ASTD 284 Final
exam (worth 100 points):
PART 1 Multiple-Choice
Questions (2 points each)
Directions: Circle or
highlight the BEST answer for each of the following:
1) The
Qin Emperor not only unified China but also accomplished
everything below except:
a) Standardizing
Chinese characters.
b) Standardizing
weights and measures.
c) Inventing
gunpowder.
d) Constructing
the imperial highway system.
2) Which statement
most accurately describes the spread of Buddhism in East
Asia:
a) It
served to further subjugate women by confining them to the
home as a status
symbol for a wealthy husband.
b) It
was only a passing fad of the Tang dynasty but took hold in
Korea and Japan as
it closely aligned with thoughts of equality among family
members.
c) It
assisted in the transfer of culture across the Korean
peninsula but did not
spread beyond.
d) The
translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese helped Buddhism
spread throughout
East Asia, particularly to Korea and among the yangban.
3) Regarding Buddhist
schools, doctrines, and deities, the following statement is
correct:
a) Buddhism
accepts that souls reach spiritual perfection through a cycle
of life, death,
and reincarnation.
b) Buddhism
emphasizes the philosophical idea of being anti-rational,
that is, against
rational thought.
c) Theravada
Buddhism taught that salvation could be attained by faith
expressed through
calling the Buddha’s name.
d) Confucians
admired Buddhism for the life of its monks and nuns, who
withdrew from society.
4) Examples of
literature from the period of Heian high culture include:
a) The
Pillow Book and Tale of Genji.
b) Spring and Autumn Annals and Records of the Grand
Historian.
c) Tripitika, History of the Three Kingdoms.
d) oracle
bone writing.
5) Building the Great
Wall was important for later Ming-Mongol relations because
a) extending
the wall was one solution to disagreements about how to
control contact with
Mongols.
b) it
limited the contact between the Ming and Mongol soldiers, as
it was
impenetrable.
c) it
allowed trade through a series of special villages set up at
intervals called
Treaty Ports.
d) it
forged great ties between the Ming and Tibetan Buddhists.
6) Which of the
following characterized the transition from Qin to Han
dynasties?
a) A
shift from Confucian thought to a Legalist-influenced polity.
b) A
period of tremendous intellectual, literary, and cultural
growth.
c) A
period during which China had greater difficulty contending
with military
threats from Southern neighbors.
d) A
time of costly military campaigns financed by the minting of
coins, the sale of
expensive bronzes, and the confiscation of land from the
peasantry.
7) Which of the
following statements best characterizes Buddhism in early
Japan?
a) Buddhism
shared a complex relationship with Shamanism and similar
animistic beliefs.
b) The
Yamato court overlooked Buddhism in favor of Chinese
philosophical and
religious influences.
c) Prince
Shotoku based his new ruling ideology in the Seventeen
Injunctions on Buddhist
beliefs alone.
d) Buddhism
became increasingly embedded in Japan and began to blend with
native beliefs
like Shintō.
8) Between the tenth
and eleventh centuries, Japan witnessed:
a) a
reversion from a lavish court lifestyle to one of greater
simplicity and
austerity.
b) a
flourishing of Japanese literary works from female authors
such as
MurasakiShikibu.
c) The
rejection of the Amida Buddha by all levels of society in
favor of
Confucianism.
d) Political
continuity and stability between the Buddhist clergy and the
monarchy.
9) Who wrote the
following ideas to describe his understanding of human
nature:
“Goodness is to human nature like
flowing downward is to water. There are no people who are not
good and no water
that does not flow down. Still, water, if splashed, can go
higher than your
head; if forced it can be brought up a hill. This isn’t the
nature of water; it
is the specific circumstances. Although people can be made to
be bad, their
natures are not changed.”
a) Laozi
b) Confucius
c) Mencius
d) Mozi
10) During the Tokugawa shogunate,
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first sei-i-tai
shogun to differentiate the warriors as a self-conscious
class.
new developments in trade included monetization of commerce
with
coins imported from Ming China.
the government developed an elaborate bureaucratic structure,
later called the bakufu (tent
government).
the daimyo were independent from the shogunate, issuing
decrees
on their own to regulate their behavior.
