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1. In 1368, the Yuan Empire was overthrown and replaced by the
a. Manchu Empire.
b. Yi Kingdom.
c. Ming Empire.
d. Song Empire.
e. Tang Empire.
REF: p. 355
3. The emperor Yongle improved the imperial complex built by the Mongols called the
a. Imperial House.
b. Forbidden City.
c. Heavenly Gates.
d. Dragon's Court.
e. Red Square.
REF: p. 356
4. Because Mongols controlled access to the Silk Road after the overthrow of the Yuan, the emperor
Yongle put an emphasis on
a. trade by ships.
b. overland trade through India and Arabia.
c. trade through Buddhist monasteries.
d. trans-Pacific exploration.
e. none of these; trade decreased because people could not afford to travel by Silk Road and
pay Mongol tariffs.
REF: p. 356-357
6. Why didn't Ming China develop seafaring for commercial and military gain?
a. The emperor feared outside contacts and influence.
b. The peasantry were a strong voting lobby and refused to support it.
c. The merchants were opposed to losing their domestic markets.
d. The Mongol threat from the north took priority over seafaring.
e. The Japanese merchants undercut the market and stole China's trading partners.
REF: p. 357
7. What was the primary reason for the slowdown of technology after Yongle's death?
a. limitation of the mining industry by the Ming empire.
b. Japanese coastal piracy prevented transmission of new ideas and techniques.
c. a religious edict by the conservative traditional elements
d. collapse of the economy with the flood of silver from Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
e. none of these
REF: p. 357
8. Which of the following was not a reason for economic decline in China after the death of Yongle?
a. Decreased production of metal
b. Lack of commercial development
c. Reemphasis of the classic examination system, rather than commercialism
d. A switch to growing staple crops instead of commercial crops
e. Resurgence of the bubonic plague
REF: p. 357
9. Water Margin and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms are examples of
a. Ming literature.
b. Ming racehorses.
c. Ming silk tapestry designs.
d. Ming wallpaper.
e. famous Ming sailing vessels.
REF: p. 358
10. The Ming produced one of the most prized commercial products of Eurasia:
a. green or ginseng ink.
b. teakwood clocks.
c. porcelain.
d. lightweight cannon.
e. wool.
REF: p. 359
11. Which of the following areas were not under Mongol domination?
a. Japan
b. Korea
c. China
d. Vietnam
e. Russia
ANS: A REF: p. 359
12. Which coastal area did the Mongols see as crucial to choke off the sea trade of their enemies?
a. Southern China
b. Japan
c. Korea
d. Vietnam
e. Singapore
REF: p. 360
13. The relationship between the leading family in Korea, the Koryo family, and the Mongols was that
a. they were mutually hostile.
b. the Koryo family became attached and loyal to the Mongols.
c. the Koryo family revolted against the Mongols and expelled them from Korea.
d. the Mongols considered the Koryo family and all Koreans "barbarians."
e. of parents and children, with the Koryo family as the parents.
REF: p. 360
16. Unlike in Ming China, the development of agriculture in the Yi kingdom was based on what cash
crop?
a. Wheat
b. Rice
c. Sugar
d. Cotton
e. Tobacco
REF: p. 360-361
17. What military techniques or innovations made the Yi military a formidable defensive force?
a. cannon with gunpowder-driven arrow launchers.
b. compound bows and chain mail.
c. battering rams and Trojan horses.
d. phalanxes of soldiers deployed by rota.
e. the development of poison gas canisters.
REF: p. 361
22. Although the Delhi Sultanate had its problems, it did provide a
a. reliable and safe water supply to the region.
b. new irrigation system of qanats to the region.
c. safe haven for religious exiles.
d. centralized political authority to India.
e. new unifying religion in the form of Islam.
REF: p. 379
23. Which of the following did not help to increase Indian Ocean trade between 1200 and 1500?
a. The collapse of the Mongol Empire, which disrupted the overland trade routes
b. Increased demand for luxury goods such as jewels, fine textiles, and precious metals
c. The invention of the astrolabe
d. The construction of larger ships, making shipping cargo more profitable
e. The rising prosperity of Asian, European, and African states, which stimulated expansion
REF: p. 379
25. The largest, most technologically advanced ship in the Indian Ocean was the Chinese
a. galley.
b. junk.
c. skow.
d. dhow.
e. caravel.
