chapter 7 east asia and the spread of Buddhism – Flashcards
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Why were the Yamato rulers of Japan able to come to power?
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They had a strong military and claimed to be descended from the sun-goddess.
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According to the census of 2 C.E., how many people lived in China at that time?
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58 million
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Buddhist monasteries quickly became popular throughout northern and southern China and included among their patrons
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rulers of both regions.
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By taking over city-states in Central Asia, the Han under Emperor Wu were taking control of what transregional route?
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Silk Road
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During what dynasty did the great age of Chinese poetry occur?
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Tang
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Han coins and jewelry were usually made of what metal?
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Bronze
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How did Empress Wu of the Tang seize power for herself?
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She took advantage of the illness of Emperor Gaozong.
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How did the Sui Dynasty contribute to China's infrastructure?
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The Yellow and Yangzi Rivers were connected by a canal.
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How is the title Shihuangdi best translated?
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First Emperor
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Prince Shôtoku's reforms of Japan included adopting what administrative ideas from China?
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Instituting a ladder of ranks and using Confucianism as a guiding principle
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The Confucian classics viewed natural disasters such as floods or earthquakes as evidence of what?
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The emperor failed to keep the forces of Heaven and earth in balance.
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The Confucian scholar-official system began during the
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Han Dynasty.
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The Han government shared what popular view about commerce by merchants?
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That it exploited the true producers of wealth
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The Mahayana Buddhism that spread to Central Asia was influenced by Iranian religions to become more
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devotional
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Under the rule of the Kushan king, artists began to depict the Buddha in human form because of influence from what culture?
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Greek
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What attracted Chinese women to Buddhism?
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It encouraged women to pursue salvation and serve the faith on terms nearly equal to men.
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What defensive barrier was built by the Qin emperor using conscripted labor?
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The Great Wall
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What did the first Qin emperor standardize, enabling China to operate more efficiently?
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The Chinese script, weights, measures, and coinage were standardized to facilitate trade.
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What happened to the Qin Dynasty after the death of the First Emperor?
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The Qin state collapsed.
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What new method for choosing government officials was introduced in 605 C.E. under the Sui Dynasty?
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Written examinations
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What title did Taizong of the Tang Dynasty gain when he defeated the Turks in 630 C.E.?
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Great Khan
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What was one of the objections to Buddhism in China?
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Buddhist monasteries and temples were built on untaxed land, and monks did not perform labor service.
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What was the most glorified virtue in Han times?
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Filial piety
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What was the native religion of Japan?
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Shinto
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What written language was used by educated people throughout East Asia by the eighth century
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Chinese
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Which Buddhist school of thought appealed to laypeople during the Tang era?
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Pure Land School
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Which group of people did the First Emperor order to move to the capital?
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Nobility
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Which of the following was a result of increased Japanese contact with the Asian mainland in the eighth century C.E.?
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A smallpox epidemic
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Which of the following was invented in China around 105 C.E.?
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Paper
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Which of the following was Japan's capital and first true city?
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Nara
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Which of the following was true of metalworking in Han China?
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It involved the use of liquefied iron poured into molds.
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Which of the three kingdoms of Korea was able to unify the entire peninsula under its control?
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Silla
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Which statement is true about the Confucian classics?
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They were the ancient books recovered after the book burning of the third century B.C.E.
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Who arranged marriages in a typical Han family?
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Parents
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Who became China's main military threat in the fifth to fourth centuries B.C.E.?
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Nomadic horsemen of the north
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Who did the Vietnamese Trung sisters lead an uprising against in 39 C.E.?
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Han rulers
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Who established the Nam Viet kingdom in the third century B.C.E.?
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A former Qin general
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Who formed the first great confederation of nomadic tribes, known as the Huns in the West?
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The Xiongnu
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Why did Han officials encourage peasants to be independent and productive?
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Peasants made up the bulk of the population and contributed vital taxes and labor services to the state.
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Yang Jian, who established the Sui Dynasty, came from a mixed family of Chinese and non-Chinese from what part of Asia?
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The north
