Middle
Ages: Asia
Which
of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Goldn age of India (Gupta
Dynasty)?
a. The
textile indusry which produced calico, muslin, cashmere, linen, silk, wool,
and cotton
b. Ajanta
Cave Frescos depicting the life and legend of
Buddha
c. Advanced
medicine including caesarean operations, bone setting, plastic surgery, and
drugs.
d. The
promotion and harmonious adoption of the Muslim religion.
e. Advanced
math and astronomy.
• Who was the mathematical and astronomical genius of the Gupta dynasty in
India? He studied equinoxes; solstices; sines
& co-sines among other subjects.
a. Asoka;
b. Kalidasa c.
Aryabhata
• Who
was the dramatist of the Gupta dynasty that inspired Shakespeare and the
Grimm Fairy Tales with his animal stories?
a. Asoka; b.
Kalidasa c. Aryabhata
• Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic or accomplishment of
the Golden Age of China (Sui, Tang, and Sung
dynasties)? a.
conquering the Mongols
b. woodblock printing and movable type
c. expansion
of Buddhism d. the invention of gunpowder
e. landscape painting
• Li
Po & Tu Fu were Chinese a. artists
b. poets
c. philosophers
d. rulers
e. scholar-gentry
• Hsuan
Tsang's journey to India was historically significant for all of the following
reasons except one. Which one of the following
is NOT true?
a. He
brought back Buddhist texts and thereby contributed to the expansion of Buddhism
in China.
b. He
brought back knowledge of India's government, culture and lifestyles.
c. His
journey inspired stories, including the "Monkey Tales"
d. He
forced India to become a colony in China's empire.
• Which of the following is NOT true about Kublai
Khan?
a. He
welcomed Marco Polo to his kingdom.
b. He
established an efficient communication and transportation
system.
c. He
conquered Korea.
d. He conquered Japan.
e. He
was interested in, and promoted, drama as an art form.
• Which of the following is NOT true about Japan's
geographical setting.
a. Japan
is self-sufficient in natural resources.
b. According
to legend the Japanese islands were created by the gods.
c. By
being separated from the mainland of Asia, Japan has avoided foreign domination
of its culture and politics throughout most of its history.
• Throughout most of its history, Japan looked to China:
a. as a great enemy;
b. as
a source of culture and learning; c. as an underdeveloped
country in need of Japan's help.
• Japan's oldest indigenous religion is:
a. Zen Buddhism;
b. Taoism
c. Shintoism
d. Hinduism; e. Confucianism.
• "Bushido" refers to Japanese:
a. flower arrangements; b. landscape
gardening;
c. Noh
Drama;
d. military code of chivalry;
e. Japanese tea ceremony.
• Which of the following is NOT true about the Shinto Religion.
a. It
was introduced to Japan from India.
b. It
includes no concept of sin; but has purification rituals for transgressions.
c. It
means "Way of the Gods"
d. It worships Kami or Spirits of Nature.
e. It
teaches that the Japanese emperor is descendant
from the gods.
• Noh Drama and haiku poetry were developed during
Ashikaga times and illustrate that:
a. Japan
slavishly imitated Chinese styles;
b. Japan adopted Indian styles as well as Chinese styles;
c. Japan
gradually developed its own unique cultural characteristics;
d. Japan
enjoyed very ornate, undisciplined & unpredictable art styles.
• Lady Murasaki Shikibu is historically significant
because she:
a. Wrote
excellent literature in classical Chinese.
b. Is
known as the Òvoice of the massesÓ in her political speeches
because she expressed the grievances of the people.
c. Was
the first and only woman ruler of Japan.
d. Wrote
excellent literature in Japanese and described the customs of her times.