REF: p. 380
26. The different regional networks of the Indian Ocean trade were tied together by
a. commercial interests.
b. political authority.
c. religious authority.
d. a common language.
e. the threat of Chinese intrusion.
REF: p. 379
27. By 1250 the most important trading city of the Swahili Coast was
a. Cairo.
b. Kilwa.
c. Timbuktu.
d. Casablanca.
e. Johannesburg.
REF: p. 381
28. The economic and political power of Great Zimbabwe was based on long-distance trade in
a. gold, copper, and salt.
b. silk, porcelain, and iron.
c. olives, wheat, and pepper.
d. books, wool, and wine.
e. qurans, ink, and wheat.
REF: p. 382
30. What significant cultural feature allowed the regions of Aden and Ethiopia to thrive
commercially?
a. common monetary units
b. mutual tolerance of diverse religions
c. polyglots were common
d. mutual abolition of slave trade
e. none of these
REF: p. 383
31. What was unique about Gujarat trade compared to African and Arabic?
a. Gujarat manufactured goods for trade
b. Gujarat required non-Hindu traders to pay a special tariff
c. Gujarat was significantly inland
d. Gujarat had artisanal guilds that dictated trade standards
e. Gujarat refused trade with the European states
REF: p. 383
32. As trade increased in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Strait of Malacca became the
center of a political rivalry between
a. Java and Ceylon.
b. Siam and Tibet.
c. India and Gujarat.
d. Majapahit and Chinese pirates.
e. Calcutta and Bombay.
REF: p. 384
33. Because of the trade through the Strait of Malacca, Malacca became an important port and
a. the focus of the annual Buddhist pilgrimage.
b. a meeting place for traders from around the Eurasian world.
c. replaced Madagascar as the most important slave-trading port.
d. became one of the most homogeneous cities in Southeast Asia.
e. became known as the "Asian Tiger."
REF: p. 384
34. What evidence supports the belief that eastern Pacific islands were settled as a result of planned
expeditions by Polynesian mariners?
a. DNA evidence
b. Linguistic similarities
c. Transference of indigenous plants
d. Settlements in Easter Island and New Zealand
e. All of these
REF: p. 421
36. Sailing in the Indian Ocean was less difficult and dangerous than in other places because
a. it is shallow.
b. there is less wind.
c. the monsoon winds are predictable.
d. it isn't an ocean, but rather a large saltwater lake.
e. there are no sharks.
REF: p. 422
38. How did the rise of medieval Islam give trade in the Indian Ocean an important boost?
a. The Muslim cities in the Middle East provided a demand for commodities.
b. Networks of Muslim traders tied the region together.
c. The Muslim traders shared a common ethic, language, and law.
d. Muslim traders actively spread their religion to distant trading cities.
e. All of these
REF: p. 422
39. The Ming Empire attempted to create new Indian Ocean contacts by
a. sending out seven imperial fleets between 1405 and 1433.
b. employing Mongol horsemen to travel the Silk Road.
c. attempting to defeat the Portuguese in the famous sea battle of Calcutta.
d. establishing maritime courts to deal with pirates and privateers.
e. building "artificial" islands.
REF: p. 422
40. Which of the following statements is not true of Chinese-African contacts circa 1415-1433?
a. At least three trading cities in East Africa sent delegations to China in 1415.
b. Zheng's voyages were extended to Africa.
c. Zheng's voyages stimulated the Swahili silk market.
d. The Chinese imported more pepper as a result of this contact.
e. Many cultural misunderstandings led to the Sino-African War.
REF: p. 423-424
42. Why did the Ming court suspend the voyages of Zheng He?
a. The Chinese had suffered great epidemics from their contacts in the Indian Ocean.
b. Zheng He's fleet was sunk by Portuguese naval might.
c. The government believed that little could be gained by exploring.
d. The unpredictable weather of the Indian Ocean made these voyages too unsafe.
e. Zheng He used the fleet to lead a revolution against the Ming emperor.
