Chapter 13 Quiz

. The following are in the correct chronological order:

Yayoi period; Yamato period; Koryo kingdom; dynasty of Le Loi

Heian period; Yamato period; Ashikaga shogunate; Koryo kingdom.

Ashikaga shogunate; Yamato period; Koryo kingdom; dynasty of Le Loi.

Kamakura Shogunate; Heian period; Tran dynasty; Parhae kingdom.

. The works of a handful of very literate Japanese women such as Murasaki Shikibu were often written in:

Blue tempera.

Formal Mandarin.

Kana script.

Haikus

. Which of the following Asian countries would adopt their own writing system, but keep Chinese as a literary language?

Vietnam

Japan

Korea

All of the above

. The climate of Korea in the south is influence by:

The high plateaus of Manchuria.

The monsoon system.

The effects of the Japanese Current.

Cold air masses from the Arctic.

. All of the following is true of the first Korean state EXCEPT:

The first Korean state predated Korean contact with China.

Was named Choson, meaning "The Land of the Morning Calm."

Extended into the area of what is now southern Manchuria.

We are able to reconstruct its historyfrom the copious written records of the first dynasty.

. Systematic Chinese attempts to transform Korea:

Were initiated after the Han conquest in the second century BCE.

Were largely due to the efforts of Qin Shiuangdi.

Resulted in the loss of Korean metallurgy.

Cut off contact between Korea and Japan.

. During the first century BCE:

The Chinese abandoned the entire Korean peninsula.

The northern kingdom, Silla, invited the Japanese to help them conquer the south.

Three Kingdoms -- Koguryo, Paekche, and Silla -- developed.

Paekche rejected Buddhism and Daoism as "vile foreign lies."

. All of the following are true of the Mongol conquests on the Korean peninsula EXCEPT:

The Mongols laid siege to Kaesong in 1231.

About 250,000 Koreans were deported by the Mongols to be used as slave labor.

The Mongols kept themselves separate from the Koreans, prohibiting intermarriage or the overt adoption of Korean culture.

The benefits of Mongol rule were far outweighed by the cruelty of the conquest.

. Korea's Yi dynasty adopted all the following from China EXCEPT:

Neo-Confucianism

Daoism

Provincial organization.

Examination system.

. Sericulture is:

The science of cultivating rice.

The art of making alcoholic beverages from rice and millet.

A technique for raising cereal grains.

The art of raising silkworms to produce raw silk.

. After instituting their version of the Confucian examinations, Koreans:

Developed a social structure that mirrored that of China, but unlike in China, class tensions erupted immediately and official designations were abandoned.

Became influenced much less by warrior/serf feudal power structures as the responsibilities of the upper classes to see to the wellbeing of the lower classes became codified.

Developed four basic classes: the high-ranking scholar/gentry; the lower or minor officials; commoners, such as artisans and peasants; and then the lower group, bond slaves, laborers, and prostitutes.

Focused on maintaining a social structure that allocated specific responsibilities to each level, including women, who tended to become more secluded as Koreans adopted the practice of foot binding.

. All of the following are true concerning printing EXCEPT:

Asian literacy rates grew in the twelfth century, but never reached the levels attained in Europe.

By the twelfth century, Korea developed into one of the world's largest centers of printing.

The demand for printed material was fueled by the demand for Buddhist literature.

Korean publishers used what may have been the world's first movable metallic type.

. All of the following are true of the geography of Japan EXCEPT:

As an island nation, its relative isolation—like that of Great Britain — led to a much greater sense of security.

It consists of many islands, with the main four islands varying greatly in climatic conditions.

Japan is fortunate in that an unusually high proportion of its land is suitable for agriculture.

The rugged landscape of Japan has supported development of politically isolated, culturally united communities.

. Who are regarded today as Japan's aboriginal peoples?

Jomon

Ainu

Yayoi

Jurchens

. Archeologists and anthropologists believe that:

Matriarchal and matrilineal clans dominated prehistoric society in Japan.

The predominant political organization was based on clans led by warrior patriarchs.

There was very little social or political structure until the Japanese established contact with Koreans and some of the Late Zhou Chinese coastal states.

The first tribal organizations were centered upon "big men," warriors powerful enough to protect the fragile food supply.

. The sixth century was momentous in Japanese social, political, and cultural development in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

Buddhism was introduced from the Korean state of Paekche.

The Korean kingdom of Silla eliminated the Japanese colony of Kaya.

Daoism was formally adopted as the state religion by the Yamato empress Suiko.

Chinese attempts to dominate the Korean peninsula, pushed the levels of emigration from Korea to Japan to high levels.

. The following events/circumstances were important in the development of the Yamato regime EXCEPT:

The introduction of the Chinese lunar calendar for state record keeping.

The Chinese concept of the "Mandate of Heaven" was rejected in favor of more concrete notions.