11) The following quotation appeared in which of
the following texts: “Now look at the
Shang; Heaven guided them stayed near them, nourished them,
so that they would
comprehend what Heaven favors; but now they have let their
Mandate fall to the
ground.”
a)
The
Analects
b)
The
Book of Confucius
c)
The
Spring and Autumn Annals
d)
The
Announcement of Shao
12) The Japanese
capital of Nara and the Silla capital ofKyŏngju were based on
the architecture in
which Tang era Chinese city?
a) Dunhuang
b) Chang’an
c) Luoyang
d) Guangzhou
13) What is the best
explanation of the significance of the following passage:
“Now
look at the Shang; Heaven guided them stayed near them,
nourished them, so that
they would comprehend what Heaven favors; but now they have
let their Mandate
fall to the ground.”
a) The passage explains that virtuous
kings will always fail to fulfill their moral responsibility
and thus will lose
the Mandate.
b) The passage explains how the Shang
gained power.
c) The
passage describes that the Shang but no others could lose
Heaven’s Mandate.
d) The
passage describes that the Mandate of Heaven could be
lost.
14) During his reign,
the Hongwu Emperor pursued all but which of the following:
a) Irrigation
and water works projects, including dredging the Grand Canal.
b) Agricultural
reforms so that more peasants could own land.
c) Revision
of the Ming penal code, as inspired by the examples developed
under the Yuan.
d) Strong
military organization, modeled on earlier systems developed
under the Tang.
15) Which of the
following descriptions of foreign relations under the Chosŏn
(Joseon) dynasty is true:
a)
The Chosŏn (Joseon) re-established diplomatic relations in
the
seventeenth century with TokugawaIeyasu, which allowed Japan
to engage in unlimited trade
with Pusan and other ports on the peninsula.
b)
Chosŏn
(Joseon) reestablished diplomatic relations in the
seventeenth century with
Tokugawa Ieyasu; however, the Japanese islands carefully
regulated trade with
Korea via Osaka.
c)
By
virtue of the tributary system, the Ming emperor had an
obligation to assist
Chosŏn (Joseon) whenever domestic and international conflicts
arose.
d) By virtue of the tributary system, the
Ming emperor had a moral obligation to assist Chosŏn (Joseon)
at times of
conflict with other states.
PART 2 SHORT
IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS (worth 10 points each)
Directions: Answer any six (6) of the following short
identification
questions in 5-6 well-written sentences, fully identifying
the item
(establishing the basic specifics of who, what, when, and
where that uniquely
identify that item and no other) and explaining its
historical significance
(how and why the item is important for understanding the
development of East
Asia’s history). Each of these items
requires you to have factual knowledge (gained from the
readings) and to
develop critical thinking (gained from class discussions and
your analysis of
ideas and events).
Only the first six
answered will be graded:
1. Civil Service Examination system (Korean,
Ming, Han, etc.)
2. Writing systems in
East Asia
3. Legalism
4. Buddhism: Nichiren and Zen
5. filial piety
6. Empress Wu compared to Queen Seondeok
7. Oracle bones
8. Heian high culture
ASTD 284 Final
exam (worth 100 points):
PART 1 Multiple-Choice
Questions (2 points each)
Directions: Circle or
highlight the BEST answer for each of the following:
1) The
Qin Emperor not only unified China but also accomplished
everything below except:
a) Standardizing
Chinese characters.
b) Standardizing
weights and measures.
c) Inventing
gunpowder.
d) Constructing
the imperial highway system.
2) Which statement
most accurately describes the spread of Buddhism in East
Asia:
a) It
served to further subjugate women by confining them to the
home as a status
symbol for a wealthy husband.
b) It
was only a passing fad of the Tang dynasty but took hold in
Korea and Japan as
it closely aligned with thoughts of equality among family
members.
c) It
assisted in the transfer of culture across the Korean
peninsula but did not
spread beyond.
d) The
translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese helped Buddhism
spread throughout
East Asia, particularly to Korea and among the yangban.
