Chapter 09 Quiz A with Explanations

. During the Han dynasty, what characterized the interaction between China and nomadic groups along its frontier?

Nomadic groups constantly tried to invade and conquer China.

Nomadic groups sought resources and manufactured goods from China.

Nomadic groups scarcely interacted with the Chinese empire.

Nomadic groups were subject to constant Chinese attempts to settle them.

. What resulted from Northern Wei emperor Xiaowen's effort to encourage the adoption of Chinese culture by the Tuoba elites in the late fifth century?

It created a new hybrid elite culture that ruled over China until the eighth century.

It led to the overthrow of Xiaowen by upstart Tuoba chieftains and civil war.

It led to division among the elites and collapse of the Tuoba state.

It led to the predominance of Chinese Confucian ideology among the Tuoba elites.

. How were the Heavenly Turks beneficial to long-distance trade in the sixth century?

They captured important silk markets in China.

They created significant demand for Byzantine luxury goods.

They were eager merchants as well as soldiers.

They controlled the entire length of the Silk Road.

. Which text did the Khazar khan use as a legal code beginning around 861?

The Jewish Torah

The Islamic Sharia

The Hindu Vedas

The New Testament

. Buddhist missionary activity was originally focused on which social group in China?

The urban poor

The peasantry

The artisans

The elites

. Pure Land Buddhism became very popular in China because

it had a large network of wealthy monasteries.

of its teachings about salvation.

many Tang rulers gave it their support.

its doctrine emphasized good works.

. Which system of landownership did the Sui dynasty inherit from the Northern Wei government?

The three-field system

The Northern system

The equal-field system

The Tuoba system

. What caused the collapse of the Sui dynsasty?

Internal intrigues at the emperor's court

A peasant rebellion due to drought

The attempted conquest of the Korean peninsula

A foreign invasion by Turkic nomads

. What led to the Tang's abandonment of the equal-field system in the eighth century?

The significant decline in land under cultivation

The destructive rebellion of An Lushan

The heavy cost associated with China's defense

The adoption of new forms of Confucian administration

. In which country did Prince Shotoku help introduce Buddhism and a Chinese system of imperial government?

Japan

Silla

Viet Nam

Srivijaya

. What provided an uncommonly strong bond for people in post-Gupta India?

Commercial ties

Political bonds

Linguistic networks

Cultural connections

. In India, the change in emphasis from sacrificial rituals to personal devotion was a major development in

Buddhism.

the caste system.

Hinduism.

Jainism.

. What effect did the growth of Hinduism have on Buddhism in India?

It would lead to Buddhism's disappearance.

It would cause a period of Buddhist renewal and rebirth.

It would cause Buddhism to merge with bakhtism.

It would be popular only among certain castes, leaving Buddhism greatly diminished.

. What contributed to the decline of the rigid formalism of the caste system in India?

The revival of religions that did not recognize caste

The emergence of groups whose social status was based on occupation

The emergence of new political structures that sought to end caste organization

The interaction of Indian society with Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian societies

. What was the nature of the post-Gupta political system in India?

A strong central government was located in the formal capital of the Maurya.

Local rulers lost power as local village and town councils asserted their authority.

There were many local rulers, referred to as the "circle of kings."

India was divided among rulers who supported Buddhism and those who were Hindu.

. The Kama Sutra portrays a significant cultural split between

brahmans and kshatriyas.

caste and jati.

men and women.

rural and urban society.

. Who played a major role in spreading Brahmanism to Southeast Asia?

Tamil colonists

Soldiers

Brahman priests

Merchants

. Which kingdom found on the lower Mekong River valley was a significant patron of Brahmanism and Buddhism during and after the ninth century C.E.?

Champa

Angkor

Borobudur

Srivijaya

. What contributed to the growth of the Sogdian trade network in the mid-sixth century?

The increase in Chinese military control along the entire Silk Road

The establishment of a nomadic empire under the Heavenly Turk confederation

The establishment of new and safer trade routes north of the Silk Road

The growth in the military and economic power of the Sasanid Empire

. What marked the beginning of decline for the Sogdian trade network in the eighth century?

The Chinese conquest of Sogdia

Sogdian migration westward

The Muslim conquest of Sogdia

Conflict between Sogdian city-states

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