REF: p. 424
43. The greatest mariners of the Atlantic in the Early Middle Ages were
a. Mongols.
b. Ostrogoths.
c. Celts.
d. Vikings.
e. Lombards.
REF: p. 424
45. In addition to sailing up the Pacific coast, early Amerindians from South America also colonized
a. the West Indies.
b. Greenland.
c. Newfoundland.
d. Iceland.
e. Finland.
REF: p. 424
46. The Mughal Empire is distinguished from the Ottomans and Safavids mostly because it was
a. not very warlike.
b. heavily influenced by the Chinese.
c. a Hindu land ruled by Muslims.
d. still controlled by the Mongols.
e. a democracy.
REF: p. 545
49. What surprising military similarity did the Mughals have with the Safavids?
a. Lack of a navy
b. No weaponry on horseback
c. A religious ban on incendiary devices
d. They each had the chemical secret for Greek Fire.
e. They hired mercenary soldiers.
REF: p. 545
50. The Mughal Empire was quite prosperous in the sixteenth century because it
a. traded cotton cloth.
b. mined gold in Siberia.
c. grew cash crops such as coffee and cacao.
d. colonized the Americas.
e. All of these
REF: p. 545
52. Which of the following was not part of Akbar's policy of religious reconciliation between Muslims
and Hindus?
a. His marriage to a Rajput princess
b. The appointment of Hindu mansabdars
c. His elevation of Hindus to high government positions over Muslims
d. His allowing Hindus to settle legal disputes with Hindu law
e. The elimination of the tax on non-Muslims
REF: p. 545
53. Among Akbar's cultural accomplishments that did not survive him was
a. a "divine faith" that incorporated Zoroastrianism, Muslim and Hindu beliefs
b. mandating that all court documents be transcribed in both Persian and Urdu
c. allowing women to attend religious classes
d. precision in portraiture including scantily clad women
e. dedication to the Hidden Imam
REF: p. 546
55. Which of the following is not a reason for the decline of the Mughals under Aurangzeb?
a. The land-grant system
b. Resistance in the southern provinces
c. Alienation of the Sikhs
d. Symbolic loss of the peacock throne from Delhi
e. Contract disputes over cotton trading with Europe
REF: p. 546
56. With the fragmentation of Mughal political order, who became president of an independent
European stronghold on India's east coast?
a. Ferdinand Braudel
b. Joseph Francois Dupleix
c. Toussant L'overture
d. Jack Shaftoe
e. Ignatius Dumond
REF: p. 547
57. Why did the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires decline simultaneously?
a. Inability to adjust to the changes in military technology and the world economy
b. Natural disasters
c. The bubonic plague
d. Declining birthrates combined with fertility problems
e. A religious prohibition against banking
REF: p. 547
59. Which of the following factors did NOT lead to political unification in Japan between 1500-1800?
a. Relatively small size.
b. A culturally homogenous population.
c. Natural boundaries.
d. Emphasis on feudalism
e. None of these
REF: p. 556
61. One of the consequences of Japanese aggression in the sixteenth century was
a. the creation of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
b. the defeat of weakened Chinese armies by the Manchu.
c. the complete defeat of Japanese forces.
d. the alliance formed between China, the Manchus, and Japan.
e. the destruction of the Manchu Empire.
REF: p. 556
63. The main form of economic exchange in the Tokugawa Shogunate was
a. cash.
b. land.
c. political power.
d. rice.
e. stock options.
REF: p. 556
64. Which Japanese city emerged as one of the world's most populous centers of trade by the late 17 th
century?
a. Osaka
b. Honshu
c. Edo
d. Nagasaki
e. Kyoto
REF: p. 556
65. The group within the Tokugawa era that weakened centralized economic policies was the
a. daimyo
b. shoguns
c. merchants
d. samurai
e. scholars
REF: p. 557
67. The Japanese response to the Society of Jesus or the Jesuits was
a. to officially welcome it with open arms.
b. to murder every Jesuit that entered the country.
c. to adopt Catholic beliefs.
d. to blend Shinto, Buddhist, and Catholic belief systems.
e. mixed; while some were opposed to it, others were attracted.