3) Regarding Buddhist
schools, doctrines, and deities, the following statement is
correct:
a) Buddhism
accepts that souls reach spiritual perfection through a cycle
of life, death,
and reincarnation.
b) Buddhism
emphasizes the philosophical idea of being anti-rational,
that is, against
rational thought.
c) Theravada
Buddhism taught that salvation could be attained by faith
expressed through
calling the Buddha’s name.
d) Confucians
admired Buddhism for the life of its monks and nuns, who
withdrew from society.
4) Examples of
literature from the period of Heian high culture include:
a) The
Pillow Book and Tale of Genji.
b) Spring and Autumn Annals and Records of the Grand
Historian.
c) Tripitika, History of the Three Kingdoms.
d) oracle
bone writing.
5) Building the Great
Wall was important for later Ming-Mongol relations because
a) extending
the wall was one solution to disagreements about how to
control contact with
Mongols.
b) it
limited the contact between the Ming and Mongol soldiers, as
it was
impenetrable.
c) it
allowed trade through a series of special villages set up at
intervals called
Treaty Ports.
d) it
forged great ties between the Ming and Tibetan Buddhists.
6) Which of the
following characterized the transition from Qin to Han
dynasties?
a) A
shift from Confucian thought to a Legalist-influenced polity.
b) A
period of tremendous intellectual, literary, and cultural
growth.
c) A
period during which China had greater difficulty contending
with military
threats from Southern neighbors.
d) A
time of costly military campaigns financed by the minting of
coins, the sale of
expensive bronzes, and the confiscation of land from the
peasantry.
7) Which of the
following statements best characterizes Buddhism in early
Japan?
a) Buddhism
shared a complex relationship with Shamanism and similar
animistic beliefs.
b) The
Yamato court overlooked Buddhism in favor of Chinese
philosophical and
religious influences.
c) Prince
Shotoku based his new ruling ideology in the Seventeen
Injunctions on Buddhist
beliefs alone.
d) Buddhism
became increasingly embedded in Japan and began to blend with
native beliefs
like Shintō.
8) Between the tenth
and eleventh centuries, Japan witnessed:
a) a
reversion from a lavish court lifestyle to one of greater
simplicity and
austerity.
b) a
flourishing of Japanese literary works from female authors
such as
MurasakiShikibu.
c) The
rejection of the Amida Buddha by all levels of society in
favor of
Confucianism.
d) Political
continuity and stability between the Buddhist clergy and the
monarchy.
9) Who wrote the
following ideas to describe his understanding of human
nature:
“Goodness is to human nature like
flowing downward is to water. There are no people who are not
good and no water
that does not flow down. Still, water, if splashed, can go
higher than your
head; if forced it can be brought up a hill. This isn’t the
nature of water; it
is the specific circumstances. Although people can be made to
be bad, their
natures are not changed.”
a) Laozi
b) Confucius
c) Mencius
d) Mozi
10) During the Tokugawa shogunate,
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first sei-i-tai
shogun to differentiate the warriors as a self-conscious
class.
new developments in trade included monetization of commerce
with
coins imported from Ming China.
the government developed an elaborate bureaucratic structure,
later called the bakufu (tent
government).
the daimyo were independent from the shogunate, issuing
decrees
on their own to regulate their behavior.
11) The following quotation appeared in which of
the following texts: “Now look at the
Shang; Heaven guided them stayed near them, nourished them,
so that they would
comprehend what Heaven favors; but now they have let their
Mandate fall to the
ground.”
a)
The
Analects
b)
The
Book of Confucius
c)
The
Spring and Autumn Annals
d)
The
Announcement of Shao
12) The Japanese
capital of Nara and the Silla capital ofKyŏngju were based on
the architecture in
which Tang era Chinese city?
a) Dunhuang
b) Chang’an
c) Luoyang
d) Guangzhou
13) What is the best
explanation of the significance of the following passage:
“Now
look at the Shang; Heaven guided them stayed near them,
nourished them, so that
they would comprehend what Heaven favors; but now they have
let their Mandate
fall to the ground.”
a) The passage explains that virtuous
kings will always fail to fulfill their moral responsibility
and thus will lose
the Mandate.
b) The passage explains how the Shang
gained power.
c) The
passage describes that the Shang but no others could lose
Heaven’s Mandate.
d) The
passage describes that the Mandate of Heaven could be
lost.