The Soga clan was overthrown and Fujiwara No-Kamatari emerged as advisor to the new emperor.

Prince Shotoku's constitution, modeled on Confucian and Buddhist precepts, was adopted.

. Problems arising during the Heian period in Japan include all of the following EXCEPT:

The effectiveness of political organization in the outlying area diminished as power was absorbed by the capital.

Although supported by the elite, rapid social change was disruptive to peasants, artisans, and merchants.

The bureaucracy weakened as the rural uji began reasserting power.

Revenues dropped to dangerous levels as much of the land, such as elite clan estates and Buddhist monasteries, became tax exempt.

. The Shogunate era in Japan refers to:

The period during which the emperor personally assumed the responsibilities of military leadership.

The organization developed by the Japanese to repel the Mongol invasions.

The period during which all Japanese, including peasants and merchants, had military responsibilities.

The time when real power was vested in a chief military official, with the emperor largely the center of religious and ceremonial life.

. The dramatic changes in Japanese society and political organization during the period between 1250 and 1600 were made possible by:

The creativity with which the Japanese interpreted and implemented Western ideas.

Dramatic increases in food production.

The symbiotic relationship between the emperor and the shogun.

The wealth accrued through trade with China and Korea.

. All of the following statements are true about the status of Vietnamese women EXCEPT:

Obtaining a divorce seems to have been relatively easy for both parties.

During the first millennium BCE, women occupied official and bureaucratic roles, such as diplomats and small-business operators.

During the first millennium, villages and clans were often organized on a bilateral basis.

They were generally physically sequestered and under the authority of their fathers, husbands, or sons.

. Ancient Vietnamese relationships with China are accurately described by all of the following statements EXCEPT:

The Qin dynasty occupied northern Vietnam in the third century BCE, as did the Han in the second century BCE.

With the fall of the Han Empire in 220 BCE, the Vietnamese were able to attain a long lasting period of independence.

The occupation of parts of Vietnam did much to develop and solidify a sense of a Vietnamese identity.

Two women, the Trung sisters, became national symbols because of their fierce rebellion against the Han dynasty.

. What was the greatest threat to Vietnam during the Tran dynasty?

Invasions by the Chinese

The arrival of the Black Death.

Invasions by the Mongols.

Rebellions by the Champa people.

. The form of Buddhism that would have a long-lasting influence on the religions and cultural life of Vietnam was:

Han-gul

Mahayana

Tibetan

Theravada

. All of the following are generally accurate about the institutions governing Vietnamese politics, labor, and trade EXCEPT:

The village headman collected taxes and dues.

The village headman was elected, but the choice had to be approved by the imperial court.

The headman sat with a council of notables, composed of members of a scholar-gentry class.

The notion of a balance between the central and local governments was promoted, but it was always a sham.

. Chinese cultural diffusion:

Was greater in areas such as Korea and Vietnam than in Japan because they had more direct association with the Chinese.

Was minimal in Japan because of its island status and because China never conquered Japan.

Was considered a threat by Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean elites because it tended to invalidate local practices and traditions.

Proceeded more quickly in Japan than on the Asian mainland, perhaps because they were voluntary and not imposed from the outside.

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A map of Korea locates the administrative districts and cities under the Koryo between 936 and 1392 C E. The administrative districts, from south to north, are Cholla, Kyongsang, Yanggwang, Tonggye, Kyonggi, Kyoju, Sohae, and Pukkye. A defensive wall lies to the north of Pukkye. The capital cities are Kaesong in eastern Kyonggi and Hanyong or Seoul in northeastern Yanggwang. The locations of district administrative headquarters are as follows. Cholla has one in the southwest and one in the northeast. Kyongsang has two in the east. Yanggwang has Three in the southeast. Tonggy has One in the center. Kyoju has one in the north. Sohae has one in the north.

Who founded the kingdom of Koryo, shown on the map above?

Wong Kon

Zhu Yuangzhang.

Dinh Bo Linh.

King Sejong

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A map of Japan indicates Kanto Plain, Mount Fuji, and Yamato Plain on the eastern coast of Honshu Island. Japan Current flows north in the Pacific Ocean along the eastern coast of the country. Summer monsoon approaches the southern part of the country from the south. An inset map locates Japan in eastern Asia.

What effect does the Japan Current, shown on the map above, have on the Japanese climate?

It causes excessive rainfall on the western side of Honshu.

It negates the effect of monsoon systems on the Japanese Islands.

It moderates the subtropical climate on the eastern side of Honshu.

It causes the eastern side of Honshu to have a desert climate.

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A statue with the Japanese Daimyo outfit with Armor and helmet.

The armor seen above was worn by a daimyo who followed a strict code of loyalty and honor called:

Han-gul

Bushido

Taika

Uji

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