REF: p. 559
68. In the 1630s the Japanese government
a. adopted an "open door" policy in regards to foreign trade.
b. largely closed Japan to European trade and Christian influence.
c. encouraged the people to choose an economic system.
d. encouraged the people to choose a religious system.
e. opened up trade to England only.
REF: p. 559
69. Which of the following did not contribute to Tokugawa Japan's instability?
a. The samurai went into debt.
b. The merchants gained in power.
c. The government remained traditional in a society that was changing.
d. The introduction of Christianity caused Buddhism to die out.
e. Population and economic growth put a strain on resources.
REF: p. 560-61
72. What was the main reason for population decline in the rural areas of Ming China?
a. Moving to the cities to participate in manufacturing
b. Bubonic plague
c. Lack of agricultural innovation and crop fungus
d. European invasion
e. Economic depression
REF: p. 562
74. When Li Zicheng overthrow Beijing, the Ming empire turned for help to whom?
a. The Japanese Ronin.
b. Mongolian Buddhists
c. Manchu soldiers from the Northeast
d. Rebel forces from the Southwest
e. Korean private armies eager to overthrow Japan.
REF: p. 563 | p. 555
76. Merchants from which country were the first to arrive in East Asia?
a. Spain
b. Portugal
c. England
d. Holland
e. Italy
REF: p. 563
77. The VOC (Dutch East India Company) representatives gained the favor of the Chinese emperor by
a. acknowledging him with the ritual of the "kowtow."
b. providing him with concubines.
c. providing him with bribes.
d. freeing the royal family members held hostage by Ming loyalists.
e. providing him with beautiful clocks.
REF: p. 563
78. What European organization was a transmitter of science and technology to China?
a. The Society of Jesus, or Jesuits
b. The Teutonic Knights
c. The Knights Templar
d. The Order of the Cross
e. The Royal Scientific Society
REF: p. 563
80. Why did the Jesuits succeed more than other Christianizing organizations in China?
a. Jesuits focused on the intellectual and political elite
b. Jesuits focused on the merchants
c. Jesuits focused on conversion of the bottom of society.
d. Jesuits used syncretism to promote Buddhism as a parallel of Christianity.
e. Jesuits were banned from China.
REF: p. 563
81. Who helped negotiate an act of settlement between Russia and China?
a. Ivan IV and Kangxi
b. Jesuit interpreters
c. Siberian shamas
d. Confucian scholars
e. Marco Polo's grandson
REF: p. 566
84. During the Qing Empire, what new item(s) or idea(s) did Europe not gain from China?
a. Use of gunpowder
b. The practice of decorating homes with wallpaper
c. Silk, porcelain, and tea
d. The poetry written by the Qing emperors
e. An early form of inoculation
REF: p. 566
86. Among the cross-cultural intellectual exchanges between China and Europe, variolation was
a. when diplomats spontaneously combusted.
b. immunization by vaccine.
c. a bilingual printing of trade contracts.
d. drawing maps that showed the Eastern as well as the Western world.
e. a means by which Chinese physicians compared European anatomy to that of Asians.
REF: p. 566
87. What problem did the British face with China's "Canton system"?
a. Britain couldn't meet China's demand for goods.
b. China bought few British goods.
c. China wanted British rule in Canton to facilitate trade.
d. the British wanted to go to Canton only for trade.
e. a gold deposit was required as goodwill collateral.
REF: p. 567
90. The princes of Muscovy organized a movement of conquest and expansion against the
a. Japanese.
b. Chinese.
c. Tibetans.
d. Golden Horde.
e. Koreans.
REF: p. 568
92. After 1547, the Russians used which term as the title for their leader?
a. Grand Prince
b. Emperor
c. Pasha
d. Tsar
e. King
REF: p. 569