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AP Chapter 10 Upshur
Question | Answer |
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The Taj Mahal was built for Mumtaz Mahal by | Shah Jahan. |
Owing to the lack of contemporary indigenous sources, the history of Southeast Asia must be reconstructed chiefly from | traditional accounts., archaeological evidence., local inscriptions., oral history. |
India's "Time of Troubles" was ended by | the British. |
A city noted for its eccentric artist colony and beautiful gardens in the Ch'ing era was | Yangchow. |
after the mid 17th century, they were transformed from soldiers to administrators and men of education, they were supported by stipends and congregated in castle towns of the daimyo or in Edo, they were forbidden to engage in manual labor or commerce | samurai |
The "daimyo" were | feudal lords |
Matteo Ricci converted a number of respected Chinese officials to Catholicism. | Chinese contacts with Christianity |
accelerated the migration of the Buddhist Thai people into Thailand by their invasions into southwestern China. | The Mongols |
The last Ming emperor killed his wife and daughters and committed suicide when Peking fell to a rebel army in | 1644. |
The greatness of the Ming dynasty was largely due to | an able and dedicated bureaucracy recruited through impartial examinations. |
learned men who taught the sons of the upper castes. | Pandits in India were |
It was written in mid-sixteenth century. | The Dream of the Red Chamber |
Muslims concentrated northwest and Indian subcontinent., 3/4 of the Moghul subjects were Hindus., Akbar built a Hall of Worship where Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Jain, Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Buddhist scholars could discuss religion and philosophy. | religious situation in Moghul India |
The purpose of the large naval expeditions led by Cheng Ho to Southeast Asia was to | enroll vassal states., proclaim the resurgence of Chinese power under the Ming., promote trade. |
This country ruled the Philippines in 1800. | Spain |
disdained by Muslims who came from outside India., mostly in the hands of Hindus., avoided by Muslims because of the Islamic rule against charging interest. | Commerce in the Moghul Empire |
Chinese theater productions in the Ming period resembled those of | Elizabethan England. |
The Chinese built a wall in order to segregate the Portuguese from the rest of China., In 1557, the Ming govt allowed the Port. to establish a trading at Macau., Violent & bigoted conduct of Portuguese sailors Ming officials that the Portuguese pirates. | Chinese relations with the Portuguese |
After about 1620, this crop, introduced by Europeans, began to be common in Moghul India. | tobacco |
local wars to ensure that native rulers stayed in power, only territory when trade made it imperative., ships patrolled the sea lanes & controlled strategic ports., eliminated rivals, exacted a tariff on all traffic, and maintained a monopoly on spices. | Dutch in the East Indies |
The era of Portuguese and Spanish naval supremacy ended with | the defeat of the Armada in 1588. |
Although the Manchus represented only about 2 percent of the population, preferential treatment allowed them to retain what percentage of all official appointments | 10 |
was threatened by northern nomads. | The Ming dynasty |
The principal language of the Moghul courtiers was | Urdu. |
often helped their husbands and sons run family businesses. | Women during the Manchu dynasty |
Chinese settlers, free port, it thriving entrepĂ´t of international trade., Before British control, it was a fishing village., was strategically located to control trade between the Indian and Pacific Oceans., possessed a wonderful deep-water port. | Singapore |
made Nanking the largest walled city in the world., was the second commoner to rise to the Chinese throne. | Hung-wu |
Officers' sons became officers by passing an easy military examination on military techniques and rudimentary book learning., Service in it, including the officer corps, was hereditary., In time, it grew to nearly a million draftees and mercenaries. | Chinese military in the Ming period |
was born of Persian parents., was noted for her beauty, intellect, and as a patron of the arts. | Nur Jahan |
tribute was levied to empire ruled by local princes., Custom duties, import and transit dues, and tolls on domestic trade were among the sources of revenue., A detailed land register was compiled under Akbar and became the basis of taxation. | Moghul revenue system |
