HST 204 Ch 21

Which dynasty ruled Korea from 1392 to 1910? A) Chosŏn B) Minamoto C) Tokugawa D) Koryŏ

A) Chosŏn

With which traditions did the Jesuits attempt to blend Christianity? A) Confucian B) Shinto C) Buddhist D) Daoist

A) Confucian

As a result of the Manchu decline, who gained a foothold in Vietnam? A) France B) Portugal C) Japan D) England

A) France

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Li Zicheng? A) He was a commoner who founded a new Chinese dynasty. B) He was a fired postal worker. C) He was a bandit who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. D) He was a member of his uncle's robber band.

A) He was a commoner who founded a new Chinese dynasty.

Who united Japan? A) Hideyoshi B) Oba Nobunga C) the Hojo D) Yamamoto

A) Hideyoshi

Which Chinese dynasty revived China's pride and independence? A) Ming B) Yuan C) Yongle D) Qing

A) Ming

Which Chinese leader has been compared with Genghis Khan? A) Nurhachi B) Kangxi C) Li Zicheng D) Hongwu

A) Nurhachi

As warfare became rare in Japan, the samurai in effect became A) civil servants. B) dilettantes. C) priests. D) farmers.

A) civil servants.

The Ming rulers' power was undermined by the growing influence of court A) eunuchs. B) Mandarins. C) Confucians. D) samurai.

A) eunuchs.

Which of these describe the rule of Yongle? A) expansionist B) reactionary C) isolationist D) indecisive

A) expansionist

Concise, seventeen-syllable poems became a stylish rage in Japan. They were known as A) haiku. B) jujitsu. C) kabuki. D) Hongwu.

A) haiku.

Which dynasty stabilized Japan? A) the Tokugawa B) the Ming C) the Yuan D) the Yi

A) the Tokugawa

Who exercised real power in Japan in the 1600s? A) the shogun B) the daimyo C) the samurai D) the emperor

A) the shogun

Which of these was referred to as the "floating world"? A) urban nightlife B) commercial life C) life on canal boats D) financial dealings

A) urban nightlife

In what way did the Qing dynasty resemble the Yuan? A) Neither was ever accepted by southern Chinese. B) Both were founded by non-Chinese peoples. C) Both ruled for only a few decades. D) Both worked to rebuild the Great Wall.

B) Both were founded by non-Chinese peoples.

Which of these was the focus of Wang Yangming's work? A) military technology B) Confucian thought C) financial reform D) reconciling Christianity and Daoism

B) Confucian thought

What was the center of power in Japan under the shoguns? A) Kyoto B) Edo C) Osaka D) Nagasaki

B) Edo

How did Go-Daigo differ from his predecessors? A) He wanted to rule through the daimyo. B) He wished to rule in his own right. C) He appointed a shogun. D) He never became emperor.

B) He wished to rule in his own right.

Which port served as a central outlet between China and the West? A) Guangzhou B) Macao C) Manila D) Beijing

B) Macao

Which dynasty was established by the Manchus? A) Ming B) Qing C) Lu D) Tang

B) Qing

Which statement best describes the overall situation facing Hideyoshi in the late 1500s? A) Japan's emperor was unable to crush the daimyo in the Era of Warring States. B) The Japanese had experienced years of internal conflict combined with unprecedented influence by foreigners. C) The samurai had become less influential, leading to a decline in military prowess. D) Japan had finally achieved unification and was experiencing great success from the connections with other societies.

B) The Japanese had experienced years of internal conflict combined with unprecedented influence by foreigners.

Why were the house daimyo likely to be loyal to the Tokugawa? A) They were members of his family. B) They owed their position to the shogun. C) They were kept weak and dependent. D) Their estates were too far from Edo for the shogun to threaten.

B) They owed their position to the shogun.

The city of Edo is today known as A) Beijing. B) Tokyo. C) Nagasaki. D) Seoul.

B) Tokyo.

Which of these resulted from the attack on the Mongols at Datong? A) increasing threats from Japan B) a long decline in Ming power began C) the Mongols no longer threatened China D) the Ming extended their rule to Korea

B) a long decline in Ming power began

What strategy was used by Jesuits such as Matteo Ricci in an attempt to make a good impression on the Chinese? A) preaching that the Japanese were foreign devils B) adopting Chinese customs C) bringing money and medicine to the poor villages D) teaching Western languages to Chinese children

B) adopting Chinese customs

Which of these was carried out by Hideyoshi to consolidate control over the daimyo? A) the codification of imperial law B) an inventory of lands for tax purposes C) rearming peasants to keep the daimyo in check D) encouraging the daimyo to adopt Christianity

B) an inventory of lands for tax purposes

Which of these describe Japan's Age of Warring States? A) two rival emperors fighting for the throne B) daimyo battling each other under a puppet emperor C) a strong emperor bringing the daimyo to heel D) a period of constant fighting between Japan and Korea

B) daimyo battling each other under a puppet emperor

Which of these describe changes in the Japanese agriculture under the Tokugawa? A) less oppressive B) increasing commercialization C) expansion of serfdom D) fragmentation of holdings

B) increasing commercialization

China's Confucian scholar-bureaucrats were known by westerners as A) eunuchs. B) mandarins. C) Confucians. D) samurai.

B) mandarins.

Yi Song-gye did all of the following EXCEPT A) restore Korea's ties with China. B) renew friendly relations with Japan. C) pay tribute to China's imperial authorities. D) establish a new regime called the Yi dynasty.