14) During his reign,
the Hongwu Emperor pursued all but which of the following:
a) Irrigation
and water works projects, including dredging the Grand Canal.
b) Agricultural
reforms so that more peasants could own land.
c) Revision
of the Ming penal code, as inspired by the examples developed
under the Yuan.
d) Strong
military organization, modeled on earlier systems developed
under the Tang.
15) Which of the
following descriptions of foreign relations under the Chosŏn
(Joseon) dynasty is true:
a)
The Chosŏn (Joseon) re-established diplomatic relations in
the
seventeenth century with TokugawaIeyasu, which allowed Japan
to engage in unlimited trade
with Pusan and other ports on the peninsula.
b)
Chosŏn
(Joseon) reestablished diplomatic relations in the
seventeenth century with
Tokugawa Ieyasu; however, the Japanese islands carefully
regulated trade with
Korea via Osaka.
c)
By
virtue of the tributary system, the Ming emperor had an
obligation to assist
Chosŏn (Joseon) whenever domestic and international conflicts
arose.
d) By virtue of the tributary system, the
Ming emperor had a moral obligation to assist Chosŏn (Joseon)
at times of
conflict with other states.
PART 2 SHORT
IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS (worth 10 points each)
Directions: Answer any six (6) of the following short
identification
questions in 5-6 well-written sentences, fully identifying
the item
(establishing the basic specifics of who, what, when, and
where that uniquely
identify that item and no other) and explaining its
historical significance
(how and why the item is important for understanding the
development of East
Asia’s history). Each of these items
requires you to have factual knowledge (gained from the
readings) and to
develop critical thinking (gained from class discussions and
your analysis of
ideas and events).
Only the first six
answered will be graded:
1. Civil Service Examination system (Korean,
Ming, Han, etc.)
2. Writing systems in
East Asia
3. Legalism
4. Buddhism: Nichiren and Zen
5. filial piety
6. Empress Wu compared to Queen Seondeok
7. Oracle bones
8. Heian high culture
ASTD 284 Final
exam (worth 100 points):
PART 1 Multiple-Choice
Questions (2 points each)
Directions: Circle or
highlight the BEST answer for each of the following:
1) The
Qin Emperor not only unified China but also accomplished
everything below except:
a) Standardizing
Chinese characters.
b) Standardizing
weights and measures.
c) Inventing
gunpowder.
d) Constructing
the imperial highway system.
2) Which statement
most accurately describes the spread of Buddhism in East
Asia:
a) It
served to further subjugate women by confining them to the
home as a status
symbol for a wealthy husband.
b) It
was only a passing fad of the Tang dynasty but took hold in
Korea and Japan as
it closely aligned with thoughts of equality among family
members.
c) It
assisted in the transfer of culture across the Korean
peninsula but did not
spread beyond.
d) The
translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese helped Buddhism
spread throughout
East Asia, particularly to Korea and among the yangban.
3) Regarding Buddhist
schools, doctrines, and deities, the following statement is
correct:
a) Buddhism
accepts that souls reach spiritual perfection through a cycle
of life, death,
and reincarnation.
b) Buddhism
emphasizes the philosophical idea of being anti-rational,
that is, against
rational thought.
c) Theravada
Buddhism taught that salvation could be attained by faith
expressed through
calling the Buddha’s name.
d) Confucians
admired Buddhism for the life of its monks and nuns, who
withdrew from society.
4) Examples of
literature from the period of Heian high culture include:
a) The
Pillow Book and Tale of Genji.
b) Spring and Autumn Annals and Records of the Grand
Historian.
c) Tripitika, History of the Three Kingdoms.
d) oracle
bone writing.
5) Building the Great
Wall was important for later Ming-Mongol relations because
a) extending
the wall was one solution to disagreements about how to
control contact with
Mongols.
b) it
limited the contact between the Ming and Mongol soldiers, as
it was
impenetrable.
c) it
allowed trade through a series of special villages set up at
intervals called
Treaty Ports.
d) it
forged great ties between the Ming and Tibetan Buddhists.
