history: chpt. 9 test

Question 0

Separate Manchus military units who were the chief fighting force of the empire

Answer 0

Banners

Question 1

A male’s braided pigtail

Answer 1

Queue

Question 2

The founder of the _____ dynasty was, Ming Hong Wu. The _____ lasted until 1644.

Answer 2

Ming

Question 3

_____ led seven voyages of exploration between 1405 and 1433

Answer 3

Zheng He

Question 4

The Portuguese were expelled from _____ (Canton) but were allowed to occupy Macao

Answer 4

Guangzhou

Question 5

In 1644, Li and his forces occupied the capital of _____.

Answer 5

Beijing

Question 6

_____ are farming and hunting people who lived northeast of the Great Wall in the area known today as ______

Answer 6

Manchus; Manchuria

Question 7

The Manchus declared a new dynasty called _____, meaning pure

Answer 7

Qing

Question 8

At one point, rebels seized the island of _____ just off the coast of China.

Answer 8

Taiwan

Question 9

_____ ruled from 1661 to 1722 and was perhaps the greatest emperor in Chinese history

Answer 9

Kangxi

Question 10

Explain how the pigtail became a political symbol under the Qing dynasty.

Answer 10

It made it easier to identify rebels

Question 11

List the ways the Ming and Qing dynasties tried to limit contacts between Europeans and the Chinese people. Why did the British initially accept the restrictions?

Answer 11

Ming limited trade between China and Europe. Qing confined all European traders to one small island to limit contact with them. They initially accepted, and then they wanted access to additional cities along the Chinese coast.

Question 12

Private business based on profit

Answer 12

Commercial capitalism

Question 13

Dozens, or even hundreds, of related families

Answer 13

Clan

Question 14

A ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures; most famous of all the arts of the Ming Era

Answer 14

Porcelain

Question 15

Wrote “The Dream of the Red Chamber”

Answer 15

Cao Xuegin

Question 16

In architecture the most outstanding example is the ______ in _____.

Answer 16

Imperial City; Beijing

Question 17

_____ is an immense compound that was forbidden to commoners

Answer 17

Imperial City

Question 18

_____ began construction of the Imperial City in 1406

Answer 18

Emperor Yong Le

Question 19

Explain the significance of the Chinese extended family.

Answer 19

It allowed wealthy families to aid the poor families

Question 20

Summarize the plot of “The Dream of the Red Chamber”.

Answer 20

Tells the love of two young people caught in financial and moral disintegration of a powerful Chinese clan

Question 21

Head of noble families that controlled their own lands and warred with their neighbors

Answer 21

Daimyo

Question 22

System used by the shogunate to control the daimyo in Tokugawa, Japan; the family of the daimyo lord was forced to stay at their residence in the capital whenever the lord was absent from it

Answer 22

Hostage System

Question 23

Domains

Answer 23

Hans

Question 24

Japan's outcasts

Answer 24

Eta

Question 25

_____ seized the imperial capital of _____ and placed the reigning shogun under his control

Answer 25

Oda Nobunaga; Kyoto

Question 26

Nobunaga was succeeded by _____, a farmers son who had become a military Commander. He located his capital at _____

Answer 26

Toyotomi Hideyoshi; Osaka

Question 27

After Hideyoshi's death in 1598, _____, the powerful daimyo of ____ (modern-day Tokyo), took control of Japan.

Answer 27

Tokugawa Ieyasu; Edo

Question 28

Exquisite poetry was written in the 17th century by the greatest of all Japanese poets, _____

Answer 28

Matsuo Basho

Question 29

The Yi dynasty in _____, founded at the end of the fourteenth century, remained in power during the entire Tokugawa Era in Japan.

Answer 29

Korea

Question 30

Sequence the events that led to Japan's policy of isolation.

Answer 30

The rule of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu led to the policy of isolation.

Question 31

List the four main social classes that existed during the Tokugawa Era. Who was at the top of the social structure, and who was at the bottom?

Answer 31

(1) Warriors (2) Farmers (3) Artisans (4) Merchants The emperor and Imperial families were at the top, followed by the Warriors, farmers, artisans, and merchants on the bottom.

Question 32

Traditional custom for Chinese women

Answer 32

Foot binding

Question 33

Walled compound inside Beijing

Answer 33

Imperial City

Question 34

Most famous of Chinese decorative arts

Answer 34

Blue and white porcelain

Question 35

Group of May related families

Answer 35

Clan

Question 36

All of the following changes occurred in China between 1500 and 1800 except… A. An increase in population B. Improvements in the food supply C. Growth on manufacturing and trade D. An increase in available farmland

Answer 36

D. An increase in available farmland

Question 37

Private businesses-for-profit did not increase in China for all of the following reasons except… A. Government control of manufacturing and trade B. Heavy taxes on manufacturing C. Disrespect for farming as a profession D. Chinese attitudes toward trade and manufacturing

Answer 37

C. Disrespect for farming as a profession

Question 38

The ideal family unit in Qing China consisted of…

Answer 38

The extended family

Question 39

Between 1500 and 1800, 85% of Chinese people were…

Answer 39

Farmers

Question 40

The Forbidden City was…

Answer 40

Closed to commoners

Question 41

Manchu fighting units

Answer 41

Banners

Question 42

Leader of exploration and trading voyages

Answer 42

Zheng He

Question 43

Active Christian missionaries in China

Answer 43

Jesuits

Question 44

Dynasty founded by Ming Hong Wu

Answer 44

Ming

Question 45

Ruling dynasty from 1644 to 1911

Answer 45

Qing

Question 46

All of the following contributed to the downfall of the Ming dynasty except… A. Weak rulers B. Peasant unrest C. Poor crop yields D. European political ideas

Answer 46

D. European political ideas

Question 47

The emperor Kangxi was generally…

Answer 47

Tolerant of Christian missionaries

Question 48

The first Europeans to make contact with the Ming dynasty were the

Answer 48

Portuguese

Question 49

Accomplishments of the Mong emperor included…

Answer 49

Completing the Grand Canal

Question 50

Reports from early Christian missionaries…

Answer 50

Made Europeans more curious about China

Question 51

Heads of noble families

Answer 51

Daimyo

Question 52

Territories or domains

Answer 52

Hans

Question 53

Political control used by the shogunate

Answer 53

Hostage system

Question 54

Crops grown for sale

Answer 54

Cash crops

Question 55

Japanese social outcasts

Answer 55

Eta

Question 56

Much of the prose Literature of the Tokugawa era was…

Answer 56

Lighthearted and entertaining

Question 57

Samurai served as all of the following except… A. Advisers B. Government officials C. Castle guards D. Farmers

Answer 57

D. Farmers

Question 58

The Japanese warrior class consisted of all of the following except… A. Shogun B. Peasant farmers C. Ronin D. Daimyo

Answer 58

B. Peasant farmers

Question 59

The first Jesuit missionary, who came to Japan in 1549,

Answer 59

Was Francis Xavier

Question 60

Which of the follows is not true? A. Hideyoshi prohibited Christian activities B. Dutch ships were limited to one visit per year C. Initially, traders and missionaries were welcomed D. Europeans were interested in buying Japanese weapons

Answer 60

D. Europeans were interested in buying Japanese weapons