Southeast Asia and China Topic 5 Test Practice

What does it reveal about Korean culture?

• It was heavily influenced by Japanese culture.
• It developed in opposition to Chinese culture.
• Its porcelain was imported from elsewhere in Southeast Asia.
• It was influenced by China but developed its own unique style.

Prince Shotoku believed that both Buddhism and __________ could unify Japan.

• kami
• Confucianism
• Tang China
• Taiki Reform

Which of the following ideals were bushido values that guided samurai? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• loyalty to one’s lord
• loyalty to one’s family
• personal honor
• family honor

What features are associated with the dynasties of the Tang (618–907) and Song (960–1279)?

• economic problems and political violence
• prosperity, stable government, and advances in farming
• development of government bureaucracy
• overseas conquests and colonization

When the Mongols came to power, they

• reopened the Silk Road to trade.
• shut down the Silk Road.
• raised taxes on merchants using the Silk Road.
• ignored the Silk Road entirely.

Which of the following statements BEST describes Emperor Hongwu’s actions in the 1300s?

• He drove out the Mongols but kept their traditions in place.
• He drove out the Mongols and shared power under the merit system.
• He drove out the Mongols and made himself the absolute ruler of China.
• He drove out the Mongols and then stepped down to let others rule.

Which of the following inventions proved to be of great value to European sailors?

• the compass
• tea
• gunpowder
• paper
• blankets

During what time period and under whose rule did Chinese monks spread Buddhist influence in Korea?

• c. 100 bce–c. 676 ce: Three kingdoms
• c. 100 bce–c. 676 ce: Silla dynasty
• c. 918–1392: Koryo dynasty
• c. 1392–1910: Choson dynasty

Which of the following groups had the higher social status under the Yuan dynasty?

• Song scholar-officials
• southern Chinese merchants
• northern Chinese nobles
• Turks and other Muslims
• Irish Catholics

Read the following quote from Buddhist scripture Dhammapada. “Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like); fletchers bend the arrow; carpenters bend a log of wood; wise people master themselves.” What central part of Buddhism expressed in the quote appealed to samurai who practiced Zen?

• patience
• self-control and discipline
• purity
• loyalty and obedience