B) renew friendly relations with Japan.

What was the goal of Hongwu as emperor of China? A) continuation of Yuan traditions B) restoration of Tang and Song culture C) reconciliation of Mongol and Han culture D) eradication of all Confucian influence

B) restoration of Tang and Song culture

Who were the geisha in Japan? A) samurai wives B) singers, dancers, and courtesans C) concubines of the emperor D) women of the daimyo class

B) singers, dancers, and courtesans

Which of these ended with the Chosŏn dynasty? A) Ming rule in Korea B) the period of Mongol rule in Korea C) friendly relations between China and Korea D) the period of hostility between Korea and Japan

B) the period of Mongol rule in Korea

The Chinese government curtailed sea voyages in the 1400s because A) they needed to focus their resources on the army. B) they saw little benefit from connections with inferior foreigners. C) the cost of piracy was too great. D) Japan controlled the seas.

B) they saw little benefit from connections with inferior foreigners.

Why did some samurai and daimyo ally with Emperor Go-Daigo in the 1330s? A) to place their own shogun in power B) to support the emperor against the Hojo regents C) to establish a council-style government D) to reassert their power as imperial regents

B) to support the emperor against the Hojo regents

Oda Nobunaga began but did not complete the process of A) restoring the authority of the emperor. B) unifying Japan. C) destroying the daimyo class. D) establishing the shogunate.

B) unifying Japan.

Which of the following most accurately describes Ming China? A) China experienced its first defeat at the hands of the Japanese. B) China relied on western guidance to become a global power. C) China turned inward, focusing on Chinese customs and culture, rejecting foreign influence. D) China lost much of its wealth and influence in Asia

C) China turned inward, focusing on Chinese customs and culture, rejecting foreign influence.

Why did the Tokugawa grow hostile towards Christianity? A) Christianity was a threat to Shinto. B) Christians had been involved in attempts to restore the emperor. C) Christianity was seen as a conduit for foreign influence. D) Christianity conflicted with Buddhism.

C) Christianity was seen as a conduit for foreign influence.

Which of the following best describes the role of the shogun? A) He served as the emperor's minister. B) He was a military leader under the emperor. C) He ruled in Japan in the name of the emperor. D) He ruled in the absence of the emperor.

C) He ruled in Japan in the name of the emperor.

Which country's navy was equipped with iron plated "turtle ships"? A) Japan B) China C) Korea D) Spain

C) Korea

Which of the following was the result of Japan's invasion of Korea in the 1590s? A) Korea became a tributary of Japan. B) Japan became the dominant nation in East Asia. C) Korea renewed ties to China. D) China was forced to pay tribute to Japan.

C) Korea renewed ties to China.

Who were the "ocean/foreign devils"? A) Spanish mariners B) Japanese mariners C) Portuguese mariners D) Korean mariners

C) Portuguese mariners

The pirate regime founded by Zheng Chenggong controlled A) Canton. B) Vietnam. C) Taiwan. D) Macao.

C) Taiwan.

Which book is widely regarded as China's greatest novel? A) All Men are Brothers B) Romance of the Three Kingdoms C) The Dream of the Red Chamber D) The Water Margin

C) The Dream of the Red Chamber

Which of these explain Jesuit success in finding Japanese converts? A) When the imperial family converted, many others followed. B) The Jesuits closely resembled Shinto priests. C) The Jesuits won favor by adopting Japanese culture. D) The Chinese had previously converted in large numbers.

C) The Jesuits won favor by adopting Japanese culture.

Which of the following best describes Tokugawa ideology? A) In order to compete globally, Japan must forge connections with other cultures. B) Japan had allowed China to gain too much influence in East Asia. C) The West had too much influence in Japan. D) Christianity should be the official religion of Japan.

C) The West had too much influence in Japan.

Who moved the Chinese capital back to Beijing? A) Zheng He B) Hongwu C) Yongle D) Li Zicheng

C) Yongle

Go-Daigo did all of the following EXCEPT A) refuse to step down as the Hojo regents asked. B) rebel against the Hojo regents. C) appoint Ashikaga Takauji as shogun. D) set up a mountain headquarters in the south.

C) appoint Ashikaga Takauji as shogun.

Some Catholics were upset by the actions of the Jesuits because they were A) raping and pillaging in the villages of China. B) working for financial gain. C) participating in Chinese religious rituals. D) swearing loyalty to the emperor.

C) participating in Chinese religious rituals.

Who was responsible for bringing firearms to Japan? A) the Chinese B) the Mongols C) the Portuguese D) the British

C) the Portuguese

Which of the following was NOT a major seaport? A) Guangzhou B) Macao C) Manila D) Beijing

D) Beijing

With which Europeans did Japan continue to maintain connections during its age of isolation? A) British B) Italians C) Spanish D) Dutch

D) Dutch

Who normalized relations between Russia and China? A) Hongwu B) Yongle C) Nguyen D) Kangxi

D) Kangxi

Tokugawa Japan's most important commercial center was A) Tokyo. B) Canton. C) Nagasaki. D) Osaka.

D) Osaka.

Which Chinese leader finally subjugated the Mongols? A) Yongzheng B) Hongwu C) Kangxi D) Qianlong

D) Qianlong

The Confucian virtue of "ren" was equated with Christianity's emphasis on A) piety. B) chastity. C) honesty. D) compassion.

D) compassion.