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FBF #9
1. • Block printing, gunpowder, and the abacus were
developed.
• Porcelain making and black-ink painting on silk paper
were perfected.
• The compass was discovered and used to improve the
determination of direction when sailing.
These advances are associated with the
A)
B)
C)
D)
Tang and Sung dynasties of China
Gupta Empire in India
Ghana and Mali civilizations of Africa
Byzantine Empire in the Middle East
2. The Silk Road was important to China because it
provided
A) contact with other cultures through trade
B) a means of administering civil service examinations
C) a military route for the defense of the northern
border
D) a means for the country to expand its borders
3. Which statement about the Tang dynasty is a fact rather
than an opinion?
A) Technical advances would have been greater if the
Tang dynasty had lasted longer.
B) China’s best emperors came from the Tang dynasty.
C) The Tang emperors granted government jobs to
scholars who passed examinations.
D) The culture of the Tang dynasty was superior to that
of the Han dynasty.
4. One similarity between the Gupta Dynasty (A.D.
320–550) in India and the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618–907)
in China is that each dynasty
A) promoted equality for women
B) made advances in the arts, sciences, and
mathematics
C) gained overseas colonies
D) developed a representative government
5. Which geographic characteristic is shared by both
Greece and Japan?
A)
B)
C)
D)
abundant mineral resources
archipelagos
irregular coastline
navigable rivers
6. Eighty-five percent of Japan's topography is
mountainous. How has this geographic feature affected
Japan?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The standard of living has declined.
Farming was extremely difficult.
The power of the Emperor has been strengthened.
The unemployment rate is high.
7. One similarity between animism and Shinto is that
people who follow these belief systems
A)
B)
C)
D)
practice filial piety
worship spirits in nature
are monotheistic
are required to make pilgrimages
8. Which two cultures most influenced the development of
early Japan?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Greek and Roman
Chinese and Korean
Egyptian and Mesopotamian
Indian and Persian
9. One way in which the code of chivalry in Europe and the
code of Bushido in Japan were similar is that both codes
were intended to
A)
B)
C)
D)
help the ruler control his people
guide the behavior of a warrior class
benefit all the social classes
support revolutionary ideas
10. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below.
Which type of political and social order is shown in this
diagram?
A) theocratic
C) fascist
B) tribal
D) feudal