6) Which of the
following characterized the transition from Qin to Han
dynasties?
a) A
shift from Confucian thought to a Legalist-influenced polity.
b) A
period of tremendous intellectual, literary, and cultural
growth.
c) A
period during which China had greater difficulty contending
with military
threats from Southern neighbors.
d) A
time of costly military campaigns financed by the minting of
coins, the sale of
expensive bronzes, and the confiscation of land from the
peasantry.
7) Which of the
following statements best characterizes Buddhism in early
Japan?
a) Buddhism
shared a complex relationship with Shamanism and similar
animistic beliefs.
b) The
Yamato court overlooked Buddhism in favor of Chinese
philosophical and
religious influences.
c) Prince
Shotoku based his new ruling ideology in the Seventeen
Injunctions on Buddhist
beliefs alone.
d) Buddhism
became increasingly embedded in Japan and began to blend with
native beliefs
like Shintō.
8) Between the tenth
and eleventh centuries, Japan witnessed:
a) a
reversion from a lavish court lifestyle to one of greater
simplicity and
austerity.
b) a
flourishing of Japanese literary works from female authors
such as
MurasakiShikibu.
c) The
rejection of the Amida Buddha by all levels of society in
favor of
Confucianism.
d) Political
continuity and stability between the Buddhist clergy and the
monarchy.
9) Who wrote the
following ideas to describe his understanding of human
nature:
“Goodness is to human nature like
flowing downward is to water. There are no people who are not
good and no water
that does not flow down. Still, water, if splashed, can go
higher than your
head; if forced it can be brought up a hill. This isn’t the
nature of water; it
is the specific circumstances. Although people can be made to
be bad, their
natures are not changed.”
a) Laozi
b) Confucius
c) Mencius
d) Mozi
10) During the Tokugawa shogunate,
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first sei-i-tai
shogun to differentiate the warriors as a self-conscious
class.
new developments in trade included monetization of commerce
with
coins imported from Ming China.
the government developed an elaborate bureaucratic structure,
later called the bakufu (tent
government).
the daimyo were independent from the shogunate, issuing
decrees
on their own to regulate their behavior.
11) The following quotation appeared in which of
the following texts: “Now look at the
Shang; Heaven guided them stayed near them, nourished them,
so that they would
comprehend what Heaven favors; but now they have let their
Mandate fall to the
ground.”
a)
The
Analects
b)
The
Book of Confucius
c)
The
Spring and Autumn Annals
d)
The
Announcement of Shao
12) The Japanese
capital of Nara and the Silla capital ofKyŏngju were based on
the architecture in
which Tang era Chinese city?
a) Dunhuang
b) Chang’an
c) Luoyang
d) Guangzhou
13) What is the best
explanation of the significance of the following passage:
“Now
look at the Shang; Heaven guided them stayed near them,
nourished them, so that
they would comprehend what Heaven favors; but now they have
let their Mandate
fall to the ground.”
a) The passage explains that virtuous
kings will always fail to fulfill their moral responsibility
and thus will lose
the Mandate.
b) The passage explains how the Shang
gained power.
c) The
passage describes that the Shang but no others could lose
Heaven’s Mandate.
d) The
passage describes that the Mandate of Heaven could be
lost.
14) During his reign,
the Hongwu Emperor pursued all but which of the following:
a) Irrigation
and water works projects, including dredging the Grand Canal.
b) Agricultural
reforms so that more peasants could own land.
c) Revision
of the Ming penal code, as inspired by the examples developed
under the Yuan.
d) Strong
military organization, modeled on earlier systems developed
under the Tang.
15) Which of the
following descriptions of foreign relations under the Chosŏn
(Joseon) dynasty is true:
a)
The Chosŏn (Joseon) re-established diplomatic relations in
the
seventeenth century with TokugawaIeyasu, which allowed Japan
to engage in unlimited trade
with Pusan and other ports on the peninsula.
b)
Chosŏn
(Joseon) reestablished diplomatic relations in the
seventeenth century with
Tokugawa Ieyasu; however, the Japanese islands carefully
regulated trade with
Korea via Osaka.
c)
By
virtue of the tributary system, the Ming emperor had an
obligation to assist
Chosŏn (Joseon) whenever domestic and international conflicts
arose.
d) By virtue of the tributary system, the
Ming emperor had a moral obligation to assist Chosŏn (Joseon)
at times of
conflict with other states.
