9 quizizz

Which of the following is true about the structure of the feudal society developed in Japan?

• The emperor was the most powerful individual.

• The shogun was the true ruler.

• The samurai controlled the daimyo, or the large landowners.

• The artisans had high status because they made swords and armor.

What feature of Japan’s geography allowed it to develop its own distinct culture?

• The high mountains that dominate central Japan

• The fact that Japan is a peninsula

• Its distance from the mainland of Korea and China

• The many volcanoes that surrounded the islands

The Pagan kingdom strengthened Buddhism in the Irrawaddy Valley by building

• Stable trade networks operated by Arab merchants.

• A government bureaucracy based on Chinese ideas.

• Stupas, or magnificent dome-shaped shrines.

• A great temple called Angkor Wat.

How did Marco Polo characterize Mongol rule in China under Kublai Khan?

• He reported that it was very prosperous and well run.

• He noticed that it was often subject to ethnic conflicts.

• He revealed that it was unfriendly to foreign merchants.

• He observed that it had many towns and no great cities.

How did the Song dynasty survive despite military setbacks?

• They paid tribute taxes to the forces that had defeated them.

• They adjusted their social structure, making it easier for lower-class peasants to move up in society to become gentry.

• They broke apart the countries they controlled into smaller kingdoms that would be easier to defend.

• They encouraged innovation in technology and agriculture and supported an extensive trading system.

Which of the following is an example of how the Delhi Sultanate changed society in India? (9.1)

• Many lower caste Hindus converted to Islam because Islam did not recognize a caste system.

• The government was decentralized, with Muslim sultans ruling their own territories.

• Hindu rajahs were completely excluded from having any social influence in their territories.

• Traditional Hindu marriage and inheritance laws became illegal.

How did the Tokugawa shoguns end feudal warfare?

• They imposed central government control over all of Japan and dissolved the feudal system.

• They imposed a harsh military rule led by the samurai.

• They imposed central government control over all of Japan but maintained the feudal system.

• They formed individual governments on each of the islands of the archipelago.

Koreans believed that Buddhism would benefit their country because

• it could teach Koreans how to reject Chinese customs.

• it could teach Korean artists how to master Chinese porcelain techniques.

• it could regulate people’s minds and bodies and bring peace to the world.

• it could help Korean students learn how to be effective civil servants.

Which was part of the Ming dynasty’s restoration of Chinese rule?

• Only gold or silver accepted in exchange for Chinese goods.

• Expansion of the Great Wall.

• Introduction of paper currency.

• Establishment of a new capital city.

Which of the following helped the rulers of the Tang dynasty reunify China?

• They strengthened the government bureaucracy and reformed the civil service.

• They built the Grand Canal.

• They expanded the Silk Road.

• They introduced Buddhism as the state religion.