arranged purchase Singapore fr Malay sultan., participated conquest Java in 1811., responsible many reforms in the administration of Java and other conquered Dutch possessions in Southeast Asia that bettered the lives of the people and enhanced revenue. | Sir Stamford Raffles |
The Netherlands gained control of the entire spice trade from Asia to Europe with the capture of | Ceylon. |
learned higher mathematics from Jesuit tutors. | K'ang-hsi |
adopted the dynastic name "Ch'ing.", was Nurhachi's son., changed his people's name to Manchu. | Abahai |
By 1600, the population of China was probably around how many millions | 200. |
The Kamakura shogunate disintegrated in | 1336 |
In their love of hunting, sports, and their addiction to strong spirits and alcohol, the Moghuls were very like the | Macedonians in the time of Philip II and Alexander the Great. |
the curriculum was divided between martial arts and study of Confucian classics, samurai women were taught to write in the Japanese syllabary form | samurai educational system |
India under Moghul rule exported | opium., indigo., saltpeter, .pepper. |
As regards merchants in feudal Japan | dealers in rice wine prospered greatly |
five years after Oda's death, he had consolidated power by crushing all foes, he confiscated all weapons from peasants, he was born in such a humble family that he had no surname | Hideyoshi |
most important crops in Dutch-controlled Java | coffee., indigo., tea., sugar. |
the most respected trades in feudal Japan was that of the | sword maker |
In their efforts to maintain a northern European life style in the tropical climate, Dutchmen in Batavia and other trading posts | continued to wear heavy woolen clothes., often died prematurely., lived in Dutch-style houses with windows tightly closed., ate heavy European meals and drank large quantities of gin. |
The first university in Southeast Asia was founded at | Manila. |
conducted geographical explorations & atlas of China., aided the Chinese in the fields of astronomy & calendar making.,Europeans to riches Chinese philosophy &literature., 500 Jesuits sent China mid-16th century, 80 contributed to culturalexchange. | Society of Jesus |
The Javanese commercial empire extended its authority over | Borneo., Sumatra., the Malay Peninsula., parts of the Philippines. |
Chinese exports in great demand in the West and Middle East was | silk., tea., porcelain., handicrafts. |
Naval expeditions led by a eunuch admiral, Cheng Ho, resulted in tribute being sent to China by all of the following | the Ryukyu Islands., Siam., Japan., Cambodia. |
ruled the islands according to precedents and patterns set in Spanish America., Mindanao remained mainly Muslim., The Spanish Christianizing effort was relatively easy., Filipinos become more Europeanized than other peoples of Southeast Asia. | Philippines under Spanish rule |
The center of Dutch trade in the East Indies was | Batavia. |
K'ang-hsi inherited a shaky government, but consolidated into it into a powerful, autocratic state. In this regard, he was similar to | Louis XIV. |
burnt Karakorum., campaigned in Outer Mongolia., brought all China from the Korean border to the Vietnamese border under control. | the Ming armies' achievements between 1368 and 1382 |
as rice yields per acre grew, so did towns, Japanese pirates made raids against Chinese and Korean coastal towns, trade flourished, especially with China | cultural and economic developments during the Ashikaga period |
Akbar did discuss religion with | Jains., Buddhists., Buddhists., Christians. |
adopted firearms and other western battle tactics, was a daimyo from near Kyoto, treated Christian missionaries with cordiality | Oda Nobunaga |
changing economic, social, and cultural conditions by the eighteenth century strained the political structure | conditions during the Tokugawa shogunate |
admonished that "eunuchs should not be allowed to interfere with affairs of state; death to the offender." | Hung-wu, about eunuchs in Ming China |
the hetairai of Periclean Athens | The geisha were comparable to |
Warriors in feudal Japan were known as | samurai |
hired Japanese samurai as mercenaries., recruited non-Portuguese Europeans as sailors and administrators., encouraged intermarriage between Portuguese men and local women. | Portuguese attempt to solve their manpower problems in controlling territory in the East Indies |
The Dutch colonial city of Batavia is present-day | Jakarta. |
From 1405 to 1433, China was the dominant naval power in the | Indian Ocean. |
maintenance of order., enforcement of the law., encouragement of cultural life by court patronage., collection of taxes. | functions of Moghul government |
Dynastic decline among Ch'ing monarchs after Ch'ien-lung resembled that of | the later Habsburgs in Spain., French Bourbon kings after Louis XIV. |