PART 2 SHORT
IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS (worth 10 points each)
Directions: Answer any six (6) of the following short
identification
questions in 5-6 well-written sentences, fully identifying
the item
(establishing the basic specifics of who, what, when, and
where that uniquely
identify that item and no other) and explaining its
historical significance
(how and why the item is important for understanding the
development of East
Asia’s history). Each of these items
requires you to have factual knowledge (gained from the
readings) and to
develop critical thinking (gained from class discussions and
your analysis of
ideas and events).
Only the first six
answered will be graded:
1. Civil Service Examination system (Korean,
Ming, Han, etc.)
2. Writing systems in
East Asia
3. Legalism
4. Buddhism: Nichiren and Zen
5. filial piety
6. Empress Wu compared to Queen Seondeok
7. Oracle bones
8. Heian high culture
ASTD 284 Final
exam (worth 100 points):
PART 1 Multiple-Choice
Questions (2 points each)
Directions: Circle or
highlight the BEST answer for each of the following:
1) The
Qin Emperor not only unified China but also accomplished
everything below except:
a) Standardizing
Chinese characters.
b) Standardizing
weights and measures.
c) Inventing
gunpowder.
d) Constructing
the imperial highway system.
2) Which statement
most accurately describes the spread of Buddhism in East
Asia:
a) It
served to further subjugate women by confining them to the
home as a status
symbol for a wealthy husband.
b) It
was only a passing fad of the Tang dynasty but took hold in
Korea and Japan as
it closely aligned with thoughts of equality among family
members.
c) It
assisted in the transfer of culture across the Korean
peninsula but did not
spread beyond.
d) The
translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese helped Buddhism
spread throughout
East Asia, particularly to Korea and among the yangban.
3) Regarding Buddhist
schools, doctrines, and deities, the following statement is
correct:
a) Buddhism
accepts that souls reach spiritual perfection through a cycle
of life, death,
and reincarnation.
b) Buddhism
emphasizes the philosophical idea of being anti-rational,
that is, against
rational thought.
c) Theravada
Buddhism taught that salvation could be attained by faith
expressed through
calling the Buddha’s name.
d) Confucians
admired Buddhism for the life of its monks and nuns, who
withdrew from society.
4) Examples of
literature from the period of Heian high culture include:
a) The
Pillow Book and Tale of Genji.
b) Spring and Autumn Annals and Records of the Grand
Historian.
c) Tripitika, History of the Three Kingdoms.
d) oracle
bone writing.
5) Building the Great
Wall was important for later Ming-Mongol relations because
a) extending
the wall was one solution to disagreements about how to
control contact with
Mongols.
b) it
limited the contact between the Ming and Mongol soldiers, as
it was
impenetrable.
c) it
allowed trade through a series of special villages set up at
intervals called
Treaty Ports.
d) it
forged great ties between the Ming and Tibetan Buddhists.
6) Which of the
following characterized the transition from Qin to Han
dynasties?
a) A
shift from Confucian thought to a Legalist-influenced polity.
b) A
period of tremendous intellectual, literary, and cultural
growth.
c) A
period during which China had greater difficulty contending
with military
threats from Southern neighbors.
d) A
time of costly military campaigns financed by the minting of
coins, the sale of
expensive bronzes, and the confiscation of land from the
peasantry.
7) Which of the
following statements best characterizes Buddhism in early
Japan?
a) Buddhism
shared a complex relationship with Shamanism and similar
animistic beliefs.
b) The
Yamato court overlooked Buddhism in favor of Chinese
philosophical and
religious influences.
c) Prince
Shotoku based his new ruling ideology in the Seventeen
Injunctions on Buddhist
beliefs alone.
d) Buddhism
became increasingly embedded in Japan and began to blend with
native beliefs
like Shintō.
