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| 1058016775 | Who was Matteo Ricci? | A Roman catholic missionary who tried to capture the Chinese emperor's attention with chiming mechanical clocks and then persuaded him to convert to Christianity | 0 | |
| 1058016776 | What Europeans goods did Matteo Ricci and other Europeans use in their negotiations with the Chinese to increase success? | Self-ringing bells | 1 | |
| 1058016777 | What happened to China after the arrival of the Europeans? | China was still self-sufficient | 2 | |
| 1058016778 | In 1368, what dynasty dynasty the Ming Dynasty? | Yuan | 3 | |
| 1058016779 | Who founded the Ming Dynasty? | Hongwu | 4 | |
| 1058016780 | Why did Honqwu chose the name Ming for his dynastay? | Ming means "brilliant" | 5 | |
| 1058016781 | Where did Yongle move the capital of China? | Beijing | 6 | |
| 1058016782 | What did the Ming Emperors do to stabilize China internally? | They built the Great Wall, and set out to eradicate Mongol and other foreign influences -- gov't sponsored study of Chinese cultural traditions and provided financial support for imperial academies/regional colleges | 7 | |
| 1058016783 | What major event occurred during the reign of Emperor Wanli? | He refused to meet with government officials and conducted business through eunuch intermediaries | 8 | |
| 1058016784 | Why did the Manchus called their reign the Qing Dynasty? | "Qing" means pure | 9 | |
| 1058016785 | Who was the leader to first organize the Manchu into a centralized state? | Nurhaci | 10 | |
| 1058016786 | What did the Manchus do after conquering China? | They outlawed intermarriage and forbade Chinese from traveling to Manchuria and learning their language. forced chinese to shave front of their heads and grow a Manchu-style queue | 11 | |
| 1058016787 | Who conquered Taiwan? | Kangxi | 12 | |
| 1058016788 | What were the accomplishments of the Kangxi? | They conquered Taiwan, organized flood control and irrigation projects, generously patronized Confucian schools/academies | 13 | |
| 1058016789 | Which ruler made Vietnam, Burma, and Nepal vassal states? | Qianlong | 14 | |
| 1058016790 | How would you described the ruling techniques and philosophies of the Qing? | They formed a tightly centralized state, bureaucracy of Confucian scholars, emperor was the "Son of Heaven", scholar-bureaucrats governed day to day (took civil service exams) | 15 | |
| 1058016791 | What does the phrase "Son of Heaven" refer to? | The tradition that the emperor of China was designated by heavenly powers to maintain order on the earth | 16 | |
| 1058016792 | What were necessary skills to succeed on the civil service exam? | Calligraphy, poetry, essay composition, Confucian curriculum | 17 | |
| 1058016793 | What were the accomplishments of the Chinese Clans? | They assumed responsibilities that exceeded capacities of nuclear family- maintenance of local order, organization of local economies, provision for welfare | 18 | |
| 1058016794 | What effect did the Ming and Qing dynasties have on social structures? | Patriarchal authority over females became tighter than ever before | 19 | |
| 1058016795 | When was the practice of footbinding most popular? | Footbinding became exceptionally popular during the late Ming and Qing dynasties | 20 | |
| 1058016796 | What was the population of China in 1750? | 225 million | 21 | |
| 1058016797 | Who was Zheng He? | An explorer who led a series of seven maritime expeditions sent by the emperor Yongle | 22 | |
| 1058016798 | What were the effects of foreign trade during the Qing dynasty? | Foreign trade brought tremendous prosperity; china produced vast quantities of silk, porcelain, lacquerware and tea...imports were relatively few; spices from Maluku, exotic products from tropical regions, small quantities of woolen textiles from Europe | 23 | |
| 1058016799 | Why did China fall behind technologically during the Ming and Qing dynasties? | The government favored political and social stability over technological innovation (feared unsettling change), abundance/availability of workers discouraged it | 24 | |
| 1058016800 | Who did the class below the emperor and his family consist of? | Scholar-bureaucrats and Gentry | 25 | |
| 1058016801 | What was the most honorable class: peasants, artisans, or merchants, according to Confucian tradition? | The peasants because they performed honest labor and provided food for population | 26 | |
| 1058016802 | Who was Zhu Xi? | The most prominent architect of neo-confucianism: emphasized self discipline, filial piety, and obedience to rulers | 27 | |
| 1058016803 | Which of the following works is associated with Qianlong? | Complete Library of the Four Treasuries | 28 | |
| 1058016804 | What popular novel dealt with the intrigue following the collapse of the Han dynasty? | Romance of the Three Kingdoms | 29 | |
| 1058016805 | Who was the author of the "True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven?" | Matteo Ricci | 30 | |
| 1058016806 | What did Matteo Ricci argue in the "True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven?" | The doctrines of Confucius and Jesus were very similar, if not identical | 31 | |
| 1058016807 | Why were the Chinese hesitant to convert to Christianity? | Its exclusivity: they had honored many religions at the same time for centuries | 32 | |
| 1058016808 | What does "bakufu" mean? | Tent government | 33 | |
| 1058016809 | What did Tokugawa Ieyasu do in 1600? | He established a military government known as the Tokugawa bakufu | 34 | |
| 1058016810 | Who were the Daimyo? | Powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their hereditary landholdings | 35 | |
| 1058016811 | From 1630 to 1830, what did Japanese foreign policy include? | It forbade Japanese from going abroad or building large ships, prohibited foreign merchants from trading at Japanese ports, expelled Europeans, forbade import of foreign books. allowed carefully controlled trade w/Asian lands and small numbers of chinese&dutch merchants | 36 | |
| 1058016812 | What process does the term "thinning out the rice shoots" refer to? | Infanticide | 37 | |
| 1058016813 | During the Tokugawa Period, the discouraged Daimyos and Samurai from what profession? | Professional armed warriors. Instead, they pushed them to become bureaucrats and government functionaries | 38 | |
| 1058016814 | What does the term "native learning" refer to? | The importance of folk traditions and the Shinto religion for Japanese identity | 39 | |
| 1058016815 | What does the term "floating worlds" refer to? | The centers of Tokugawa urban culture-entertainment and pleasure quarters | 40 |
