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Eastern Civilization Review
Test Description: Questions on China, India, and Japan
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the Eightfold Path?
A
The Middle Way between desires and self-denial
B
The way to overcome desires
C
All of the Above
D
The Fourth Noble Truth
2) How does karma work with dharma in Hinduism?
A
Dharma and Karma are the founders of Hinduism
B
Karma is another word for dharma
C
People must follow the divine law of the dharma to get good karma for reincarnation
D
Dharma created by people’s actions and karma is our individual duty
3) What was invented during the Eastern Han?
A
Printing Press
B
Gunpowder
C
Paper
D
Compass
4) What best describes the relationship between Korea and Japan?
A
They were allies that always fought together against China
B
They shared a land bridge that made it easier to travel between the two countries
C
They always had a relationship of friendly trade at times and outright war at other times
D
They separated by the Sea of Japan and did not have any contact
5) What best describes the relationship between Korean Kingdoms?
A
They were friendly neighbors that helped each other
B
They were rivals fighting for dominance of the peninsula
C
None of the Above
D
They rarely had contact and did not know each other
6) What did the Tang do to restore the bureaucratic government?
A
Only people from noble families could work for the government
B
They asked for the Korean scholars to help work for the Chinese government
C
They allowed fief lords to control their own lands
D
They revived the civil service exam to fill government jobs
7) Who was considered the top of the Confucian hierarchy during the Tang and Song?
A
Scholar-officials
B
Farmers
C
Soldiers
D
Merchants
8) Why did the Tang dynasty begin to lose power?
A
The empire became too large to manage
B
Attacks from outside invaders and internal rebellion became too costly
C
The government decentralized, governors became more powerful
D
All of the Above
9) How did Wu Zetian become the only woman to assume the title as emperor in China?
A
Emperor Taizong chose her as the next emperor
B
She was regent to many weak emperors before taking the throne herself
C
She won a civil war against the other princes
D
She stole the Mandate of Heaven from Emperor Taizong
10) What marked the end of the Heian period?
A
The battle between the Minamoto and Taira during the Genpei War
B
The battle between the Minamoto and Fujiwara during the Genbei War
C
The Mongol invasion of Japan from the Korean peninsula
D
When the emperor regained power and restored the imperial government
11) What was the design of the city of Heiankyo most similar to?
A
Chang’an
B
Mohenjo-Daro
C
Tokyo
D
London
12) How did women contribute to Heian literature?
A
They could not write but orally passed down many Japanese myths and stories
B
They pretended to be men to write stories about life at court
C
They learn Chinese characters to write beautiful poems
D
They made Japanese writing popular and wrote the first novels
13) Why was the Heian court so relaxed and inefficient?
A
The nobles lived in a bubble and had nothing better to do than to waste time
B
People only wanted to look beautiful and did not care about anything else
C
People believed in Buddhism and meditated to relax
D
Japan was geographically protected and did not have any big emergencies
14) How did the Fujiwara clan become more powerful than the emperor in the Heian period?
A
They married their daughters into the imperial family and ruled as regents
B
They took over after the emperor became too sick and weak to rule
C
They were the richest family in Japan and owned the most land
D
They took over all the most powerful positions in the Heian government
15) Who is considered the greatest poet in the Sanskrit language?
A
Varaharmihira
B
Kalidasa
C
Chandragupta
D
Aryabhata
16) Where did Hindu culture begin to spread and greatly influence during the Gupta empire?
A
Southeast Asia
B
Japan
C
Europe
D
America
17) What did Aryabhata accomplish?
A
Invent the game of chess
B
All of the Above
C
Issue the first silver coins
D
Create the concept of zero
18) Which best describes the reign of Chandragupta II?
A
It was unsuccessful in trade but had great scientific accomplishments
B
It was the peak of the Indian golden age
C
It was a time of war and conflict
D
It was the worst time in Indian history
19) How did the Gupta empire disappear?
A
It was destroyed by famine and floods
B
It sank into the ocean
C
It was assimilated into the Maurya empire
D
It disintegrated into smaller kingdoms
20) Why did trade flourish during Pax Mongolica?
A
Traders used tough Mongolian horses to travel further and faster on trade routes
B
Peace after the Mongol conquest allowed safe passage along trade routes
C
The Mongols produced more goods to trade on the Silk Road
D
All trade routes must go through Mongolia
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