8) Between the tenth
and eleventh centuries, Japan witnessed:
a) a
reversion from a lavish court lifestyle to one of greater
simplicity and
austerity.
b) a
flourishing of Japanese literary works from female authors
such as
MurasakiShikibu.
c) The
rejection of the Amida Buddha by all levels of society in
favor of
Confucianism.
d) Political
continuity and stability between the Buddhist clergy and the
monarchy.
9) Who wrote the
following ideas to describe his understanding of human
nature:
“Goodness is to human nature like
flowing downward is to water. There are no people who are not
good and no water
that does not flow down. Still, water, if splashed, can go
higher than your
head; if forced it can be brought up a hill. This isn’t the
nature of water; it
is the specific circumstances. Although people can be made to
be bad, their
natures are not changed.”
a) Laozi
b) Confucius
c) Mencius
d) Mozi
10) During the Tokugawa shogunate,
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first sei-i-tai
shogun to differentiate the warriors as a self-conscious
class.
new developments in trade included monetization of commerce
with
coins imported from Ming China.
the government developed an elaborate bureaucratic structure,
later called the bakufu (tent
government).
the daimyo were independent from the shogunate, issuing
decrees
on their own to regulate their behavior.
11) The following quotation appeared in which of
the following texts: “Now look at the
Shang; Heaven guided them stayed near them, nourished them,
so that they would
comprehend what Heaven favors; but now they have let their
Mandate fall to the
ground.”
a)
The
Analects
b)
The
Book of Confucius
c)
The
Spring and Autumn Annals
d)
The
Announcement of Shao
12) The Japanese
capital of Nara and the Silla capital ofKyŏngju were based on
the architecture in
which Tang era Chinese city?
a) Dunhuang
b) Chang’an
c) Luoyang
d) Guangzhou
13) What is the best
explanation of the significance of the following passage:
“Now
look at the Shang; Heaven guided them stayed near them,
nourished them, so that
they would comprehend what Heaven favors; but now they have
let their Mandate
fall to the ground.”
a) The passage explains that virtuous
kings will always fail to fulfill their moral responsibility
and thus will lose
the Mandate.
b) The passage explains how the Shang
gained power.
c) The
passage describes that the Shang but no others could lose
Heaven’s Mandate.
d) The
passage describes that the Mandate of Heaven could be
lost.
14) During his reign,
the Hongwu Emperor pursued all but which of the following:
a) Irrigation
and water works projects, including dredging the Grand Canal.
b) Agricultural
reforms so that more peasants could own land.
c) Revision
of the Ming penal code, as inspired by the examples developed
under the Yuan.
d) Strong
military organization, modeled on earlier systems developed
under the Tang.
15) Which of the
following descriptions of foreign relations under the Chosŏn
(Joseon) dynasty is true:
a)
The Chosŏn (Joseon) re-established diplomatic relations in
the
seventeenth century with TokugawaIeyasu, which allowed Japan
to engage in unlimited trade
with Pusan and other ports on the peninsula.
b)
Chosŏn
(Joseon) reestablished diplomatic relations in the
seventeenth century with
Tokugawa Ieyasu; however, the Japanese islands carefully
regulated trade with
Korea via Osaka.
c)
By
virtue of the tributary system, the Ming emperor had an
obligation to assist
Chosŏn (Joseon) whenever domestic and international conflicts
arose.
d) By virtue of the tributary system, the
Ming emperor had a moral obligation to assist Chosŏn (Joseon)
at times of
conflict with other states.
PART 2 SHORT
IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS (worth 10 points each)
Directions: Answer any six (6) of the following short
identification
questions in 5-6 well-written sentences, fully identifying
the item
(establishing the basic specifics of who, what, when, and
where that uniquely
identify that item and no other) and explaining its
historical significance
(how and why the item is important for understanding the
development of East
Asia’s history). Each of these items
requires you to have factual knowledge (gained from the
readings) and to
develop critical thinking (gained from class discussions and
your analysis of
ideas and events).
Only the first six
answered will be graded:
1. Civil Service Examination system (Korean,
Ming, Han, etc.)
2. Writing systems in
East Asia
3. Legalism
4. Buddhism: Nichiren and Zen
5. filial piety
6. Empress Wu compared to Queen Seondeok
7. Oracle bones
8. Heian high culture
