AP Unit 3 Quiz - Qing China and Tokugawa Japan SAQ

• The ongoing assimilation of Manchu cultural traditions by the imperial elite

• Maintenance of the Silk Roads to promote cultural exchanges with the Middle East

• The use of the examination system and other Confucian bureaucratic practices

• Financial support for maritime expeditions similar to those led by Zheng He

• The development of large trading companies

• The adoption of Buddhist beliefs

• The military alliances with western European states

• The use of cannons and gunpowder

• they were nomadic warriors from Manchuria

• they spoke a different language from that of their ethnic Chinese subjects

• they rejected Confucian principles in favor of a Mongol-style tribal council

• they established the Qing dynasty

• The dominance of the imperial government by a landed aristocracy

• The creation of overseas colonial holdings

• Heavy reliance on overseas trade for government revenues

• An extensive governmental bureaucracy

• Developing professional militaries

• Promoting free trade

• Adopting the religious practices of minority groups

• Enacting reforms to decrease economic and social inequalities

Group 6