Question

A) Identify ONE historical process in South or Southeast Asia that accounts for the religion of the Srivijaya merchants in Quanzhou, as reported in the passage.
b) Explain ONE aspect of the economic development of China under the Song dynasty that led to the flourishing of commerce that is reflected in the passage.
c) Explain ONE way in which the author’s point of view, purpose, or intended audience may have influenced his assessment of the events described in the passage.



“There are scores of rich Muslim merchants from the Kingdom of Srivijaya [in Southeast Asia] who are living or were born in our city of Quanzhou [in southern China]. Among them is a man called Shi Nuowei, who is a Muslim. He is famous for his generosity among his fellow foreign residents in Quanzhou. The building of a cemetery for foreign merchants is but one of his many generous deeds. This cemetery project was first proposed by another Srivijaya foreigner, but he died before he could finish it. Shi then built the cemetery on the hillside to the east of the city. The cemetery is covered with a roof, enclosed by a wall, and safely locked at night. All foreign merchants who die in Quanzhou are to be buried there.
Shi’s kind deed allows the foreign merchants in our city to not have to worry about being able to be buried according to the requirements of their own religions. Shi’s kindness will certainly promote overseas trade and encourage more foreigners to come to Quanzhou, where they could live and conduct their business in harmony. I have included this story here so that news of it will be widely circulated overseas.”
Lin Zhiqi, Chinese government customs inspector in the port of Quanzhou, description of the city and its surroundings, circa 1170

Answer 1

Answer:

a) an empire that emerged in Palembang, Indonesia in the 7th century was the "Srivijaya". It was also keen on its faith, Mahayana Buddhism, in addition to concentrating on foreign sea trade. It also had an active commercial relationship with the Middle East-based Islamic Caliphate. Trading with various individuals inspired the empire to incorporate some of the customs and rituals that were studied. This is why Muslims, as mentioned in the passage, also make up the religion

b)One aspect of the economic development of China under the Song Dynasty which led to the flourishing of commerce was the increased number of commercial contacts that China had in the global market. With this, many merchants were eager to trade overseas. The passage mentioned "foreign merchants" and such merchants included the rich Muslims from the Kingdom of Srivijaya. This was considered a breakthrough in China's early modern economy.

c)The purpose of the author is to attract more foreign merchants into the city of Quanzhou. He wanted to let them know that if they conduct their business in Quanzhou, they will be given the utmost respect and priority. He also wanted to show his gratefulness to the merchants coming from the Kingdom of Srivijaya, thus he mentioned the deed of Shi Nuowei.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

As said in the reading Shi Nuowei built a cemetery for foreign merchants to be buried in a safe spot and they won’t have to worry about being able to be buried according to the requirements of their own religions.

The kindness of Shi helped with promoting overseas trade and encourage more foreigners to come to Quanzhou, where they could live and conduct their business in harmony. As said in the reading

He is trying to show how this is a good place for foreigners so he is only showing what good things there are and disregards the bad things.