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1
Xuanzang became a well-known monk of the Tang dynasty because
A)he was the only Chinese person who made the pilgrimage to Mecca.
B)his travels and study in India helped to popularize Buddhism in China.
C)he was persecuted by the emperor for his violation of the ban on traveling abroad.
D)he helped to develop neo-Confucianism.
E)none of the above
2
Which of the following does not describe the Sui dynasty?
A)It reunified China and launched military campaigns in central Asia
B)It imposed high taxes and compulsory labor services for construction of the Grand Canal
C)It ruled for many centuries
D)It only lasted a short period of time
E)The last emperor was assassinated, bringing the dynasty to an end
3
The Tang maintained an efficient communication network, which can be seen by the fact that
A)the Tang court could communicate with the most distant cities of the empire in about three months.
B)emperors at Chang'an could have fresh seafood delivered from Ningbo, a city 620 miles away.
C)the Grand Canal was initiated under Tang rule.
D)they utilized camels and caravans almost exclusively.
E)all of the above
4
Under the equal-field system, the Tang government
A)allotted land according to the land's fertility and the recipients' needs.
B)eliminated the possibility of concentrated landholdings among the wealthy.
C)was able to levy heavy taxes on the recipients.
D)forbade the Buddhist monasteries from controlling land.
E)all of the above
5
The Tang government was run primarily by
A)hereditary aristocratic families.
B)royal kinsmen and relatives.
C)descendents of the Sui.
D)bureaucrats of intellectual merit.
E)samurai warriors.
6
"There was always something of a fictional quality to the [tributary] system." By this statement the authors mean that
A)envoys from subordinate lands were not sincere in performing the ritual kowtow to Chinese emperors.
B)Chinese authorities had little real influence in the supposedly subordinate lands.
C)Chinese courts also gave lavish gifts to foreign envoys.
D)the Chinese did not actually receive any tribute from these lands.
E)none of the above
7
One cause for Tang decline during the mid-eighth century was that
A)the emperors neglected public affairs in favor of music and mistresses.
B)military campaigns in central Asia, Korea, and Vietnam drained Tang finances.
C)the central government abolished the equal-field system.
D)the Mongols continued to invade.
E)all of the above
8
Compared with the Tang dynasty, the Song dynasty was
A)shorter-lived.
B)less centralized.
C)equal in size.
D)less militarized.
E)all of the above
9
The Song government moved from north to south in the early twelfth century because of the invasion of
A)the Khitan.
B)the Jurchen.
C)the Uighurs.
D)the Mongols.
E)the Muslims.
10
Fast-ripening rice
A)was introduced to China from Vietnam.
B)enabled cultivators to harvest two times a year.
C)increased food supply and supported a large population.
D)served as the foundation of economic development under the Tang and Song dynasties.
E)all of the above
11
Yang Jian was a Buddhist monk who was executed for challenging the emperor's authority.
A)True
B)False
12
Sui Yangdi ordered the construction of the Grand Canal to facilitate trade between north and south China.
A)True
B)False
13
Tang Taizong was one of the most brutal and rapacious rulers in Chinese history.
A)True
B)False
14
The Tang Dynasty ruled a large empire that included Tibet, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.
A)True
B)False
15
An Lushan greatly undermined the Tang dynasty when he launched a revolt in the 750s.
A)True
B)False
16
The practice of foot binding
A)was to venerate family ancestors.
B)discouraged peasant women from working in the fields.
C)became universal in China by the end of the Song.
D)placed women of the privileged classes under male supervision.
E)none of the above
17
Which of the following was not a major technological innovation of Tang and Song China?
A)gunpowder
B)the magnetic compass
C)movable-type printing
D)paper-making
E)fine porcelain
18
As a result of the rapid growth of trade under the Tang and Song dynasties
A)merchants and later the Song government printed paper money.
B)lead became more valuable than gold in China.
C)the economy collapsed.
D)runaway inflation ended long-distance trade.
E)none of the above
19
During Tang times, several foreign religions came to China. The foreign faiths that did not arrive in China included
A)Nestorian Christianity and Manichaeanism.
B)Hinduism and Jainism.
C)Zoroastrianism and Islam.
D)Buddhism and Zoroastrianism.
E)All of the above did come to China.
20
In order for Buddhism to be accepted in China, Chinese Buddhists
A)changed the Buddha and the boddhisatvas into Daoist deities.
B)tailored their message to prevailing Chinese values.
C)paid high taxes from their monasteries to the Chinese government.
D)persecuted believers in Daoism and Confucianism.
E)all of the above
21
Neo-Confucianism
A)rejected Buddhism entirely.
B)incorporated key ideas from Nestorianism.
C)borrowed heavily from Hinduism.
D)reflected the influence of Buddhism.
E)none of the above
22
Despite cultural borrowing and imitation, Korea was still different from China in that
A)aristocrats dominated Korean society while bureaucrats dominated Chinese life.
B)Koreans accepted neo-Confucianism but rejected Buddhism.
C)the Silla capital at Kumsong did not resemble the Chinese capital at Chang'an.
D)the Koreans were not nearly as scholarly as the Chinese.
E)all of the above
23
Which of the following is true of Vietnam during Tang and Song times?
A)Many Vietnamese retained their indigenous traditions in preference to Chinese cultural traditions.
B)Vietnamese authorities established an administrative system and bureaucracy modeled on that of China.
C)Vietnamese women had more freedoms than their Chinese counterparts did.
D)The Viets won their independence from China with the fall of the Tang.
E)all of the above
24
The earliest phases of Japanese history included
A)the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.
B)the Nara and Heian periods.
C)the Taira and Minamoto periods.
D)the age of the samurais.
E)the medieval period.
25
In medieval Japan, professional warriors were called
A)samurai.
B)bushido.
C)shogun.
D)seppuku.
E)none of the above
26
In 1200, China's population remained far below its peak under the Han dynasty.
A)True
B)False
27
Under the Song dynasty, China was the most urbanized part of the world.
A)True
B)False
28
By the middle of the tenth century, Chinese armies had begun to deploy devastating and accurate cannons.
A)True
B)False
29
Chan or Zen Buddhism stressed written texts that developed complex metaphysical themes.
A)True
B)False
30
Heian rule ended in the late eleventh century after the collapse of the equal-field system.
A)True
B)False





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