Chapter 22 Pre-Test 1. By the 1500s caravan trade: a. was cheap and reliable b.

was faster than seaborne trade c. was increasing year by year d. none of the above 2.: Why was Central Asia important to the land-based Eurasian empires? a. The area was heavily populated b. This was the area where each was most vulnerable to attack c. it was an agricultural paradise d. All of the above 3. The Eurasian empires sought to make the Central Asian territories profitable by: a. agriculture and mining b. stationing military garrisons c. both a and b d. none of the above 4. Serfdom in seventeenth and eighteenth century Russia became: a. less prevalent and more humane b. illegal or outlawed c. more brutal and widespread d. none of the above 5. The attempt to make the large unprofitable Central Asian areas selfsupporting reinforced: a. the emphasis on agriculture as the predominant source of wealth b. the tendency toward political centralization c. both a and b d. the maintenance of low agricultural prices 6. What European organization was a transmitter of science and technology to China? a. Society of Jesus, or Jesuits b. Teutonic Knights c. Knights Templar d. Order of the Cross 7. Merchants from which country were the first to arrive in East Asia? a. Spain b. Portugal c. England d.Holland 8. Which two countries initially prevented Russian westward expansion? a. Sweden and Poland b. Finland and Hungary c. England and France d. Germany and Austria 9. During the Kievan period, most people who defined themselves as Russian: a. lived in Moscow b. spoke a language closely associated with other Slavic languages c. were almost invariably Muslim d. were speakers of Turkic languages 10. The Ukranian Cossacks were: a. enrolled by Russia into special military regiments b. well loved by the villagers c. a distinct ethnic group d. poor horsemen but outstanding foot soldiers

11. One result of the Great Northern War was: a. the death of Peter the Great b. the liberation of Constantinople c. Russian access to the Baltic Sea d. Russias retreat into isolationism 12. Why did Peter the Great attempt to westernize Russia? a. To join the Russian Orthodox Church b. To end serfdom c. To ultimately follow the British movement into political liberalization d. To strengthen the Russian state and its autocracy 13. Which Russian frontier offered the best option for expansion? a. Eastern b. Western c. Northern d. Southern 14. With which empire was Russia in competition along the Amur River? a. Ottoman Empire b. Qing Empire c. British Empire d. Swedish Empire 15. Russias drive to Siberia and the Amur River put it in a position to dominate: a. Poland b. the jute market of East Asia c. fur and shipping industries of the north Pacific d. Germany 16. Which empire replaced the Ming Empire of China? a. Qing Empire b. Mongol Empire c. Qin Empire d. Han Empire 17. The decline of the Ming Empire can, in part, be attributed to which environmental event? a. Volcanic eruption b. El nino effect c. Global warming d. annual temperature decline 18. During its decline, which Ming sector fared the worst? a. Rural agriculture b. Urban c. Industrial d. Both b and c 19. In 1582, the Japanese invaded: a. Russia b. Korea c. China d. Malaysia 20. Whom did the Ming Grand Dowager Empress ask for help? a. Queen of England b. Tsar c. Pope d. President of the United States

21. Which group played the most important part in the Qing Empires achievements? a. The Koreans b. The Chinese c. The Manchus d. The Jesuits 22. The early Qing Empire: a. raised transit taxes b. mandated higher rents and interest rates c. discouraged foreign trade d. none of the above 23. To gain converts, the Jesuits made what compromises? a. They tolerated Confucian ancestor worship b. They allowed Chinese women to become priests c. They acknowledged the emperor to be a god on earth d. They broke away from the Catholic Church 24. Why did the Qing attempt to regulate trade? a. To allow the imperial family to enjoy the profit from taxation b. To limit piracy c. To limit smuggling d. all of the above 25. Europeans were permitted to trade only at: a. Bejing b. Canton c. Shanghai d. Kashgar 26. The British Macartney Mission was: a. a complete success b. somewhat successful c. a fiasco d. the beginning of an Open Door with China 27. The Japanese Shogunate was: a. the decentralized military government b. a ceremonial sword c. the Japanese term for isolation d. Japanese rice wine 28. In 1649, the Shogunate ordered: a. Japan to adopt Christianity as the official state religion b. the closing of the country c. that all foreigners were welcome d. the switch from the gold to the silver standard 29. The Forty-seven Ronin incident illustrates: a. the inability of the shogun to control the samurai b. the lawlessness of the Tokugawa period c. a basic and fatal flaw in the shogunal government d. the violence inherent in a militaristic society 30. What was the fate of the samurai of the Forty-seven Ronin incident of 1702: a. They were allowed to commit ritual suicide b. They were executed c. They were each given their weight in silver d. They were allowed to marry the Shoguns daughters