421. Tu Fu (Du Fu) and Li Po (Li Bai) were noteworthy Tang Dynasty
(A) poets
(B) emperors
(C) calligraphers
(D) astronomers
(E) mathematicians
422. Which of the following is the proper sequence of Chinese dynasties?
(A) Tang, Song, Shang, Ming, Han
(B) Shang, Han, Tang, Song, Ming
(C) Han, Shang, Song, Tang, Ming
(D) Shang, Han, Song, Tang, Ming
(E) Song, Tang, Shang, Ming, Han
423. All of the following were accomplishments during the Song Dynasty EXCEPT the
(A) issuance of paper money
(B) formation of a standing navy
(C) first use of gunpowder
(D) invention of papermaking
(E) invention of moveable-type printing
424. Wu Zetian (also known as Wu Zhao) is famous as the
(A) greatest poet of the Song period
(B) only female Chinese emperor
(C) inventor of the calligraphy style still in use in China today
(D) supposed inventor of wood-block printing
(E) monk who spread Pure Land Buddhism to China
425. The production of beautiful light green celadon pottery in the 11th century is best associated with present-day
(A) China
(B) Cambodia
(C) Korea
(D) Thailand
(E) Laos
426. All of the following are true of the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty EXCEPT that
(A) the Muslims checked Tang control of central Asia at the battle of Talas in 751
(B) Tang emperors paid special attention to managing the vast western regions
(C) trade was much greater in the first half of the Tang Dynasty than in the second half
(D) Tang China had an excellent transportation network
(E) the eastern terminus of the road was at Hangzhou
427. Chinese rulers of the Tang and Song Dynasties
(A) provided China with a decentralized government
(B) neglected to construct an irrigation system
(C) invoked the mandate of heaven to justify their rule
(D) surprisingly ensured an equality of gender roles
(E) were unconcerned with the arts since military matters took up most of their energy
428. Zhu Xi is associated with
(A) neo-Confucianism
(B) Zen Buddhism
(C) Pure Land Buddhism
(D) the Quanzhen school of Taoism
(E) the White Cloud Sect
429. All of the following are associated with Tibet EXCEPT
(A) rice farming
(B) Vajrayana (Tantric) Buddhism
(C) The Epic of King Gesar
(D) the Potala Palace
(E) wrathful deities
430. All of the following are true of Vietnam between 800 and 1400 CE EXCEPT that the
(A) Li Dynasty established a capital at Hanoi
(B) women in Vietnam generally had more privileges than the women in China
(C) Vietnamese won their independence in 939 after a thousand years of Chinese rule
(D) Vietnamese rejected Chinese culture because it was associated with the hated invaders
(E) Tran Dynasty was a golden age of art and culture
431. The Sui Dynasty is best known for
(A) its lengthy rule
(B) the construction of the Grand Canal
(C) the successful occupation of Korea
(D) the neglect of the Great Wall of China, which allowed the Mongols to invade
(E) its popularity among the Chinese people of the time
432. Song improvements in maritime technology included all of the following EXCEPT the
(A) magnetic compass
(B) watertight bulkhead
(C) astrolabe
(D) sternpost rudder
(E) paddle-wheel ship
433. The largest city of Tang China, believed to be the largest city in the world at the time, was
(A) Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng)
(B) Lin’an (present-day Hangzhou)
(C) Beijing
(D) Guangzhou (Canton)
(E) Chang’an (present-day Xian)
434. One of the most important accomplishments of the Korean king Sejong the Great was the
(A) conquest of Manchuria
(B) invention of the Hangul system of writing
(C) increase of the Koguryo empire to its greatest extent
(D) expulsion of all foreign merchants from Inchon
(E) destruction of the kingdom of Silla
435. The Trung sisters were famous as
(A) founders of the largest Khmer Buddhist nunnery
(B) national heroines of Laos
(C) Buddhist missionaries to Japan
(D) leaders of a rebellion against the Chinese occupation of Vietnam
(E) the only female rulers of the Khmer Empire
436. One characteristic of early Song China was a(n)
(A) massive increase in iron production
(B) more inward-looking foreign policy
(C) enormous growth of trade along the Silk Road
(D) initial creation of an efficient system of writing based on Roman letters
(E) burst of popular enthusiasm for Buddhism such as the Pure Land sect
437. The Srivijaya Empire achieved its power and riches by
(A) controlling the Sunda and Malacca straits
(B) dominating the natural resources of the Malaysian peninsula
(C) taxing the Malay sailors who sailed from the kingdom of Maynila (Manila)
(D) the conquest of the Ayutthaya kingdom and the occupation of Bangkok
(E) trading with present-day Easter Island
438. All of the following are true of the unified Silla Dynasty EXCEPT that
(A) it ruled the Korean peninsula in the eighth and ninth centuries CE
(B) powerful aristocratic families dominated the government
(C) it was followed by the Goryeo Dynasty
(D) it devised a system of writing Korean with Chinese characters
(E) to increase their power, Silla kings tried to reduce the impact of Buddhism
439. All of the following are true of Buddhism in China EXCEPT that
(A) it affected land distribution
(B) it blended with Chinese philosophy
(C) it influenced Japanese Buddhism
(D) followers rejected Mahayana Buddhism in favor of Theravada Buddhism
(E) followers often worshipped the Buddha as a deity
440. All of the following were characteristics of Song China EXCEPT that it
(A) was vulnerable to periodic Islamic invasions
(B) was able to support numerous large cities
(C) expanded the number of candidates eligible for the civil service examination
(D) had an extremely strong navy
(E) depended on the Silk Road for trade
441. All of the following are true of Chinese wood-block printing EXCEPT that
(A) the earliest surviving wood-block book dates from the Tang Dynasty
(B) Chinese woodblocks could be maintained for centuries
(C) the technique originated in Egypt in the third century CE and then spread to the Han Dynasty
(D) it was easier for the Chinese to print using woodblocks than movable type
(E) wood-block printing made reproducing a text relatively easy
442. All of the following are true of the Khmer Empire EXCEPT that
(A) its capital was at Phnom Penh
(B) it was greatly influenced by Indian culture
(C) it peaked about 1200 CE
(D) it excelled in sculpture and architecture
(E) it dominated the mainland of southeastern Asia
443. Foot binding
(A) became widespread during the Tang Dynasty
(B) was a religious custom originally imported from India
(C) helped Chinese women work in the fields more easily
(D) did not hurt
(E) demonstrated the wealth of a family
444. The An Lushan Rebellion
(A) increased Tang prestige with neighboring states
(B) decreased the population of the Song Dynasty by about two-thirds
(C) caused the Tang to lose control of the western regions along the Silk Road
(D) led to a strengthening of the central government after the rebellion was crushed
(E) was the direct cause of the Ming Dynasty’s rise to power
445. The main reason for the collapse of the Southern Song Dynasty was
(A) food shortages that modern historians attribute to climate change
(B) strained economic conditions caused by the disruption of trade on the Silk Road
(C) peasant revolts brought on by high taxation
(D) invasion by the Mongols
(E) a massive pandemic/plague that killed one-third of the Chinese population and destabilized the country