The Qing signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689 with
a. Japan.
b. Russia.
c. Britain.
d. Tibet.
e. Korea.
Question 2
Which statement about Japan is FALSE?
a. Japan opted out of the empire-building game for centuries.
b. Japan ultimately faced conflict with the Russians over islands north of Japan.
c. Many Japanese scholars saw Buddhism as focusing on empty, abstract thoughts.
d. Knowledge of and ability to read Dutch was viewed as a sign of sophistication by the Japanese.
e. Bibles were the only foreign texts allowed in Japan.
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