QUESTION 1
The practice of foot binding began during which dynasty?
Sui
Tang
Song
Yuan
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QUESTION 2
During the Song dynasty, those who bypassed the civil service exams and gained government posts through privilege, including those whose fathers or grandfathers held high ranks in the government, began their government service
in the same positions held by their fathers or grandfathers.
in ranks just above the highest posts held by non-aristocrats.
as students of tutors who taught them the material covered by the civil service exams.
at the lowest ranks, sometimes collecting taxes or hearing legal cases in remote places.
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QUESTION 3
Living as pastoralists, as their land was too dry to farm, the Mongols relied on sheep and goats for survival.
True
False
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QUESTION 4
Under Kublai Khan's rule, the Mongols successfully conquered Japan and many territories in Southeast Asia.
True
False
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QUESTION 5
Who was the Venetian man who Kublai Khan sent on many travels-missions which were later recounted in writing, though some now doubt whether these missions actually happened?
Vasco de Gama.
Marco Polo
Matteo Ricci
Carlo Amoretti
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QUESTION 6
Korea and Japan both had a great deal of fertile land available for farming.
True
False
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QUESTION 7
Which of the following statements accurately describes Shinto?
It evolved from Chinese Daoism.
It is loosely organized, with no sacred texts.
It is a monotheistic religion.
none of the above
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QUESTION 8
In which modern-day country in Southeast Asia did the Chinese conquer territory in 111 BC, leading to a period of Chinese rule that did not end until a rebellion occurred in 939?
Vietnam
Cambodia
Malaysia
Thailand
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QUESTION 9
Though people in the Khmer Empire practiced Buddhism and Hinduism, their great temple complexes were only constructed to honor Buddhism.
True
False
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QUESTION 10
The construction of several Hindu temples, libraries, and palaces was an accomplishment of the Pagan Kingdom.
True
False