources of worthwhile knowledge

d)

barbarians not worthy of their attention

20.

What was one reason China ended overseas exploration after the death of Zheng He in 1433?

a)

China's fleet of ships was destroyed by European navies.

b)

Tribute payments to the Japanese shogunate drained the Ming treasury.

c)

The Ming dynasty ended the authority of Confucian scholars.

d)

The Chinese government decided to focus its efforts on internal affairs.