Transcript China Review - Iroquois Central School District

China Review
Mr. Halter/ Ms. Bernal
“Yesterday, your ambassador petitioned my ministers regarding
your trade with China…our Celestial Empire possesses all things
in great abundance and lacks no product within its own borders.
There is, therefore, no need to import any product manufactured
by outside barbarians in exchange for our own goods.”
-Emperor Ch’ien Lung of China to King George III of Britain, 1793
In the view of the Emperor, which foreign policy action was in the
best interest of China in 1793?
A. maintaining economic isolation
B. expanding foreign trade
C. increasing international interdependence
D. developing into a colonial power
The results of the Opium War
(1839-1842) indicate that China
was…
A. still a major military power
B. not strong enough to resist Western demands
C. rapidly building a modern industrial economy
D. accepting Western nations as equal trading partners
The Boxer Rebellion of the early
20th century was an attempt to
A. eliminate poverty among the Chinese
peasants
B. bring western-style democracy to China
C. restore trade between China and European
nations
D. remove foreign influences from China
Which geographic factor has
helped China remain isolated for
many centuries?
A. many natural harbors
B. navigable river systems
C. severe climate
D. northern and western mountain ranges
In 19th-century China, the
Opium War resulted in…
A. the control of Hong Kong being returned to
China
B. the removal of all British naval forces from
China
C. an increase in European spheres of
influence in China
D. the rejection of Buddhism by the Chinese
people
In China, the Great Leap Forward
and the Cultural Revolution
promoted by Mao Zedong were
similar in that both plans…
A. ended dynastic rule
B. disrupted industrial development
C. encouraged capitalism
D. guaranteed human rights
According the teachings of
Confucius, the key to the
successful organization of society
is that…
A. the ruler should be chosen democratically
B. the evil in humans must be eliminated
C. ancestor worship should be discontinued
D. individuals should know and do what is expected of
them
The Buddhist religion teaches
that salvation is earned by…
A. following the Ten Commandments
B. worshiping Allah as the one true god
C. learning to give up selfish desire
D. being baptized and confirmed
In traditional Chinese culture, which
philosophy had the greatest
influence on the development of
social order and political
organization?
A. Taoism
B. Shintoism
C. Confucianism
D. Marxism
An effect of a mountainous
topography on Inca and Chinese
civilizations was the development
of…
A. industrialization
B. single-crop economy
C. desalinization projects
D. terrace farming
The teachings of Confucius
encouraged people to…
A. put their own interests first
B. reject government authority
C. believe in reincarnation
D. follow a code of moral conduct
During the 19th century,
Europeans were able to divide
China in Spheres of Influence
mainly because the…
A. Chinese were eager to adopt western culture
B. Europeans had technologically superior military
forces
C. Europeans were willing to adopt Chinese
customs
D. Chinese lacked raw materials and resources
The early civilizations of the Nile
River Valley, Mesopotamia, and
the Yellow River Valley were
similar because they were…
A.
industrialized societies
B.
Monotheistic
C.
dependent on fertile land
D.
dependent on each other for trade
Which statement best explains why
most of the population of the
people’s Republic of China live in
the eastern third of the nation?
A. best agricultural land is in the East
B. largest forests are in the East
C. best fishing areas are off the eastern coast
D. largest oil deposits are in the East
Confucianism in traditional
China served to…
A. maintain social order
B. create ethnic unrest
C. emphasize material wealth
D. support democratic government
The Great Leap Forward in China
and the five-year plans in the
Soviet Union were attempts to
increase…
A. private capital investment
B. religious tolerance
C. individual ownership of land
D. industrial productivity
During the 1840’s, China signed
“unequal treaties” with Western
nations mainly because…
A.
China had won the Opium War
B.
Western nations had superior military technology
C.
leaders in China favored expansion
A.
China had requested economic assistance from the West
A major goal of the Cultural
Revolution in China during the
1960’s was to…
A. restore China to the glory of the Han Dynasty
B. reemphasize Confucian traditional values
C. weaken communist ideas
D. eliminate opposition to Mao Zedong
Deng Xioaping’s economic reforms
in China differ from the previous
economic policies of Mao Zedong
in that Deng’s reforms…
A. discourage private ownership of businesses
B. promote further collectivization
C. include elements of capitalism
D. decrease trade with the United States
Which quotation best reflects a
feeling of nationalism?
A. “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”
B. “A person’s greatest social obligation is loyalty to the family”
C. “For God, King, and Country”
D. “Opposition to evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good”
The main reason the Chinese
Communists gained control of
mainland China in 1949 was that…
A. they were supported by many warlords and upper class
Chinese
B. the United States had supported the Chinese
Communist Party during World War II
C. the dynamic leadership of Mao Zedong had the support
of the peasant class
D. they had superior financial resources and were
supported by Japan
In China, the Great Leap
Forward was an attempt to….
A. promote democratic reform
B. end the private ownership of land
C. strengthen economic ties with Europe
D. increase agricultural and industrial production
An immediate result of the Cultural
Revolution in China was that it…
A. helped to establish democracy in urban centers
in China
B. led to economic cooperation with Japan and
South Korea
C. disrupted China’s economic and educational
systems
D. strengthened political ties with the United
States
--showing respect for parents
--maintaining family honor
--honoring all elders
Which term is most closely related to these
three actions?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Nirvana
Animism
Filial piety
Hadj (hajj)
A major cause of the Tiananmen
Square demonstrations in June
1989 was the…
A. Influence of Western ideas on university
students
B. Memories of the Japanese invasion of China
C. Teachings of Confucius
D. Chinese tradition of youthful rebellion
During the centuries of dynastic
rule, the Chinese rejhected other
cultures as inferior to their own.
This situation illustrates the
concept of…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ethnocentrism
Imperialism
Social mobility
Cultural diffusion