As regards living conditions in Southeast Asia, | most houses had open sides to allow ventilation. |
was a great-great-grandson of Timur., was descended from Genghis Khan on his mother's side., wrote an autobiography of considerable literary merit. | Babur |
Rising Arab commercial power in this site lead to the adoption of Islam by many in Southeast Asia. | Malacca in Sumatra |
As regards crops cultivated in feudal Japan | farmers paid 40-60 percent of their rice crop in taxes |
often put on disguises and mixed with the people to learn their points of view. | Akbar |
never learned to read., was victorious at the second battle of Panipat., collected an extensive library of books in several languages. | Akbar |
The inspiration for the chi-lin of Chinese mythology may have been a(n) | giraffe. |
the large numbers of converts caused a backlash among many Japanese, many Japanese leaders equated missionary activities with the expansionist policies of European nations, Hideyoshi's ban on Christianity was never strictly enforced | Christianity in Japan, |
Jesuit successes in converting Chinese to Christianity were due in large part to their | allowing Chinese converts to honor Confucius and to practice ancestor worship. |
was Sunni Muslim in religion., was Turkish in racial stock., Like contemporary France, it was autocratic and absolute., original Moghuls were expert horsemen and professional raiders and adventurers. | Moghul dynasty |
farmers became debt-ridden and serfdom., age-old patterns, relying on the monsoon rains, with little irrigation., Periodic famines and epidemic diseases were common., Commercial crops such as cotton, sugar cane, spices, and indigo grew in importance. | agriculture in the Moghul period |
Peking was a bad choice for a capital because | was vulnerable to attacks by nomads., was located on an infertile, dry plain. |
Rice became the staple diet of the wealthy., Rice dropped from about 70 percent to 36 percent of the total national staple output., Sweet potatoes and maize became staples for the poor., Peanuts became a basic crop. | food in the Manchu period |
Ching-te-chen was a prime example of a market town and surrounding district devoted to a single product-namely, | porcelain. |
the Portuguese closely guarded the navigation routes and defended their trading posts against other Europeans. | Spain was compelled to seek alternate routes to Asia |
It was a tomb built by Shan Jahan for his favorite wife at Agra., It required 20,000 men and seventeen years to complete it. | the Taj Mahal |
like Louis XIV of France, encouraged daimyo to build lavish residences and live sumptuously, to ensure intellectual orthodoxy, he encouraged Neo-Confucian studies and banned Christianity, he required the daimyo to spend alternate years in residence at Edo | Ieyasu |
The Manchus succeeded (where the Mongols had failed) in creating a successful dynasty by | conciliating the Chinese elite and people., embracing Chinese culture and values., being essentially humane and fair. |
The Manchus were originally forest dwellers in the northeastern region of China, known to westerners as | Manchuria. |
After Hung-wu's death in 1398, | China was plunged into a three-year civil war. |
Koh-i-nor is the name of | a diamond. |
conducted the business of government through eunuch intermediaries., led a debauched life surrounded by eunuchs and palace ladies., ascended the throne at age eight. | reign of Wan-li |
hot foods & drinking tea & boiled water promoted public health&productivity., Maize, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and tobacco adopted., The Chinese were among the best-fed people in the world with an average daily consumption of over 2000 calories. | Chinese food production and diet in the Ming period |
As regards Christianity in Japan, | the daimyo welcomed Christian missionaries because they wanted European goods, especially weapons |
part of the Chinese sphere of influence in 1775. | Korea, Burma, Laos, Nepal |
The Moghul Empire lost all effective power after | 1760. |
altered the method of castle construction and hastened the process of unification | Firearms in Japan |
In constructing a Sinicized state that borrowed Chinese culture and values, the Manchus resembled the | Ottomans taking over Byzantium. |
proper sequence of the following rulers of Japan | Nobunaga-Hideyoshi-Tokugawa |
often needed a go-between to arrange. | Ch'ing dynasty marriages |
The last three decades of Mongol rule were marked by | merciless taxation., murderous palace intrigues., military collapse. |
Spain colonized the Philippines because of their | accessibility to trade with China and Japan. |