Civilizations of Asia - Topic 9 Test

Which factor helped European traders gain a foothold in the once-powerful Mughal empire in the 1600s?

• oppression of Hindu princes by Akbar
• promotion of diversity in Akbar's court
• heavy taxes imposed by Aurangzeb
• use of paid officials under Aurangzeb's rule

The monument in this image, which is one of the greatest examples of Mughal architecture, was built by. . .

• Aurangzeb for his father, Shah Jahan.
• Shah Jahan for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
• Akbar for his Hindu wife.
• ehangir for his wife, Nur Jahan.

The accompanying image most represents an example of . . .

• a Chinese painting meant to accompany calligraphy.
• a hyperrealistic style of painting.
• the Chinese style of landscape painting.
• the allegorical style of painting.

"We have traversed immense waterspaces and have beheld in the ocean huge waves like mountains rising sky high, and we have set eyes on barbarian regions far away . . . while our sails loftily unfurled like clouds day and night continued their course, traversing those savage waves as if we were treading on a public throughfare." —Zeng He, quoted in The True Dates of the Chinese Maritime Expeditions in the Early Fifteenth Century.
This quote refers to certain ventures that were undertaken when China was being ruled by the ________ dynasty.

• Ming
• Mongol
• Song
• Tang

The Song dynasty was overthrown when it was attacked by ________ invaders from the north.

• Mughal
• Mongol
• Korean
• Japanese

Which statement is an accurate summary of the general status of women in early Southeast Asia?

• Women had greater equality in early Southeast Asia than elsewhere in Asia.
• Women in early Southeast Asia had less freedom than elsewhere in Asia
• Women in early Southeast Asia held a subordinate position to that of men.
• Most women in early Southeast Asia had their feet bound at an early age.

"Entering the empress' room and finding that ladies-in-waiting are crowded round her in a tight group, I go next to a pillar that is some distance from where she is sitting. What a delight it is when Her Majesty summons me to her side so that all the others have to make way!"
                                                  —Sei Shonagon 
In the work from which this excerpt is taken, the writer . . .

• recounts the adventures and loves of the fictional Prince Genji and his son.
• provides vivid details of court manners, amusements, decor, and dress.
• supports a revival of Confucian thought.
• presents a thrilling, mysterious, and suspenseful detective tale.

". . . unlike the authors of the venerable classic, Cheng Dawei was not afraid of superfluity or verbosity. His book is an encyclopaedic hotch-potch of ideas which contains everything from A to Z relating to the Chinese mystique of numbers (magic squares, . . . generation of the eight trigrams, musical tubes) . . ."                                                                   —Jean-Claude Martzloff
The subject of this excerpt was best known for his . . .

• emphasis on luxuries and pleasures.
• explanation of arithmetic on the abacus.
• stories about detectives and spies.
• descriptions of members of foreign courts.

"If you teach people to rely on this teaching [Buddhism] and practice it, then their minds can be corrected, and their bodies can be cultivated. You can regulate your family, you can govern the state, and you can bring peace to the world."                                     Gihwa, The Exposition of the Correct 

In this passage, the writer is explaining the benefits that Buddhism could bring to the people of ________.

• Japan
• China
• Indonesia
• Korea

"The warrior does not care if he's called a dog or beast. The main thing is winning."                                                                 —Togukawa era saying
This saying can be reasonably inferred to refer to which of the following events?

• the daimyo giving arms to peasants as well as to samurai
• the granting of land to lesser warriors
• the strategies of samurai and generals
• the use of cannons in warfare